Bobby Labonte News

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Indy Qualifying Notes:

August 5, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. • This is Burton

#51 Team ceases operations, sponsorship to Petty’s UPDATE 2 Garvey?:

#51 Team ceases operations, sponsorship to Petty’s UPDATE 2 Garvey?:

August 4, 2006
been told that the #51 Competitive Edge Motorsports team has ceased operations and have confirmed that Marathon Petroleum Company will become major associate sponsor with Petty Enterprises with the #45 Dodge of Kyle Petty being most involved in the sponsorship as an

General Mills Extends Partnership with Petty Enterprises:

General Mills Extends Partnership with Petty Enterprises:

August 4, 2006
Petty Enterprises announced General Mills will continue their primary sponsorship support of the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series. A partner of Petty Enterprises since the summer of 2000, General Mills, and its Cheerios/Betty Crocker brands

#43 scheme at Indy – Totino’s MEGA Pizza Rolls:

#43 scheme at Indy – Totino’s MEGA Pizza Rolls:

August 1, 2006
#43-Bobby Labonte will be racing a special paint scheme on the side of the famed '43' at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Allstate 400. Labonte will be racing the Totino's MEGA Pizza Rolls Dodge. Totino's MEGA Pizza Rolls are 2X bigger than regular Totino's Pizza

Pocono Race Notes:

Pocono Race Notes:

July 23, 2006
• Denny Hamlin won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 27th career start. • Hamlin also won the June race at Pocono, six races ago, and became the first rookie to sweep both races at a track since Jimmie Johnson

Rumblings – Pocono Race Notes:

Rumblings – Pocono Race Notes:

July 23, 2006
Denny Hamlin's raced at Pocono Raceway twice....and he can't get any better no matter how hard he tries. Two races, two poles, two wins....not bad for a guy who hadn't even seen this joint six weeks ago. Hamlin led early and often today to sweep to the Pennsylvania

Petty would step down as driver in right situation:

Petty would step down as driver in right situation:

July 22, 2006
How far would Kyle Petty go to insure the restoration of Petty Enterprises to the glory years of Richard Petty's seven Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) Championships? Would he surrender the No. 45 Dodge to another driver and hang up his helmet? "Yes, I would retire tomorrow

Stewart, Wallace Win Fan Voting To Be Inducted Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

Stewart, Wallace Win Fan Voting To Be Inducted Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

July 18, 2006
Fan voting closed this past weekend for 2006 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 7 during Talladega Superspeedway's upcoming UAW-Ford 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Tony Stewart and Rusty Wallace. The Talladega

Labonte denies RYR rumor:

Labonte denies RYR rumor:

July 17, 2006
#43-Bobby Labonte said quite emphatically to scratch reports he may be on car owner Robert Yates' list of drivers to try to sign for 2007. Labonte called the Yates' report "a stupid rumor." Yates is in the market for a high-profile driver to run for his two-car team

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

July 7, 2006
Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum

Most Popular scheme on #43 at Chicago:

Most Popular scheme on #43 at Chicago:

July 5, 2006
This weekend, Bobby Labonte and the #43 ChexMostPopularDriver.com Dodge team head to the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, located in Joliet, Illinois for Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400. Labonte will be racing the "What's Your Mix" Dodge this weekend to help promote the Chex

Bobby Labonte to Drive #66 for Brewco in Two Races:

Bobby Labonte to Drive #66 for Brewco in Two Races:

June 29, 2006
Cub Cadet Racing and Brewco Motorsports, Inc. announced today the addition of Bobby Labonte to their driver lineup. [Labonte] will be behind the wheel of the #66 Cub Cadet entry for the Busch Series events July 8 at Chicagoland and August 19 at Michigan.(Brewco PR)(

Cinnabon featured on the #43 at Daytona:

Cinnabon featured on the #43 at Daytona:

June 28, 2006
Bobby Labonte will race a specialty-schemed #43 Pillsbury/Cinnabon paint scheme this weekend in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona.(Moore Consulting Group/Petty Racing), see an image of the car on my #43 Team Schemes page.(6-28-2006)

Johnny Benson Wins the Con-Way Freight 200 at MIS:

Johnny Benson Wins the Con-Way Freight 200 at MIS:

June 19, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Exide Batteries Toyota 2) #6-Mark Martin, Scotts Ford 3) #4-Bobby Labonte, Dodge Motorsports BHR Dodge 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #88-Matt Crafton, Menards/Energizer Chevy 6) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck

Rumblings – Michigan:

Rumblings – Michigan:

June 18, 2006
Kasey Kahne won the 3M Performance 258 presented by Post-It Picture Paper this afternoon at a rainy Michigan International Speedway for his 4th win of 2006 (no one has more). After about an hour's delay getting started (and multiple yellows for precipitation) the race