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More Paint Schemes:

More Paint Schemes: hearing that #18-Bobby Labonte and #20-Tony Stewart will have Talladega Special paint schemes, something to do with the Coca-Cola polar bears(5-13-2001)...

Chicago Testing UPDATE:

Chicago Testing UPDATE: #18-Bobby Labonte and #24-Jeff Gordon will be doing a Goodyear tire test at the Chicagoland Speedway on May 7th and 8th(5-7-2001) UPDATE: Monday and Tuesday, May 7-8, #24-Jeff Gordon and #18-Bobby Labonte, took part in a Goodyear tire test at...

Didn’t Hear This but – the false Labonte rumor UPDATE the response:

Didn't Hear This but - the false Labonte rumor UPDATE the response: NASCAR.com is reporting - All rumors that NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte was injured Friday in a crash -- be it plane or on the track -- are completely untrue. An ABC affiliate out...

Labonte Wins IROC Race:

Labonte Wins IROC Race: Bobby Labonte, driving the white True Value IROC Pontiac Firebird, won his second True Value IROC Talladega race by .2097 seconds in the second round of the 25th True Value IROC series at Talladega Superspeedway. Veteran open wheel drivers Kenny...

Jarrett 1st Quarter Driver of the Year:

Jarrett 1st Quarter Driver of the Year: Dale Jarrett, driver of the #88 UPS Ford Taurus, won first-quarter Driver of the Year balloting honors this week, as he was selected by a national panel of motorsports media and viewers of ESPN for the honor. Jarrett easily outdistanced...

Hall of Fame UPDATE:

Hall of Fame UPDATE: Ten men with ties to NASCAR have been nominated to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega: Cotton Owens, Ray Fox, Glen Wood, Maurice Petty, Jack Ingram, the late Red Byron, Tim Richmond, Neil Bonnett, Alan Kulwicki, and Ray Hendrick...

Hall of Fame UPDATE:

Hall of Fame UPDATE: Ten men with ties to NASCAR have been nominated to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega: Cotton Owens, Ray Fox, Glen Wood, Maurice Petty, Jack Ingram, the late Red Byron, Tim Richmond, Neil Bonnett, Alan Kulwicki, and Ray Hendrick...

Boycott Unlikely, but…:

Boycott Unlikely, but...: A comment made by reigning Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte last weekend at Bristol has mushroomed into reports that drivers are considering a boycott of the April 22 race at Talladega. Labonte said last week that he had heard talk that ...

Labonte Honor Postponed:

Labonte Honor Postponed: Corpus Christi City Council members gave the green flag on Tuesday to renaming Nueces River Park after NASCAR drivers Terry and Bobby Labonte. The unanimous vote to change the name to Terry and Bobby Labonte Park was great news for NASCAR fans...

Drivers skipping Talladega?? UPDATE 2:

Drivers skipping Talladega?? UPDATE 2: in part from the Winston Salem Journal - ...But the big story of the day was furious driver reaction to NASCAR's continued inaction on Talladega rules. Bobby Labonte, the Winston Cup champ, said some sponsors have told their drivers...

New Belts for Labonte UPDATEs:

New Belts for Labonte UPDATEs: #18-Bobby Labonte will use a different seat belt system in todays Food City 500. Labonte will use a system designed and manufactured by the European company Willans(www.racecar.co.uk/willans) making him the first driver in recent memory...

New #44 Crew Chief:

New #44 Crew Chief: Bryant Frazier has been named crew chief for driver Buckshot Jones and the #44 Georgia-Pacific Dodge team. The announcement was made this morning by Petty Enterprises CEO Kyle Petty. Frazier, 36, is no stranger to winning. The Alabama native began...

Wind Tunnel UPDATE 2:

Wind Tunnel UPDATE 2: NASCAR took #'s 88, 24, 40 and 18 to the wind tunnel in Marietta, GA., following the race on Sunday at Atlanta(Sporting News)(3-12-2001) The information from NASCAR's wind-tunnel last week showed all four brands within 20 pounds of each other ...

DJ wins Darlington:

DJ wins Darlington: #88-Dale Jarrett wins the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington, his 25th of his career and 9th year in a row that Jarrett has had a Cup win. Jarrett had the HANS device on. Jarrett's win is Ford's first of 2001 and the first not in a Chevy. ...

Incredible, Amazing, Unreal!

Incredible, Amazing, Unreal! what else can you say. What a shocking and welcome upset win at Atlanta. #29-Kevin Harvick, a rookie in his third Winston Cup race, who took over for the late Dale Earnhardt in the Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench Chevy (changed to...

Ads:

Ads: Atlanta Motor Speedway has pulled all of its Earnhardt-related advertising going into Sunday's Cracker Barrel 500. Earnhardt is the defending race champion and had been featured on billboards around Atlanta, as well as in TV spots and other advertising. The race...

Park wins at Rockingham:

Park wins at Rockingham: #1-Steve Park won a thrilling finish, just beating 18-Bobby Labonte. The second win for DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc) in a row (#15-Waltrip won the Daytona 500). Park drove around the track clockwise (the Polish Victory lap) holding a black #3 cap...

Labonte Wins:

Labonte Wins: Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte was given the ESPY for Driver of the Year at the annual ESPN awards show last night(Times Dispatch)(2-13-2001)...

TV Guide Covers..again:

TV Guide Covers..again: TV Guide will feature four collector's covers with Cup drivers for its Feb.17 issue. Kyle Petty and Matt Kenseth will be featured alone on covers. Defending champion Bobby Labonte and teammate Tony Stewart will share a cover as well as Dodge...

Winston Gives to award more $$:

Winston Gives to award more $$: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and its Winston brand have increased the annual Winston Cup points fund by more than $2 million for the 2001 season. Last season, went to $10 million, with $3 million going to the series champion, Bobby Labonte...