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Bobby Labonte sells #44 team to Gibbs

From the DWS44 Online Tribute to the Labontes Page : Bobby (Labonte) sold the entire #44 Shell Oil Busch operation to (Joe) Gibbs. Apparently, Bobby is going to start ANOTHER Busch team. I hear the car will apparently be #18, but no sponsor has been announced.(10-1...
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9/16/1997

"Bill Elliott did a photo shoot at Atlanta's new layout last week, and Bobby Labonte is scheduled to run Goodyear's test next week. The redesigned track should be faster, and engineers are looking at their Texas tires as the compound."(JournalNow)(9-16-97)...
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9/13/1997

Six drivers who totaled nine wins in 1996 have not scored a victory in 1997. Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, Marlin, Geoff Bodine, Hamilton and Bobby Labonte all posted victories last year but have not made it to winner's circle this season.(NASCAR Online notes)(9-13...
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9/8/1997

"Budweiser officials continue to insist that there will be no changes in their NASCAR team sponsorships next year, that Ricky Craven will again be the Bud-sponsored driver on the Winston Cup tour in a Rick Hendrick Chevy. However, reports continue to circulate in the...
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7/31/1997

Shell Oil will sponsor Tony Stewart in the Joe Gibbs owned #44 Shell Pontiac in the BGN series. Stewart made his Gibbs debut at IRP on 8-1. The car number will be 18 in 1998. Stewart plans to drive five BGN events this year and a full schedule in 1998. He also may...
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7/23/1997

Ken from Milwaukee reports that the sale of the #44 Bobby Labonte Busch team to Joe Gibbs is in progress. Tony Stewart (as we already know) will be driving the BGN car and that Bobby Labonte will field a car (as team owner??) in the BGN series in 1998 in the new #18...
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7/16/1997

I hear Robert Yates is still talking to a great number of drivers about the #28 ride. No word (but plenty of rumors) about favorites. I hear Wally Dallenbach is in the hunt, but he seems to think Felix Sabates is on the right track and might stay unless things change...
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7/3/1997

As for the story about the Ditch Witch yesterday, please note that I left the story as it was taken from the Road and Highway magazine and I left the error about the rookie of the year in 1993 in the story. It just goes to show you that Road and Highway should stick...
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6/20/1997

Robby Gordon injured in a practice accident at California Speedway and will not race in the IROC or WC race this weekend. Gordon demolished the team's primary car after losing control in Turn 2. Afterward, he was disoriented and failed a motor-skills test. He was ...
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Speednet Rumors

Speednet Rumors has quite a few rumors today: 1) They mention that Robby Gordon may not return to the WC and the #40 Coors Light Chevy. Wally Dallenbach would then replace Gordon in the #40, if Coors agrees to that arrangement but no mention of what happens to the #...
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Per RPM2Nite

Yesterday, 4-8-97, NASCAR had a joint test with Bobby Labontes #18 InterState Pontiac, Mark Martins #6 and Ted Musgrave's #16 Fords, and Sterling Marlin's #4 Chevy at Daytona with restrictor plates(the rumor that restrictor plates would not be on the cars was wrong...
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Winston not open to non-winners

The Winston will no longer be open to non-winners. The rules have now been altered to include only winners in the field. That includes drivers and car-owners who have won races in the previous year and the current year, past Winston Cup champions, winners of The Winston...