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Career Sprint Cup start 700 for Bobby Labonte:

#47-Bobby Labonte makes his 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend during the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. He is the 14th driver to be able to accomplish that feat. He is not far behind NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace, who is in 13th at 706 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts. At Talladega Superspeedway, Labonte has one win, one pole, six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. He has led 154 laps. His average start is 21.375 and his average finish is 18.850. The Clorox Company have partnered with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and JTG Daugherty Racing to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of their iconic brand for the weekend in Talladega, Ala. from May 3-5, 2013. The #42 Chevy of Juan Pablo Montoya will bear the 100th Anniversary paint scheme while the #47 Toyota Camry of Bobby Labonte will sport a brown retro look, reminiscent of one of Cloroxs first bottles of bleach.( JTG Daugherty Racing ), see an image of the car on the #47 Team Schemes page .