Two months ago JTG Daugherty Racing named 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte as the #47 Toyota driver for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 36-race schedule. Today, Tuesday, September 28th, Labonte tests with crew chief Frank Kerr and his new team for the first time at the half-mile oval of Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, GA. ‘The biggest part for me during this test is communication – – understanding what the team wants from me,’Â Labonte said. ‘Building a relationship with my crew chief, engineers and team starts today. I know you have to have chemistry and everybody on the same page working in the same direction for success. You cant buy confidence. You have to build it with your teammates and team members. They have all of the necessary resources along with the Toyota program and Michael Waltrip Racing technical alliance. You can see the progress growing with David Reutimann and Martin Truex Jr. week in and week out.(JTG Daugherty Racing)(9-28-2010)
