Bobby Labonte News

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

March 9, 2003
#18-Bobby Labonte won the MBNA Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 6th career win at the track and 20th career win. #24-Jeff Gordon ended up 2nd, followed by #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, #17-Matt Kenseth (new points leader) and #20-Tony Stewart. It was Labonte

New Assoc for Gibbs UPDATE:

New Assoc for Gibbs UPDATE:

February 22, 2003
Joe Gibbs Racing has signed a deal with GlaxoSmithKline, which makes Advair , an asthma maintenance treatment, an associate sponsor on the team's #18 and #20 cars. Driver Bobby Labonte, who has asthma, will be a spokesman for the program and will encourage fans to

The Hulk scheme(s):

The Hulk scheme(s):

February 22, 2003
looks like #18-Bobby Labonte will run a Incredible Hulk scheme at Michigan in June to help promote the movie 'The Incredible Hulk', supposedly this will be a 3-4 car promo, with other cars part of it, like the Muppet's/Looney Tunes last year. See an image of the car

TNT films teaser at Las Vegas:

TNT films teaser at Las Vegas:

January 29, 2003
Television partner TNT spent Tuesday morning prior to the test session shooting its "tease campaign" for the upcoming NASCAR Winston Cup Series season with #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Bobby Labonte, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #97-Kurt Busch and #01-Jerry Nadeau. The tease had the

Gordon’s SNL Exposure Results:

Gordon’s SNL Exposure Results:

January 14, 2003
Jeff Gordon’s hosting stint on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend enabled his main racing sponsor Du Pont and 10 other Hendrick Motorsports sponsors to earn nearly $1 million of comparable exposure value during the live, 1.5-hour telecast. Additionally,

Most Popular Driver is……Bill Elliott:

Most Popular Driver is……Bill Elliott:

December 6, 2002
Most Popular Driver is......Bill Elliott: Continuing his dominance of fan popularity, Bill Elliott edged out fellow racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award for 2002. Elliott and Earnhardt Jr. battled for the leader

2003 Chevy’s fast at testing?

2003 Chevy’s fast at testing?

December 2, 2002
2003 Chevy's fast at testing? Sources say the #18 Chevrolet, driven by Bobby Labonte, was quickest during the two-day testing session at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where several teams shaved more than a second from the lap times they ran during the Winston Cup season

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

November 19, 2002
Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended

Charity fishing at the Track:

Charity fishing at the Track:

November 17, 2002
Charity fishing at the Track: Winston Cup drivers, including Geoffrey Bodine, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman and Stewart competed in a fishing contest on the infield's 18-acre lake earlier this weekend. A chance to fish with each driver was auctioned off

2003 GM Test Scheduled UPDATE:

2003 GM Test Scheduled UPDATE:

November 15, 2002
2003 GM Test Scheduled UPDATE: The GM teams will test their new cars at Homestead-Miami Speedway the day after the season finale at Homestead, Fla. No 2002 models will be allowed during the open test session. It is expected the GM teams will thoroughly test the front

Labonte helps school:

Labonte helps school:

November 12, 2002
Labonte helps school: Donning lightweight construction helmets and sporting gold-painted shovels, High Point [NC]Christian Academy students, staff and supporters broke ground on a $4 million secondary school building Monday. The approximately 40,000-square-foot building

Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out:

Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out:

November 11, 2002
Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out: If the season ended now, #12-Ryan Newman would be on top of the series' rookie standings -- largely because he has more top-five finishes -- even though he trails 348-Jimmie Johnson in Winston Cup points (this was back in Oct, the

Lots of $$ up for grabs:

Lots of $$ up for grabs:

November 10, 2002
Lots of $$ up for grabs: The Winston Cup leader bonus is a record amount of $300,000, but only #20-Tony Stewart and #6-Mark Martin are eligible for the prize. If either wins the Checker's Auto Parts 300 on Sunday and has the points lead when the race ends, he will

Stewart and DNF’s:

Stewart and DNF’s:

November 1, 2002
Stewart and DNF's: #20-Tony Stewart started the season with a last-place finish, his first of six DNFs (Did Not Finish), in February at the Daytona 500. No other driver in the top 10 in points has as many DNFs as Stewart, and no driver has won the championship with

2003 GM cars test at Talladega:

2003 GM cars test at Talladega:

October 31, 2002
2003 GM cars test at Talladega: The 2003 version of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix hit the track running fast on Wednesday for the first of a two-day General Motors test session at Talladega Superspeedway. “I think it' better. I really do,” said Dale