Bobby Labonte News

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

August 20, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

August 17, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored

Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

August 11, 2009
* Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International. Stewart scored his third victory in 2009. He is one of five drivers with multiple victories this season, joining Mark Martin (four), Jimmie Johnson (three), Kyle Busch (

DLP back on #96 this week:

DLP back on #96 this week:

August 7, 2009
The #96 Ford of Bobby Labonte will again sport the black DLP paint scheme, this week at Watkins Glen. The #96 DLP Ford Fusion team will bring chassis RK-662, the same Ford Fusion that Labonte raced at Sonoma earlier this season (HOF Racing). See image of the scheme

Yates Racing hopes to have drivers back in 2010:

Yates Racing hopes to have drivers back in 2010:

July 17, 2009
Yates Racing team co-owner Max Jones says he hasnt soured on his driver lineup [#96-Bobby Labonte and #98-Paul Menard] despite having seen some good days go bad and some bad days remain bad."I wont say Im disappointed, but its not the outcome we were hoping for the

Labonte & Menard out at Yates?

Labonte & Menard out at Yates?

July 11, 2009
Hearing Yates Racing will clean house with its current driver roster at the end of the season. After the example that Tony Stewart has set at Stewart-Haas Racing on how a satellite operation should be run, is there any question why Jack Roush would not consider unloading

NASCAR teams in all three series to sport Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

NASCAR teams in all three series to sport Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

May 29, 2009
Since the title of the Sunday, May 31, 2009 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway was announced, the NASCAR community has come together to offer their support for a great cause. Drivers and teams in all three of NASCARs national series have answered

Autism Speaks featured on #96 at Dover:

Autism Speaks featured on #96 at Dover:

May 28, 2009
The #96 Ask.com Ford Fusion of Bobby Labonte will sport an Autism Speaks paint scheme this weekend for the Autism Speaks 400. As part of the Askers on the #96 program, Xuhui Aos name will be placed on the nose of the #96 Ask.com Ford Fusion for this weekends race at

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

May 27, 2009
* David Reutimann won the rain-shortened Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a strategic move that resulted in his first series victory. Reutimann was 14th when the rain came, but elected not to pit and took over the lead before the final

Coca-Cola 600 Rookies Notes:

Coca-Cola 600 Rookies Notes:

May 21, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 9 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Logano scored a ninth-place finish, his second top-10 of the 2009 season. He equaled his best effort in 14 Sprint Cup Series races and captured top Raybestos Rookie

Packed Scheduled for 50th Coca-Cola 600:

Packed Scheduled for 50th Coca-Cola 600:

May 21, 2009
As Lowe's Motor Speedway celebrates 50 years of racing with the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600, speedway officials have a number of events scheduled to honor past and present champions and race fans this weekend. Fans to Participate in Windstream Pole Night Tomorrow

Coca-Cola Drops Green Flag on Summer with ‘Quarter-Mile Cookout’ at LMS:

Coca-Cola Drops Green Flag on Summer with ‘Quarter-Mile Cookout’ at LMS:

May 14, 2009
Coca-Cola will ignite the summer barbecue season Memorial Day weekend by firing up the nation's longest grill at the site of NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Requiring more than 7,000 pounds of Kingsford Charcoal, the monster-sized

Labontes Birthday Gift Inspired by Fans:

Labontes Birthday Gift Inspired by Fans:

May 8, 2009
Ask.com, the primary sponsor of Bobby Labontes #96 Ford in the Sprint Cup Series, today presented him with a special birthday gift. Hundreds of fans submitted their ideas to Ask.com to be considered as the gift the Official Search Engine of NASCAR presented to Labonte

Goodyear Tire Notes for Darlington:

Goodyear Tire Notes for Darlington:

May 8, 2009
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Darlington this week . . . this will be the same right-side code (D-4130) that teams in these two series ran at Darlington last season, but it is paired with a different left-

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

May 5, 2009
* Kyle Busch won the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. It was his 15th victory in his 160th Cup series start and his third win in 2009; he also scored victories at Las Vegas and Bristol. * Busch scored his first victory in nine races at Richmond.