Bobby Labonte News

Milestones:

Milestones:

April 28, 1999
Mark Martin is expected to make his 400th career Cup start and Bobby Labonte is expected to make his 200th career Cup start at California( RaceWire lot of good info here)

No Bull 5 UPDATE 1:

No Bull 5 UPDATE 1:

April 28, 1999
The five fans selected for the Winston No Bull 5 contest for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte will be paired with their drivers Thursday in Ontario, Calif. The drivers are: Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Bobby Labonte will compete in a 20-lap

Another Funny UPDATE 2:

Another Funny UPDATE 2:

April 16, 1999
ESPN2's RPM2Nite on Wednesday, showed a Coca-Cola commercial of some sort with Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Irwin, Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and Bobby Labonte doing all kinds of short sketches and voices. Some were Wayne and Garth(Waynes World), Irwin did a pretty

Another Funny UPDATE 1:

Another Funny UPDATE 1:

April 16, 1999
ESPN2's RPM2Nite on Wednesday, showed a Coca-Cola commercial of some sort with Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Irwin, Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and Bobby Labonte doing all kinds of short sketches and voices. Some were Wayne and Garth(Waynes World), Irwin did a pretty

CORRECTION:

CORRECTION:

April 6, 1999
a few weeks ago, a reader asked me why Matt Kenseth didn't replace Bobby Labonte at Darlington during the Red Flag instead of wasting time during a Yellow Flag. I responded with the same answer as Benny Parsons had said on RPM2Nite the following Monday. That during

Hard Licks Update:

Hard Licks Update:

March 29, 1999
Some tough licks for Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Jimmy Spencer. Both Gordon's and Skinner's accidents looked like right rear tires went down. During an interview at lap 128, Gordon said they took X-Rays and he didn't think anything was broken but he was mighty sore

Grissom News:

Grissom News:

March 23, 1999
Steve Grissom will sub in the #18 MBNA BGN Pontiac for Bobby Labonte at the Texas BGN race(NOL)(3-23-1999)

Grissom News:

Grissom News:

March 23, 1999
Steve Grissom woll sub in the #18 MBNA BGN Pontiac for Bobby Labonte at the Texas BGN race( NOL )

Wind Tunnel Results? UPDATE

Wind Tunnel Results? UPDATE

March 21, 1999
According to men familiar with the tests, Jeff Gordon's Monte Carlo came out with numbers clearly better than the other five cars, 30 drag-horsepower better than the Fords according to one source, and 20 drag-horsepower better than the rival Chevrolet of Mike Skinner

More Kennseth UPDATE:

More Kennseth UPDATE:

March 20, 1999
Kenseth will run Sunday if Bobby Labonte can start the car, Jack Roush said. Roush has a five-race Winston Cup deal with Kenseth for this season, and a sixth start would take Kenseth out of a 2000 bid for rookie of the year( PitNow ) -- On RPM2Nite, John Kernan had

Bobby Labonte Injured UPDATE:

Bobby Labonte Injured UPDATE:

March 19, 1999
Bobby Labonte's #18 BGN MBNA Pontiac hit the wall during practice at Darlington Raceway Friday. Labonte was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but no information on his condition was available. UPDATE: Labonte hit a patch of oil on the track and hit the back

Labonte BGN MBNA Schedule:

Labonte BGN MBNA Schedule:

March 17, 1999
Bobby Labonte is scheduled to drive the #18 MBNA Pontiac at the following Busch Series races in 1999, subject to change: 1999 MBNA Busch Race Schedule(3-17-1999)

The Wind Tunnel:

The Wind Tunnel:

March 14, 1999
NASCAR is taking the cars from Sunday's top six finishers - #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Bobby Labonte, #6-Mark Martin, #88-Dale Jarrett, #22-Ward Burton and #31-Mike Skinner - to the wind tunnel in Marietta, Ga., for testing( That's Racin' ) JAYSKI NOTE: Ward Burton finished

Peanut Car UPDATE:

Peanut Car UPDATE:

March 11, 1999
Mr. Peanut from Planters Company, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Rudd and team-owner Robert Yates will unveil his Mr. Peanut's Hot Rod and anxiously wait as it is goes through NASCAR Winston Cup inspection. The press conference begins at 8:30am/pm, Friday, March

No Bull 5 drivers

No Bull 5 drivers

March 7, 1999
for the Coca-Cola 600: #99-Jeff Burton; #22-Ward Burton; #24-Jeff Gordon; #31-Mike Skinner; and #18-Bobby Labonte