Bobby Labonte - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

No Short Tracks:

Bobby Labonte became the second driver to win a Winston Cup title without recording a short-track victory. Dale Earnhardt did it in 1993(Palm Beach Post)(11-13-2000)...

Labonte’s Points:

If Bobby Labonte leaves Phoenix with a 302-point lead, he would only have to take the green flag in Homestead and Atlanta to win the championship. Labonte leads Dale Earnhardt by 201 points(Roanoke Times)(11-1-2000)...

Chef Boyardee re-ups with Gibbs:

Chef Boyardee, nationally renowned pasta products recently acquired by ConAgra Foods, Inc. has renewed its associate sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racings NASCAR Winston Cup program through the end of the 2001 season. The success of the program with consumers and retailers...

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE no:

PitNow(link no longer good) reported that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries...

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff...

Labonte needs 15th and…:

If #18-Bobby Labonte finishes 15th in each of the remaining three races and leads a lap in one, or finishes two races 15th and one 14th, he will clinch the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Drivers Championship, regardless of any other driver's performance. How to figure...

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

The Union 76/Rockingham World Pit Crew Competition is on Saturday October 21, 2000, 11:00am/et at North Carolina Speedway. Bobby Labonte and the Interstate Batteries Pontiac team took home the trophy and the bragging rights as being the fastest pit crew on the NASCAR...

Atlanta Testing:

Many drivers from the Winston Cup and ARCA series have scheduled test sessions at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Oct. 10-12th. #18-Bobby Labonte, #5-Terry Labonte, #20-Tony Stewart, #10-Johnny Benson, #1-Steve Park and #97-Kurt Busch are among drivers expected to test ...

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE 2 Home Depot STAYS:

PitNow is reporting that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries team and hire ...

Only Two Left:

#22-Ward Burton is listed in NASCAR's unofficial results as having an DNF(Did Not Finish) due to an Accident. This would be Burton's first DNF of the 2000 season, leaving only #3-Dale Earnhardt and #18-Bobby Labonte as the only drivers who have made all 26 races so...

Safety Devices at NHIS:

Roush Racing owner Jack Roush said that all five of his teams plus the Woods will be carrying his new brake-pedal engine-cutoff switch this weekend, along with Ricky Rudd, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart and he has 14 more available(PitNow)(9-16-2000)...

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes?

PitNow is reporting that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries team and hire ...

Truck Race at Darlington? UPDATE 2:

Amid all the speculation of whether Darlington Raceway will lose a race date(Cup), NASCAR's oldest superspeedway is trying to add another one. Track president Jim Hunter said Monday that Darlington is pursuing a Craftsman Truck Series race for next year, with the lone...

Switch Test at Richmond UPDATE:

NASCAR also approved a live test of an ignition interrupter system the so-called "dumb switch" in this weekend's races at Richmond. The switch, originally devised in CART by chief steward Wally Dallenbach, has been developed for NASCAR applications by Jack Roush. The...

Driver Strike?? UPDATE 4:

from Ed Hinton of the Chicago Tribune/Orlando Sentinel - "Rumblings of the first NASCAR drivers strike in 31 years began at Darlington Raceway Saturday--not regarding Sunday's Southern 500, but the Sept. 17 race at New Hampshire International Speedway, the site of ...

Labonte and a Ford Part:

Bobby Labonte will have a part prepared by a Ford team installed on his Pontiac before the race at New Hampshire in two weeks. Labonte, who wrecked his primary car in practice on Friday when the throttle stuck, plans to use an electronic device developed by Roush Racing...

Testing UPDATE 2:

Bobby Labonte is scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway on Tuesday and Wednesday(Aug 22-23)(Roanoke Times)(8-19-2000) UPDATE: #18-Bobby Labonte was the fastest during testing at Richmond on Tuesday: Unofficial speeds were - #18-Labonte 123.119mph, #93-...

Aero Testing UPDATE 3:

NASCAR has booked Daytona International Speedway on August 15th(looks like the 14th) for a special aerodynamic test session. The sanctioning body is tinkering with different aero combinations to slow the Winston Cup cars down without restricting the engines any further...

Labonte Rumor UPDATE:

been told by many readers that it was reported on a Charlotte, NC radio station Wednesday morning, that Terry Labonte, driver of the #5 Kelloggs Chevy, was considering retirement and not returning to driving a race car. Sources tell me that this is not true and Labonte...

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

hearing some special paint schemes coming up in the next few months: #5-Terry Labonte Frosted Flakes(Michigan?); #36-Ken Schrader Halloween M&M's; #20-Tony Stewart Special (at Homestead); and a Monsters promotion with #18-Bobby Labonte, #13-Robby Gordon and a few...