Two-Timer…Todd “The Onion” Bodine joins Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) for the 11th race on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) schedule at Pocono Raceway. The two-time NCWTS champion will make his first start for TSM, but returns to the No. 30, the truck in which he won both of his titles. Bodine has three previous starts at the Tricky Triangle, with an average finish of 16.7.
Onion On The Green…On Thursday, August 1, Bodine will hold the Fourth Annual Onion Slice Open at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Course, Mountain Top, Pa. The charity golf tournament, which benefits children with pediatric brain trauma and brain disease treated at Allied Services Integrated Health System’s Heinz Rehab Hospital, raised more than $106,000 in last year’s event. The 2012 Onion Slice Open broke the Pennsylvania-state record for number of participant players (224) in addition to setting fundraising records.
This Week’s Scheme…The No. 30 Chevrolet Silverado is sponsored by Whelen Engineering and Team Fox this weekend in Pocono. A privately owned company, Whelen has experienced positive growth for over 60 years. The development of the first aviation light helped launch Whelen into the automotive safety lighting industry as well. Whelen currently provides safety lighting for Police, Fire, EMS, and DOT professionals as well as many other industries. In the 1970s Whelen introduced the Outdoor Warning Siren, which is totally electronic and capable of not just warning tones but also high-powered voice messages. The Mass Notification Division has saved lives around the world. For more information, visit www.whelen.com.
Team Fox is the grassroots community fundraising program at The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Each year more than 1,600 Team Fox members worldwide turn their passions and interests into unique fundraising events and athletic feats. The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today. For more information, visit www.michaeljfox.org.
This Week’s Silverado…Bodine and the No. 30 Whelen Engineering/Team Fox team will unload chassis TSM-218 this week at Pocono Raceway. TSM-218 most recently hit the track at Kentucky Speedway where it was driven by Cale Gale to a 13th-place finish. This is also the same truck that Kyle Larson drove to victory lane at Rockingham Speedway in April, scoring TSM its first win of 2013.
It’s A Sign…If you’re at the track this weekend, stop by and meet Bodine and his TSM teammates at the NCWTS autograph session on Friday, August 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT. The session will be held in Chalet Village located behind Turn 3 next to the Gate 8 ticket booth.
Watch And Listen…The Pocono Mountains 125 can be seen live on Saturday, August 3 on SPEED. Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90. Bodine’s truck will also house an in-truck camera for the SPEED broadcast so you keep up with all the action on board.
Todd Bodine on driving at Pocono Raceway
“I have been going to Pocono to watch my brothers race since I was eight-years-old. I’ve changed tires on pit road and raced there several times. It’s a very important track in the history of our family. Pocono Raceway is also a very big supporter of the Onion Slice Open, and we’re really appreciative of that.”
