Bobby Labonte News

Provisional Finishes:

Provisional Finishes:

July 11, 1999
In 231 provisional starts(33 races x 7, none at Calif), drivers have accumulated Two Wins , 10 Top 5's and 22 Top 10's. Jeff Burton was the first driver to win from a provisional starting spot EVER at New Hampshire(on July 11th 1999) and that is the farthest back any

TV Guide UPDATE 2 BUT..and:

TV Guide UPDATE 2 BUT..and:

July 3, 1999
Last month I reported that a few NASCAR drivers were to be on a June issue of TV Guide Cover, whoops, it's July 17th. The issue will feature 4 multiple covers of the "Up and Coming Stars of Nascar". The covers will feature Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Jeremy Mayfield

TV Guide Update BUT..:

TV Guide Update BUT..:

July 3, 1999
Last month I reported that a few NASCAR drivers were to be on a June issue of TV Guide Cover, whoops, it's July 17th. The issue will feature 4 multiple covers of the "Up and Coming Stars of Nascar". The covers will feature Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Jeremy Mayfield

Pontiac:

Pontiac:

June 20, 1999
Bobby Labonte's win in the Pocono 500 was Pontiacs first since Kyle Petty in 1993

More Tethers:

More Tethers:

June 18, 1999
More Tethers: At Pocono on Sunday, three cars will help NASCAR test tethers designed to keep a car's hood attached to the car in case of a crash. The #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon and #18-Bobby Labonte have been fitted with the hood tethers. NASCAR is trying one

More Tethers:

More Tethers:

June 18, 1999
At Pocono on Sunday, three cars will help NASCAR test tethers designed to keep a car's hood attached to the car in case of a crash. The #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon and #18-Bobby Labonte have been fitted with the hood tethers. NASCAR is trying one tether with

Testing at the Glen UPDATE 2:

Testing at the Glen UPDATE 2:

June 17, 1999
Twenty-two Cup and BGN teams will be testing the newly paved surface at The Glen including: Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, David Green and from the BGN: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Matt Kenseth, Randy Lajoie, Elton Sawyer and Jeff Green. When

Dyno Back UPDATE 1:

Dyno Back UPDATE 1:

May 31, 1999
Following the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR announced they were taking the top six cars to the chassis dyno. The dyno measures the horsepower over the RPM range to give NASCAR a comparison of the GM motors to Ford( SpeedVision ) -- UPDATE 1: The PitNow site has some dyno numbers

The Pits:

The Pits:

May 28, 1999
The #28 Texaco/Havoline Ford pit crew earned a $10,000 paycheck and an additional unexpected $5,000 bonus from driver Kenny Irwin last night at Speed Street. During the Second Annual Coca-Cola Racing Family Pit Crew Challenge, NASCAR's unsung heroes, pit crews, received

Gibbs/BGN?? UPDATE 3:

Gibbs/BGN?? UPDATE 3:

May 26, 1999
On RPM2Nite, John Kernan interviewed Sprint Car star Jason Leffler. It was mentioned that Leffler has an offer from Joe Gibbs, it wasn't really announced but more implied that it would be a BGN ride(5-20-1999) - UPDATE 1: I hear that WRTV Channel 13 in Indy reported

200th:

200th:

May 26, 1999
Bobby Labonte will make 200th consecutive Cup start at the Coca-Cola 600(NOL)

Mag Covers UPDATE 1:

Mag Covers UPDATE 1:

May 26, 1999
TV Guide's June 19 issue will have three different covers, featuring Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Burton or Bobby Labonte(News and Record) -- UPDATE 1: Hmm...my June 19th issue has That's 70's show, no NASCAR drivers

Gibbs/BGN?? UPDATE 3:

Gibbs/BGN?? UPDATE 3:

May 20, 1999
On RPM2Nite, John Kernan interviewed Sprint Car star Jason Leffler. It was mentioned that Leffler has an offer from Joe Gibbs, it wasn't really announced but more implied that it would be a BGN ride -- UPDATE 1: I hear that WRTV Channel 13 in Indy reported that Jason

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

May 6, 1999
top 6 speeds so far on Thursday: Steve Park 179-223mph; Bobby Labonte 178.619; Kenny Wallace 178.619; Dale Earnhardt 178.277; Kenny Schrader 177.959; and Geoff Bodine 177.760 (RPM2Nite). Also LMS expects to announce what track changes will be made in response the the

Labonte/BGN:

Labonte/BGN:

April 30, 1999
Bobby Labonte will not drive in any more BGN races during the 1999 and has withdrawn as the driver of the #18 MBNA Pontiac. It is still undecided whether they Joe Gibbs will find a replacement driver for races later this year, and the JGR MBNA Pontiac was withdrawn