Bobby Labonte News

Petty Enterprises migrates south hoping to improve:

Petty Enterprises migrates south hoping to improve:

December 27, 2007
By Jan. 2, 2008 most of the move for Petty Enterprises will be complete as the NASCAR operation moves its headquarters 74 miles south from Level Cross, N.C., to the recently vacated Robert Yates Racing buildings in Mooresville, N.C., much closer to most of the other

Cheerios becomes 1st client for Labonte firm:

Cheerios becomes 1st client for Labonte firm:

December 27, 2007
General Mills has selected Breaking Limits as its motorsports agency for event and promotional marketing, giving Bobby Labonte's new firm its first client. Labonte, the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion, opened Breaking Limits in the fall as a full-service marketing

Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta Motor Speedway concludes:

Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta Motor Speedway concludes:

December 13, 2007
Bobby Labonte and Ron Hornaday Jr. completed the second and final day of a Goodyear tire test Wednesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hornaday Jr. was the first to take the track in his #2 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado for the morning test session. Hornaday Jr.'s

Goodyear Tire Testing at Atlanta: UPDATE:

Goodyear Tire Testing at Atlanta: UPDATE:

December 12, 2007
In preparation for the Kobalt Tools 500 weekend on March 7-9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte and Ron Hornaday, Jr. will be tire testing for Goodyear at the 1.54-mile track on December 11-12 for the Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series respectively.

Hornaday tests tires at Atlanta:

Hornaday tests tires at Atlanta:

December 11, 2007
On an unseasonably warm day at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 2000 NASCAR Cup champion Bobby Labonte and three-time Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. hit the pavement testing tires for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Hornaday Jr. tested his fully-decaled

Goodyear Tire Testing at Atlanta:

Goodyear Tire Testing at Atlanta:

December 8, 2007
In preparation for the Kobalt Tools 500 weekend on March 7-9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte and Ron Hornaday, Jr. will be tire testing for Goodyear at the 1.54-mile track on December 11-12 for the Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series respectively.

#44 crew chief heads to #24 as car chief:

#44 crew chief heads to #24 as car chief:

November 28, 2007
Jason Burdett has left Michael Waltrip Racing, where he served as crew chief for driver #44-Dale Jarrett, to become the car chief for Hendrick Motorsports' #24-Jeff Gordon, a Hendrick spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Burdett worked on the Gordon and Jimmie Johnson teams

Bobby Labonte to Drive for Childress in Nationwide Series:

Bobby Labonte to Drive for Childress in Nationwide Series:

November 27, 2007
Richard Childress Racing has signed Bobby Labonte to a part-time schedule driving its #21 Chevy in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Labonte champion will compete in 15 races.(RCR PR)(11-27-2007)

New crew chief for Labonte in 2008? UPDATE 2:

New crew chief for Labonte in 2008? UPDATE 2:

November 26, 2007
Hearing that #24-Jeff Gordon's car chief [not crew chief], Jeff Meendering, will be Bobby Labonte's new crew chief of the #43 Cheerios/Petty Enterprises Dodge in 2008, replacing current #43 crew chief, Doug Randolph, will leave after the season and head to the #15

Rookie News and Notes Homestead:

Rookie News and Notes Homestead:

November 15, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 11 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Montoya scored a 17th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 16th time this season. He has been the top rookie in three

Bobby Labonte forms marketing agency:

Bobby Labonte forms marketing agency:

November 14, 2007
#43-Bobby Labonte has announced the formation of a full-service marketing agency, Breaking Limits, LLC. Labonte will serve as president of the company. Breaking Limits mission is to go above and beyond expectations for every partner with business professionals that

New crew chief for Labonte in 2008? UPDATE:

New crew chief for Labonte in 2008? UPDATE:

November 9, 2007
Hearing that #24-Jeff Gordon's car chief [not crew chief], Jeff Meendering, will be Bobby Labonte's new crew chief of the #43 Cheerios/Petty Enterprises Dodge in 2008, replacing current #43 crew chief, Doug Randolph, will leave after the season and head to the #15

Some changes at DEI? New crew chief for Menard? UPDATE confirmed:

Some changes at DEI? New crew chief for Menard? UPDATE confirmed:

November 8, 2007
hearing that Dave Charpentier, current Paul Menard's crew chief on the #15 Menards/Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevy, will become DEI's Technical Director, overseeing the engineering support of the four Cup Teams [#01,#1,#8,#15] and development of DEI's race cars going forward

New home for Petty’s Cup teams to be announced UPDATE:

New home for Petty’s Cup teams to be announced UPDATE:

November 7, 2007
on Wednesday Petty Enterprises will announce a new location for its Nextel Cup operation in 2008.(PE PR), past rumor has the new shop being Robert Yates Racing [Mooresville, NC], who will move to Concord near Roush Racing.(11-7-2007) UPDATE: The winningest organization

Labonte Racing with Spoonfuls of Stories Paint Scheme:

Labonte Racing with Spoonfuls of Stories Paint Scheme:

October 31, 2007
Bobby Labonte will be returning to his home state supporting the Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories program by running a #43 Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Dodge this weekend. The Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories program helps get books into kids' hands and encourages parents