Bobby Labonte News

Fuller to fill in at Joe Gibbs when needed

Fuller to fill in at Joe Gibbs when needed

May 8, 1998
I hear Jeff Fuller is in line to fill in for Joe Gibbs Racing BGN team when scheduling conflicts prevent either Tony Stewart or Bobby Labonte from running the Shell #44. Jeff is currently tutoring JD Gibbs, who will take over the ride full time in 1999. The strategy

Special or different Paint Schemes for the California 500 include

Special or different Paint Schemes for the California 500 include

May 1, 1998
#18 Bobby Labonte in the Interstate Batteries Pontiac has Hot Rod Magazine on the hood and a little different paint(yellow and red); Geoff Bodine in the #7 Philips Ford has more of a dark blue hood to bring out the Philips name; #5 Kelloggs Chevy with Terry Labonte

Wind tunnel test

Wind tunnel test

April 26, 1998
The cars of Bobby Labonte (#18 Pontiac), Dale Jarrett (#88 Ford) and Terry Labonte (#5 Chevrolet) were chosen by NASCAR to go the Lockheed wind tunnel in Marietta, GA(NASCAR Online)(4-26-98)

Bobby Labonte wins from the pole

Bobby Labonte wins from the pole

April 26, 1998
Until Bobby Labonte won today at Talladega, Bill Elliott was the last driver to win the DieHard 500 from the pole. He accomplished the feat in 1985.(NASCAR Online)(4-26-98)

Testing News from Richmond

Testing News from Richmond

April 13, 1998
Rick Mast is testing at RIR April 13-15; Bobby Labonte, Ward Burton, Derrike Cope, Todd Bodine, Ernie Irvan and John Andretti -April 27-29; Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing - May 11-13; Roush Racing - May 26-28.(NASCAR Online)(4-13-98)

Martinsville testing

Martinsville testing

April 8, 1998
Testing also continued at Martinsville with Bobby Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Chad Little, Dale Jarrett, Todd Bodine, Brett Bodine and Jerry Nadeau testing at the track. Bodine also had a teacher pick out an honor student which he gave a two-lap ride his in Paychex Ford.

Testing at Martinsville

Testing at Martinsville

April 7, 1998
Testing at Martinsville continued with the following drivers testing: Jerry Nadeau(#13); Ernie Irvan(#36); Todd Bodine(#35); Dale Jarrett(#88); Jeff Green(#30); Bobby Labonte(#18) and Chad Little(#97). No speeds given.(RPM2Nite)(4-7-98)

Bobby Labonte donation to Jerome Davis

Bobby Labonte donation to Jerome Davis

March 24, 1998
Bobby Labonte announced in victory lane that he would donate his winnings from the Diamond Hill Plywood 200(BGN) to injured bullrider Jerome Davis. Davis of Archdale, N.C. was seroiusly injured in a bullriding accident in Fort Worth, Texas one week ago.(3-21-98) -

Bobby Labonte to run for Stewart at Darlington

Bobby Labonte to run for Stewart at Darlington

March 18, 1998
"Bobby Labonte will drive the #44 Shell Pontiac in the upcoming Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway in place of Tony Stewart. The March 21 event marks Labontes first 1998 appearance in NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (BGN) competition. Darlington is the

Wind tunnel testing

Wind tunnel testing

March 15, 1998
Whew! Tom's been busy: "Two sources and a set of aero data from the NASCAR wind tunnel test yesterday show the Taurus generating considerably more down force than either the Monte Carlo or Grand Prix, no surprise there. The wind tunnel data so far is suspect and being

Daytona chassis dyno

Daytona chassis dyno

February 20, 1998
Results of Daytona's chassis dyno tests: Bobby Labonte's car-engine combination pulled the strongest number (377 horsepower at the rear wheels), followed by Rusty Wallace's Ford (374 horsepower) and Kenny Schrader's Chevy pulled only 352 horsepower, leading some to

Chassis dyno

Chassis dyno

February 16, 1998
The cars of Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Labonte, and Kenny Schrader got tested on NASCAR's mobile chassis dyno.(www.country.com)(2-16-98)

No Bull 5

No Bull 5

February 15, 1998
"Today's the first stage of Winston's "No Bull 5," which replaced the "Winston Million," and a win would mean an extra $1 million for Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Schrader, John Andretti or Ernie Irvan. They were the top five finishers at Talladega last October. And

Old engines for Labonte and Schrader

Old engines for Labonte and Schrader

February 7, 1998
Bobby Labonte and Kenny Schrader both ran the old Chevy 18-degree engines in qualifying. Labonte ran the new SB2 at the Bud Shootout(2-7-98) (02-07-1998)

Hot Rod for Bobby Labonte

Hot Rod for Bobby Labonte

February 6, 1998
Bobby Labonte will have Hot Rod Magazine logo on the hood of the #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac in the Shootout(2-6-98)