COMPANY MAN; NASCAR kicks Brett Bodine upstairs to its Research and Development Center.(Motorsports)

Byline: BILL McGUIRE His race shop is closed. The personnel and the race cars are all gone; only some pieces of equipment remain, collecting dust. Brett Bodine says he will never drive a race car again, his own or anyone else's. But unlike many racers when they finally hang up their shoes, he says he couldn't be happier. Bodine has taken a regular job-with NASCAR at its new Research and Development Center in Concord, North Carolina. "Can I say I'm never, ever going to drive again? Yes, I can, and I'm very comfortable with the decision. I feel like I've had a relatively ...