Catchfence

Todd Bodine

One year after winning his second Camping World Truck Series championship, the Chemung native lies sixth in the standings, without a victory, heading into Friday’s season finale Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

With sponsorship tight for 2012, the 47-year-old faces an uncertain future.

Bodine was dominant in 2010, earning four wins and 17 top-5 finishes with his No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota Tundra. With 24 of 25 races complete in 2011, the youngest of the three racing brothers — along with Geoff and Brett — has five top-5s.

Perhaps more telling of Bodine’s lack of competitiveness is the 40 laps he has led this year compared to 479 in 2010.

Any thoughts of a repeat title was erased early on when Bodine scored one top-five in the first seven races. He was mired outside the top 10 in points for much of the first half of the season thanks to equipment that let him down and some bad luck.

- Elmira Star-Gazette