1990s
Bodine's career in Cup started at Watkins Glen International Raceway on August 9, 1992 when he was 28 years old. He raced the #34 Ford Thunderbird for Cicci-Welliver Racing, finishing 37th. His first full-time season came in 1994 when he raced for Butch Mock Motorsports. He raced the #75 Ford Thunderbird sponsored by Factory Stores. He missed one race the whole season and scored two Top 5's and 7 Top 10's on his way to a 20th place position in the point standings. He was unable to match those statistics in 1995 as he finished 33rd in the points with only one Top 5 and 3 Top 10s. Following his release from Butch Mock, Bodine spent 1996, filling in for Bill Elliott in a four-race span, finishing 10th at Pocono. He also drove three races apiece for David Blair Motorsports and Andy Petree Racing. In 1997, he filled in for Ricky Craven at Hendrick Motorsports at Texas and for his brother Geoff at Charlotte Motor Speedway, before he won the pole at Watkins Glen for Cicci-Welliver in a one-race deal. He finished 35th due to engine problems in that race. Todd started races for five different teams in 1997. At Loudon, he relieved Jeff Burton, who had an inner ear problem and exited his Roush Racing car after 68 laps.
He has a daughter named Ashlyn. She was born May 21, 1998.
For 1998, he signed with a new team called ISM Racing. Unfortunately, the team struggled due to poor equipment, and by July, the team was closed amid allegations of improprieties by the owners. He went back to Cicci-Welliver in the Busch Series, replacing rookie Mike Cope in the #30 Slim Jim car. He finished 33rd in points despite running 13 races, and posted a string of five consecutive top-five finishes. He also ran part-time in cup for LJ Racing, posting a fifth at Atlanta.
In 1999, his Cicci-Welliver team switched to #66, and he posted ten top-fives en route a fourth-place points finish. In addition, he ran seven races for Eel River Racing at the Cup level, his best finish being 15th at Bristol. In 2000, he won a pole at Talladega as well as the race at Michigan.
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