Bobby Labonte, the only driver to win NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series titles, will compete in eight Busch Series races for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005. All eight races will be sponsored by brands of ConAgra Foods, Inc. ConAgra Foods’ Banquet, Eckrich, Hunt’s and Slim Jim brands will each serve as the primary sponsor of the #19 Chevy for selected races this season. ConAgra Foods has been an associate sponsor on Labonte’s #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy NEXTEL Cup Series car since 2003 and Slim Jim was a sponsor of Labonte’s Busch Series team in the early 1990’s. In addition to Charlotte, Labonte will compete at: Chicago, July 9 (Banquet); Brooklyn, Mich., Aug. 21 (Eckrich), Bristol, Aug. 26 (Hunt’s), Richmond, Sept. 9 (Banquet); Kansas, Oct. 10 (Banquet), Texas, Nov. 6 (Slim Jim), and Phoenix, Nov. 12 (Slim Jim). For more information, visit www.conagrafoods.com.(PR)(5-24-2005)
LAUNCHES SITE: Conagra Foods Racing Launches Web SITE For NASCAR Fans in Conjuction with 2005 Busch series debut in Charlotte, see www.ConAgraFoodsRacing.com for more…(5-27-2005)
