Bobby Labonte - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Labonte Goes Pink for the Cure:

Bobby Labonte is partnering with General Mills this Saturday night at the 1.5-mile Lowe's Motor Speedway located in Concord, North Carolina to help introduce "Pink for the Cure". Labonte will be driving the #43 Cheerios/Pink for the Cure Dodge in Saturday night's Bank...

Dollar General on the #33 & #77 at LMS:

For the Dollar General 300 under the lights at Lowes Motor Speedway, fans will have to pay close attention to the cars driven by Kevin Harvick and Bobby Labonte. Adorned with the Dollar General platinum paint scheme, Harvick will be behind the wheel of the #33 and ...

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won...

Pillsbury scheme for Labonte:

This weekend #43-Bobby Labonte heads to Talladega Superspeedway with the Pillsbury brand on the hood and sides of the famed #43 Dodge.(Petty Racing PR)(10-4-2007)...

The King talks about possible deal with Gillett:

Petty Enterprises is not merging with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. But the Petty family and the Gillett family are exploring the possibility of a partnership. Richard Petty said Friday that his family's company needs a partner to remain competitive and he is further...

More on the GEM/Petty ‘merger’:

George Gillett Jr., the majority owner of Gillett Evernham Motorsports, has been a big fan of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard Petty for more than 30 years. Now he wants to be business partners. Gillett is actively pursuing a merger that would make Petty Enterprises...

Labonte To Make 500th Consecutive Start:

This weekend, Bobby Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team head to the one-mile, banked Dover International Speedway for Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400. Labonte will be making his 500th consecutive start this weekend [the 9th most all-time, see my MISC Stats...

Latest on the GEM-Petty merger:

A possible merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises would benefit both teams from a competition standpoint, Petty vice president of racing operations Robbie Loomis said Saturday. In a season of mergers, GEM and Petty are just the latest to ...

Cheerios Race For Books Kicks Into High Gear:

The Cheerios Race For Books program, which has already raised more than 300,000 books for children in need this season, is kicking into high gear for the last 10 races of the season. Cheerios and nonprofit partner First Book have already donated 43 books for every ...

Testing at Kentucky Sept 17-19:

a few Nextel Cup teams will test at Kentucky Speedway next week, Sept. 17-19th. #84-A.J. Allmendinger, #19-Elliot Sadler and #10-Scott Riggs are scheduled for Monday the 17th; Allmendinger and #7-Robby Gordon are scheduled for Tuesday and #43-Bobby Labonte is scheduled...

Special Scheme for Labonte at NHIS:

This weekend Bobby Labonte has some visitors along for the ride for Sunday's New Hampshire 300 at the one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway. General Mills characters Lucky, Trix, Sonny and Buzz Bee will make up the #43 Cheerios Racing/Trix, Lucky and Friends...

GEM/Petty to merge?

Petty Enterprises, NASCAR's most storied organization, is open to a change of ownership. The two-car operation owned by seven-time champion Richard Petty is having discussions with Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett Jr. that would allow it to merge with Gillett...

Bobby Labonte Joins 500 Club:

This weekend, Bobby Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Avenger team head to Richmond International Raceway for Saturday night's Richmond 400. Saturday's race will be Labonte's 500th career start. Labonte joins active drivers Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott...

Special scheme for Labonte at Calif:

Bobby Labonte's #43 Dodge will be carrying the colors of Totino's Pizza Rolls this Labor Day weekend at California Speedway. It's the second time that Totino's Pizza Rolls has been on the car this season, last time at Indy in July. Sunday's start will be Labonte's ...

Andrews injured in fall UPDATE:

Paul Andrews [former crew chief for Bobby Labonte and 1992 Cup Champion crew chief] was seriously injured in an accident at his shop [Tim Andrews Busch East car] in Mooresville, NC late yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon. He fell off a ladder in the shop while changing...

Rumblings – Bristol Race:

Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500 tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway over Kasey Kahne in a race dominated by those two drivers. Edwards led 182 laps and Kahne led 305.....leaving only 13 circuits to spread around to the others. For Carl, this was his second win of the...

Rumblings – Michigan:

We wrapped up Michigan Speedweeks today, and Kurt Busch brought down the curtain. Busch captured the 3M Performance 406 today in dominating style. Leading 92 of the 203 circuits (surviving a G/W/C to boot) it was his second win of the season (he took Pocono two weeks...

Andrews injured in fall:

Paul Andrews [former crew chief for Bobby Labonte and 1992 Cup Champion crew chief] was seriously injured in an accident at his shop [Tim Andrews Busch East car] in Mooresville, NC late yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon. He fell off a ladder in the shop while changing...

Ramblings – Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Gordon drew the final qualifying spot (and that usually means cooler temps and quicker times) and captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's 3M Performance 400 with a time of 38.090 (189.026 mph). He welcomed back crew chief Steve Letarte with his sixth Bud Pole of the...

New Crew Chief for Bobby Labonte:

Petty Enterprises announces veteran Doug Randolph as crew chief for the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge driven by 2000 Nextel Cup Champion Bobby Labonte. Randolph, who takes over the crew chief duties from Paul Andrews, will be on top of the pit box for this weekend...