What does the car driven by Brett Bodine in Cup Series events do?
Brett Bodine Brett Bodine (born January 11, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and is the current driver of the pace car in Cup Series events. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. He was born in Chemung, New York.
1971 Daytona 500 The 1971 Daytona 500, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) race held on February 14, 1971 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Spanning 500 mi on the paved oval track, all of the racing action commenced during daytime hours and ended prior to dusk since there was no lighting available until at least the 1998 season. It was the first Daytona 500 in the Winston Cup era of NASCAR. During this time, Richard Petty (the race winner and the eventual Winston Cup champion) was becoming one of the winningest veterans on the NASCAR circuit.