Bobby Labonte News

Labonte Track close to completion:

Labonte Track close to completion:

April 30, 2004
The North Carolina Quarter-Midget Association Speedway, which #18 driver Bobby Labonte initiated with members of the NCQMA, is nearing completion. A webcam located at www.ncqma.com provides a live look at the construction taking place in Rowan County, NC.(Joe Gibbs

Infineon Testing Day 2:

Infineon Testing Day 2:

April 29, 2004
#42-Jamie McMurray posted the fastest lap Wednesday during a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. McMurray recorded the fastest lap ever recorded on the newly repaved 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course for NEXTEL Cup stock cars at 1 minute, 15.0 seconds [

No Selling of tires for testing rule?

No Selling of tires for testing rule?

April 24, 2004
Michael Waltrip, who calls it "ridiculous" that NASCAR lets Cup teams test at Kentucky and Nashville, says the key to NASCAR ending expensive testing is simple: "Don't let Goodyear sell us tires for testing." Indeed NASCAR is considering just such a policy. Jimmy Makar

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2004
hearing a few Nextel Cup teams will test at Infineon Raceway on April 27-28th, so far the drivers who plan to test include: #18-Bobby Labonte, #21-Ricky Rudd, #9-Kasey Kahne, #45-Kyle Petty and #16-Greg Biffle.(4-23-2004)

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins in Martinsville; Increases Points Lead:

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins in Martinsville; Increases Points Lead:

April 21, 2004
Kurt Busch's pit crew increased its points lead in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade after taking top honors in Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The Martinsville victory, worth $20,000, was the second of the

Rusty wins at Martinsville – breaks 3-year streak:

Rusty wins at Martinsville – breaks 3-year streak:

April 18, 2004
#2-Rusty Wallace won the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway for his 55th career Cup win [breaks a tie with Lee Petty and is now 7th all-time], his first in 105 races [at California Speedway, 4/21/2001] his 7th win at Martinsville Speedway, Rusty's first

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

April 18, 2004
It was a long time coming, but #2-Rusty Wallace finally answered that question today. Wallace outlasted #18-Bobby Labonte by 0.538 seconds to break his 105 race losing streak today at Martinsville Speedway. In a race delayed by an hour and 17 minutes for cement repair

Jessica Lynch Booksigning – Labonte in line:

Jessica Lynch Booksigning – Labonte in line:

April 15, 2004
Roughly 200 people came to Barnes & Noble to meet Army veteran and former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch and get signed copies of "I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story," written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg. A portion of the proceeds from

Testing at Martinsville this week:

Testing at Martinsville this week:

April 5, 2004
April 6: #25-Brian Vickers, #10-Scott Riggs, #88-Dale Jarrett, #42-Jamie McMurray, #40-Sterling Marlin, #18-Bobby Labonte, #30-Johnny Sauter, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #22-Scott Wimmer, #17-Matt Kenseth April 7: #32-Ricky Craven, #25-Brian Vickers, #10-Scott Riggs, #30-Johnny

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Texas:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Texas:

April 4, 2004
It wasn't as close as Rockingham, but it wasn't far off....#38-Elliott Sadler held off #9-Kasey Kahne today at Texas Motor Speedway, winning the Samsung/RadioShack 500 by a whopping .028 seconds for his second career Cup victory and #55 for Robert Yates Racing. He

#18 Rotating Sponsors:

#18 Rotating Sponsors:

April 2, 2004
Hearing Interstate Batteries will 'share' primary sponsorship of the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy driven by Bobby Labonte. Glaxo [Wellbutrin at Bristol] will be the sponsor at eight races: Bristol [last week], Talladega (Apr), Daytona, Chicago, Michigan (Aug), California

Dale Jr. still leads Most Popular Driver Voting:

Dale Jr. still leads Most Popular Driver Voting:

April 2, 2004
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has picked up right where he left off-he leads the Grands!® Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award voting after the first seven weeks of nationwide fan participation. Since its mid-February launch, the voting Web site, www.mostpopulardriver

Labonte back to the Busch Series in 2005:

Labonte back to the Busch Series in 2005:

April 1, 2004
Bobby Labonte says he and Joe Gibbs Racing are talking about running around 10 Busch Series races in 2005. Labonte says if they can land the right sponsor they'll "dabble in that a little bit."(PRN's Garage Pass Radio Show), Labonte is running the Busch race at Texas

Labonte back to the Busch Series in 2005:

Labonte back to the Busch Series in 2005:

April 1, 2004
Bobby Labonte says he and Joe Gibbs Racing are talking about running around 10 Busch Series races in 2005. Labonte says if they can land the right sponsor they'll "dabble in that a little bit."(PRN's Garage Pass Radio Show), Labonte is running the Busch race at Texas

Bobby Labonte, Michael McSwain, J.D. Gibbs To Visit “Racing For Life” Mobile Health Unit:

Bobby Labonte, Michael McSwain, J.D. Gibbs To Visit “Racing For Life” Mobile Health Unit:

March 25, 2004
Bobby Labonte, the 2000 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion, his crew chief, Michael "Fatback" McSwain and J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing will visit the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), "Racing For Life" Mobile Health Unit outside of Bristol Motor Speedway at 10:00am Friday