Bobby Labonte - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

NASCAR History:

Oct. 14 -- 1990: Rick Mast wins the NE Chevy 250 at New Hampshire for his ninth and final Nationwide Series victory. Mast beats Bobby Labonte to the line by .64 seconds for his third victory of the season. Mast makes 243 starts in 12 seasons from 1982 to 1998. In 15...

TRG talking to to Dodge:

Ralph Gilles, just promoted from the designer ranks to head up Dodge and Dodge motorsports, faces a 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup racing season with only three Dodge teams, all owned by Roger Penske [#2-Busch, #12-Keselowski, #77-Hornish Jr.] Dodge spent much of 2009 developing...

Sad News – ‘Big Jim’ Makar:

Jim Makar passed away Tuesday, October 13th. 'Big Jim' is the father of Jimmy Makar, 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Crew Chief [Bobby Labonte at Joe Gibbs Racing where Jimmy still works] and one-time landlord for Jayski [in 2004]. Makar also owned cars that raced in nine...

Testing at the Rock:

Some Sprint Cup tested at Rockingham Speedway's Little Rock Tuesday, including: #33-Clint Boyer, #29-Kevin Harvick, #2-Kurt Busch, #12-David Stremme, #77-Sam Hornish, #96-Bobby Labonte, #98-Paul Menard, #6-David Ragan, #99-Carl Edwards, #17-Matt Kenseth, #26-Jamie ...

Pink scheme for the #96 Ask.com car:

When NASCAR comes home to Charlotte on Oct. 17 for the NASCAR Banking 500, Bobby Labonte will have more people on his tail than any other driver on the track literally. More than 13,000 names of people affected by breast cancer will be featured on the rear of Labontes...

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice on Friday at Auto Club Speedway:

if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race: #87-Joe Nemechek, 20th #82-Scott Speed, 24th #66-Dave Blaney, 31st #71-Bobby Labonte, 32nd #78 Regan Smith, 34th #13-Max Papis, 36th #09-Mike Bliss, 42nd #37-Tony Raines, 37th these drivers would miss...

NASCAR History:

Oct. 5 -- 1996: Mark Martin wins the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 at Charlotte for his 25th career Nationwide Series victory. Bobby Labonte is second and Sterling Marlin third. Martin is the all-time leader with 48 wins. Kevin Harvick is second with 34.(NASCAR.com)...

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice on Friday at Kansas:

if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race: #25-Brad Keselowski, 10th fastest overall #82-Scott Speed, 11th #21-Bill Elliott [past champ 2], 26th #66-Dave Blaney, 31st #71-Bobby Labonte [past champ 1], 32nd #13-Max Papis, 35th #87-Joe Nemechek...

Labonte back in the #71 at Kansas:

Bobby Labonte will run a brand new #71 TRG Motorsports Chevy at this weekend's Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Team principal Kevin Buckler received a shiny new Chevrolet Impala SS that the TRG Motorsports team will run this weekend. This will be the first...

Mears uncertain of 2010:

With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the #07 Chevy, Casey Mears finds himself in a predicament for 2010. "I don't know what we're doing yet," Mears said. "I do know that Richard (Childress, team owner) is working hard...

Mears uncertain of 2010:

With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the #07 Chevy, Casey Mears finds himself in a predicament for 2010. "I don't know what we're doing yet," Mears said. "I do know that Richard (Childress, team owner) is working hard...

Dover Tire Notes:

Teams in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will be running either of these two tire codes. . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear ...

Braun Racing to compete in five Cup races in 2010:

Team owner Todd Braun said his Braun Racing team will attempt five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races next year, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Braun, which fields three teams in the Nationwide Series [#10-, #32, & #38], entered a Cup car for two races in 2005...

NASCAR History:

Sept. 19 -- 1999: In his 180th Cup Series start, Joe Nemechek wins the Dura Lube/Kmart 300 at New Hampshire for his first Cup victory. He wins under caution; Tony Stewart is second and Bobby Labonte third.(NASCAR.com)...

Labonte may not be able to run full race at NHMS…BUT:

After qualifying 8th for Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte, driver this week, of the #71 TRG Motorsports Chevy said: "I hope we get to race on Sunday. We still don't have enough money to race. We are still looking for a little bit...

Where did the non top-35 drivers rank in practice on Friday at New Hampshire:

if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race: #71-Bobby Labonte [has past champ to use], 26th fastest overall #87-Joe Nemechek, 28th #82-Scott Speed, 29th #66-Dave Blaney, 33rd #64-Mike Wallace, 40th #36-Micheal McDowell, 41st #37-Tony Raines, 42nd...

Joe Gibbs Racing wins 75th Sprint Cup Series race:

With the victory by #11-Denny Hamlin on his hometrack of Richmond International Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has now totaled 75 victories in NASCAR's elite racing series. Joe Gibbs Racing, founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs in 1992, claimed...

Bobby Labonte to the #07? #1?:

Bobby Labonte's popularity has picked up considerably in the last few weeks. Apparently, his name is being presented as a possible candidate for the #07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to sponsor Jack Daniels this week. Also hearing that he could be competition ...

NASCAR History:

Sept. 11 -- 1999: In his 25th start, Tony Stewart wins his first Cup race in dominating style. Stewart leads 333 of 400 laps and beats Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Bobby Labonte by 1.115 seconds in the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond. It is the most laps...

Richard Petty Motorsports to run Fords in 2010, merge w/Yates:

Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing announced today they have signed a letter of intent to merge operations in time for the 2010 season. The four-car team will race Fords under the Richard Petty Motorsports banner. Richard Petty: This is a pretty big deal for...