Bobby Labonte News

No Short Tracks:

No Short Tracks:

November 13, 2000
Bobby Labonte became the second driver to win a Winston Cup title without recording a short-track victory. Dale Earnhardt did it in 1993(Palm Beach Post)(11-13-2000)

Labonte’s Points:

Labonte’s Points:

November 1, 2000
If Bobby Labonte leaves Phoenix with a 302-point lead, he would only have to take the green flag in Homestead and Atlanta to win the championship. Labonte leads Dale Earnhardt by 201 points(Roanoke Times)(11-1-2000)

Chef Boyardee re-ups with Gibbs:

Chef Boyardee re-ups with Gibbs:

October 30, 2000
Chef Boyardee, nationally renowned pasta products recently acquired by ConAgra Foods, Inc. has renewed its associate sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racings NASCAR Winston Cup program through the end of the 2001 season. The success of the program with consumers and retailers

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE no:

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE no:

October 28, 2000
PitNow(link no longer good) reported that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

Labonte needs 15th and…:

Labonte needs 15th and…:

October 22, 2000
If #18-Bobby Labonte finishes 15th in each of the remaining three races and leads a lap in one, or finishes two races 15th and one 14th, he will clinch the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Drivers Championship, regardless of any other driver's performance. How to figure

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

October 21, 2000
The Union 76/Rockingham World Pit Crew Competition is on Saturday October 21, 2000, 11:00am/et at North Carolina Speedway. Bobby Labonte and the Interstate Batteries Pontiac team took home the trophy and the bragging rights as being the fastest pit crew on the NASCAR

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

September 28, 2000
Many drivers from the Winston Cup and ARCA series have scheduled test sessions at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Oct. 10-12th. #18-Bobby Labonte, #5-Terry Labonte, #20-Tony Stewart, #10-Johnny Benson, #1-Steve Park and #97-Kurt Busch are among drivers expected to test

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE 2 Home Depot STAYS:

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes? UPDATE 2 Home Depot STAYS:

September 26, 2000
PitNow is reporting that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries team and hire

Only Two Left:

Only Two Left:

September 18, 2000
#22-Ward Burton is listed in NASCAR's unofficial results as having an DNF(Did Not Finish) due to an Accident. This would be Burton's first DNF of the 2000 season, leaving only #3-Dale Earnhardt and #18-Bobby Labonte as the only drivers who have made all 26 races so

Safety Devices at NHIS:

Safety Devices at NHIS:

September 16, 2000
Roush Racing owner Jack Roush said that all five of his teams plus the Woods will be carrying his new brake-pedal engine-cutoff switch this weekend, along with Ricky Rudd, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart and he has 14 more available(PitNow)(9-16-2000)

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes?

Joe Gibbs Racing Changes?

September 15, 2000
PitNow is reporting that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony's Stewart's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries team and hire

Truck Race at Darlington? UPDATE 2:

Truck Race at Darlington? UPDATE 2:

September 12, 2000
Amid all the speculation of whether Darlington Raceway will lose a race date(Cup), NASCAR's oldest superspeedway is trying to add another one. Track president Jim Hunter said Monday that Darlington is pursuing a Craftsman Truck Series race for next year, with the lone

Switch Test at Richmond UPDATE:

Switch Test at Richmond UPDATE:

September 10, 2000
NASCAR also approved a live test of an ignition interrupter system the so-called "dumb switch" in this weekend's races at Richmond. The switch, originally devised in CART by chief steward Wally Dallenbach, has been developed for NASCAR applications by Jack Roush. The

Driver Strike?? UPDATE 4:

Driver Strike?? UPDATE 4:

September 7, 2000
from Ed Hinton of the Chicago Tribune/Orlando Sentinel - "Rumblings of the first NASCAR drivers strike in 31 years began at Darlington Raceway Saturday--not regarding Sunday's Southern 500, but the Sept. 17 race at New Hampshire International Speedway, the site of