Geoff Bodine added to fill out field

LOUDON, N.H. -- The NASCAR Winston Cup Series' six-year run of full fields will continue this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway thanks to a post entry from Haas Carter Motorsports.

	Geoff Bodine

With only 42 cars on the entry list Friday morning when the track opened, Haas Carter took out its back-up Ford Taurus and filed an entry for the No. 66 car. HCM's driver lineup will be affected by the schedule here and at the NASCAR Busch Series race at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.

Geoffrey Bodine will practice and qualify the No. 26 Discover Card Ford regularly driven by his younger brother, Todd. Todd Bodine is qualifying and racing his Busch Series car, the No. 92 Excedrin Chevrolet, at Gateway Friday and Saturday evenings.

The elder Bodine will now race the No. 66 car, which will be qualified by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Dennis Setzer. Setzer, who drove seven Winston Cup races in 1998, made his last start on Sept. 27, 1998 at Martinsville Speedway -- where he also scored his career best qualifying effort, 14th -- in a car owned by Bill Elliott and Dan Marino.

Geoffrey Bodine and Setzer will also drive their respective cars in Saturday's two 45-minute practices.

The 66 HCM machine started the season as Todd Bodine's ride. After three races the car was parked due to lack of sponsorship.

Since the September 1996 Winston Cup race at Dover International Speedway, when 41 cars started a race in which a 42-car field was called for in the entry blank -- full fields, per the entry blank -- have contested each race.

The only one that has not was last year's season finale at New Hampshire, in which 42 cars started the race on Nov. 23. When the event was postponed in September, a 43-car lineup was set, but Eel River Racing went out of business before the race was held and its spot was not filled.