Bobby Labonte News

Johnson wins at Darlington:

Johnson wins at Darlington:

March 21, 2004
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway fior his first win of 2004 and his first win at Darlington. #18-Bobby Labonte finished 2nd. The rest of the top five were #12-Newman, #31-Gordon and #38-Sadler. Pole sitterm #9-Kasey Kahne

Seven Cup Drivers to run Special Chevy Trucks:

Seven Cup Drivers to run Special Chevy Trucks:

March 18, 2004
The Chevrolet Silverado All-Stars, pairing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers with superstar musical celebrities in the Truck Series. Michael Waltrip will be the first of seven different drivers to pilot the #47 Chevy All-Stars Silverado in individual races during the 2004

Testing Cancelled:

Testing Cancelled:

March 17, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing scheduled for tomorrow, March 18, at Kentucky Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing (Bobby Labonte), Penske South Racing (Ryan Newman), PPI Motorsports (Ricky Craven) and Bill Davis Racing (Scott Wimmer) has been cancelled due to weather.(

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE Wed cancelled:

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE Wed cancelled:

March 16, 2004
#32-Ricky Craven and #22-Scott Wimmer are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway this week, according to the track's calendar. Craven is scheduled to be on hand in PPI Motorsports' #32 Tide Chevrolet on Wednesday and Thursday, and Wimmer, the rookie driving Bill Davis

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 13, 2004
* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the Golden Corral 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.640 seconds at 193.575 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997. * This is Newman's 20th

Seven Cup Drivers to run Special Chevy Trucks:

Seven Cup Drivers to run Special Chevy Trucks:

March 13, 2004
The Chevrolet Silverado All-Stars, pairing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers with superstar musical celebrities in the Truck Series. Michael Waltrip will be the first of seven different drivers to pilot the #47 Chevy All-Stars Silverado in individual races during the 2004

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins Award:

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins Award:

March 10, 2004
Las Vegas Pit Crew Win Goes To Kurt Busch's Team; Sadler's Crew Moves Into First Place. Three races, three different winners and three different point leaders. That's how the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade has fared at the first three NASCAR

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

March 10, 2004
Bill Elliott [not entered] leads all active drivers with five Bud Poles at Atlanta. The last spring race that was won at Atlanta by the Bud Pole sitter dates back to 1979 (Buddy Baker). The last time a race was won by the Bud pole winner at Atlanta was in November

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

March 6, 2004
Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, lapping Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 30.874 seconds at 174.904 mph. He broke Bobby Labonte;s track-qualifying record of 31.211 seconds, 173.016 mph, set Feb. 28, 2003. Fifteen drivers posted

Special D-Day Scheme for Labonte at Dover:

Special D-Day Scheme for Labonte at Dover:

March 5, 2004
hearing that #18-Bobby Labonte wil run a D-Day scheme as this year marks the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Labonte and Dover race sponsor MBNA will re-paint the Joe Gibbs NEXTEL Cup #18 with a vintage war plane design. The car will carry the decals and the insignias of

Some LVMS Notes:

Some LVMS Notes:

March 3, 2004
· 21 drivers have competed in every NASCAR Nextel Cup race at LVMS. Three of those drivers (Skinner, Spencer and Kenny Wallace) are not entered this year. · Michael Waltrip and Joe Nemechek have started every Nextel Cup and Busch race ever held at LVMS

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

February 24, 2004
Officials of NASCAR, Nextel and Lowe's Motor Speedway will unveil the format and other details concerning the 20th running of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Speedway Club at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The NASCAR NEXTEL

Race Notes: Rockingham:

Race Notes: Rockingham:

February 22, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the Subway 400 at the North Carolina Speedway, scoring his eighth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. His most recent victory came at Las Vegas last March, 35 races ago. Kenseth is the first repeat winner in the last five races

BEN-LA? [not BEN-LO]

BEN-LA? [not BEN-LO]

February 15, 2004
Bobby Labonte and actor Ben Affleck met and raced in a Daytona 500 simulator at Daytona USA on Feb. 14, one day before Labonte will compete in the Daytona 500. Affleck will serve as grand marshal for the Daytona 500 and has starred in movies such as Good Will Hunting

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

February 14, 2004
The Daytona 500, one of the largest and most-watched sporting events of the year, is more than just NASCAR’s richest and most prestigious race. It is a television event used by some of America’s largest and most successful companies to launch new advertising campaigns