Bodine injured in Happy Hour crash.
In his final race with Hooters sponsorship, Winston Cup veteran Brett Bodine suffered a broken collarbone and put himself out of action for Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in a hard double impact crash in Happy Hour.
The 44 year-old team owner/driver had successfully raced his way into the starting field for Sunday's 200-lap race in 27th position and was running some impressive times during Happy Hour before he lanced the outside wall in turn two with roughly 15 minutes of the session remaining.
In his final race with Hooters sponsorship, Winston Cup veteran Brett Bodine suffered a broken collarbone and put himself out of action for Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in a hard double impact crash in Happy Hour.
The 44 year-old team owner/driver had successfully raced his way into the starting field for Sunday's 200-lap race in 27th position and was running some impressive times during Happy Hour before he lanced the outside wall in turn two with roughly 15 minutes of the session remaining.
Bodine's #11 Hooters Ford veered across the track on the exit of turn two, alarmingly picking up speed as it traveled, before ramming the well placed, and very deep tyre barriers protecting the drivers from the inside retaining wall.
Broken collarbone aside, Bodine was fit enough to call upon elder brother Geoffrey to race his team's back-up car in Sunday's race, which could be the final appearance for the #11 team until a replacement sponsor is found.
On a brighter note, Bud Pole winner Bobby Labonte continued his dominance around the wide D-shaped oval, leading practice for the second time in three sessions in his #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, benefiting from the addition of the Incredible Hulk on its sides this weekend.
Ricky Craven and Jeremy Mayfield were second and third quickest with Ryan Newman fourth and Labonte's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart fifth.