Geoffrey Bodine will drive a second Tommy Baldwin Racing entry in five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races with sponsorship from Luke Associates, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare provider, TBR officials announced Tuesday. Bodine's first race in the No. 35 will be the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona on Saturday, July 2nd.

”It is very exciting to work with people and organizations who share in the same values and ethics as Luke,” said Jim Barfield, President and CEO of Luke. “We are looking forward to a great partnership with Geoff, Tommy and his team, and NASCAR. After meeting with Geoff and TBR, we knew that this sponsorship was meant to be; sometimes you just know when things are right."

Bodine is also scheduled to pilot the Luke Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway and at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the 2011 season finale. The 62-year-old New York native made his Sprint Cup Series debut in 1979 and has collected 18 victories and 37 poles in a career spanning nearly three decades.

"I met Rich Hall, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, at Luke & Associates, at a car show in Daytona Beach recently,” said Bodine. “My business partner, Rob Amos, and I were there promoting Geoff Bodine's Waxing Frenzy and selling raffle tickets for The Alzheimer's Foundation of Brevard County. Rob mentioned my desire to return to Sprint Cup competition, and that's where it all began. I'm excited with this opportunity and can't wait to get started."

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