Bobby Labonte News

Jarrett had concussion too, lost memory:

Jarrett had concussion too, lost memory:

September 26, 2002
Jarrett had concussion too, lost memory: Please excuse Dale Jarrett if he acts as if it is his first time on Kansas Speedway when Winston Cup cars take the green flag Sunday for the Protection One 400. Even though he qualified, practiced and raced at the Kansas City

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

September 25, 2002
Testing at Kentucky: A strong contingent of NASCAR Winston Cup Series machines will visit Kentucky Speedway this week to explore race set ups and test new drivers. Winston Cup pilots scheduled to test at Kentucky are #55-Greg Biffle, #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #31-Robby

Gibb’s Testing Chevy’s:

Gibb’s Testing Chevy’s:

September 22, 2002
Gibb's Testing Chevy's: Bobby Labonte said his Joe Gibbs Racing team plans to test the 2003 Chevrolet this week in preparation for the team's move to the Chevy camp next season. Gibbs' drivers, Labonte and Tony Stewart, currently drive the Pontiac Grand Prix. "We've

Kerry Earnhardt and others test at Talladega:

Kerry Earnhardt and others test at Talladega:

September 10, 2002
Kerry Earnhardt and others test at Talladega: In less than a month, Kerry Earnhardt will make his qualifying run to compete in his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Talladega Superspeedway. On Tuesday, Earnhardt and his BGN crew turned more than 50 laps in preparation

TV Coverage Highlights:

TV Coverage Highlights:

August 25, 2002
TV Coverage Highlights: Notes from TNT's coverage of the Sharpie 500 - Driver's gone wild: #1 Elliott Sadler pointing at his head signaling for Joe Nemechek to think when he drives, then punching the ambulance on his way off the track. Nemechek knocked Sadler out of

Five Different Winners:

Five Different Winners:

August 22, 2002
Five Different Winners: The last five short-track races have been won by a different driver: Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, Ricky Craven and Ricky Rudd. Dating back to last season, Stewart has won three of the last nine short-track races.(Roanoke Times)(8

Stewart to have help at the track:

Stewart to have help at the track:

August 17, 2002
Stewart to have help at the track: Tony Stewart, who qualified 24th, will have on-site anger management counseling available the rest of the season. His counselor is scheduled to arrive at Michigan International Speedway today and has cleared his schedule to travel

Pontiac Updates:

Pontiac Updates:

August 17, 2002
Pontiac Updates: Pontiac officials, stung by the loss of Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, are restocking the pantry, and at least two new Pontiac teams are expected to be announced over the next week, beginning today. Car owner Larry McClure is expected to move from

Morgan McClure to Pontiac? UPDATE:

Morgan McClure to Pontiac? UPDATE:

August 10, 2002
Morgan McClure to Pontiac? UPDATE: Pontiac officials say they hope to have at least as many cars on the track in 2003 as they currently have, and expect to soon begin announcing which teams will field the new Grand Prix. Chief among those expected to join Pontiac is

Dover fall race to honor heroes of 9/11:

Dover fall race to honor heroes of 9/11:

August 5, 2002
Dover fall race to honor heroes of 9/11: Joe Gibbs Racing and MBNA are working together to honor the heroes of Sept. 11 and to help children who lost parents in the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. In a press conference today [1:00pm at Indy] in Indianapolis

Escape Hatch?

Escape Hatch?

August 3, 2002
Escape Hatch? #18-Bobby Labonte said the Gibbs team has a solution for getting drivers out of tight-fitting stock cars: Put an escape hatch in the roof, much like drag racing's Funny Cars have.(Indianapolis Star)(8-3-2002)

Nemechek not in the #25 after 2002 UPDATE:

Nemechek not in the #25 after 2002 UPDATE:

August 1, 2002
Nemechek not in the #25 after 2002 UPDATE: FSN's Totally NASCAR reports that Joe Nemechek will not be back in the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in 2003.(7-24-2002) UPDATE: If Nemechek can turn his luck around, there's no reason why he wouldn't be on the short list

Shakeup at the #18?

Shakeup at the #18?

July 26, 2002
Shakeup at the #18? A shakeup is looming within the Bobby Labonte-Jimmy Makar team, according to team sources. Labonte has not been pleased with the team for some time. "It is tough," Labonte said. "In 2000 it was easy. This year we're working three times as hard as

Chevy or Pontiac? a draw? UPDATE 3 A Pontiac at Indy:

Chevy or Pontiac? a draw? UPDATE 3 A Pontiac at Indy:

July 19, 2002
Chevy or Pontiac? a draw? UPDATE 3 A Pontiac at Indy: #20-Tony Stewart and #18-Bobby Labonte tested both Chevrolets and Pontiacs in Monday's opening session of the two-day Winston Cup test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the results appeared to be a virtual dead

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

July 17, 2002
Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard.