Bobby Labonte Biography
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Biography
Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American
driver and drives for the Petty Enterprises NASCAR Racing Team in the
Nextel Cup Series. His car, number 43, is sponsored by Cheerios and
Betty Crocker. The 43 car was made famous by driver Richard Petty, but
prior to Labonte signing with Petty Enterprise to drive, the 43 team
had fallen on hard times with no race victories since 1999.
Labonte was the first driver to win both the NASCAR Winston Cup
championship (2000) and the NASCAR Busch Series championship (1991). He
also won the IROC (International Race Of Champions) title in 2001.
From 1995 to 2005, Labonte drove for the Joe Gibbs Racing Team where
his car, number 18, was sponsored by Interstate Batteries. In 1993 (his
rookie season) and 1994, he drove the number 22 Maxwell House car for
Bill Davis Racing.
Bobby was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. His older brother, Terry, is
also a prominent NASCAR driver; the two are the only brothers to have
both won the championship in NASCAR's top series (the other family
pairs to have titles, Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett,
are father-son combinations).
He began
racing
quarter-midgets
in Texas in 1969, then graduated to go-karts in 1978. His NASCAR
background includes Late Model Stocks, where he won a championship at
Caraway (N.C.) Speedway in 1987; Late Model Sportsman; and in 1990, he
made his NASCAR Busch Series debut.
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Awards
- 1991 Busch Series Champion
- 2000 Winston Cup Champion
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Winston Cup/Sprint Cup Career Statistics
| Sprint Cup Career Stats |
| YEAR |
RK |
STARTS |
WINS |
POLES |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
LAPS LED |
MONEY |
PTS |
| 2009 |
30 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
$4,194,822 |
3128 |
| 2008 |
21 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
$4,664,756 |
3448 |
| 2007 |
18 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
$4,479,920 |
3517 |
| 2006 |
21 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
67 |
$4,945,508 |
3567 |
| 2005 |
24 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
68 |
$4,623,904 |
3488 |
| 2004 |
11 |
36 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
$4,570,545 |
4277 |
| 2003 |
8 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
497 |
$4,722,207 |
4377 |
| 2002 |
16 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
134 |
$3,851,773 |
3810 |
| 2001 |
6 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
20 |
238 |
$4,135,851 |
4561 |
| 2000 |
1 |
34 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
24 |
467 |
$4,025,325 |
5129 |
| 1999 |
2 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
23 |
26 |
1217 |
$3,524,251 |
5061 |
| 1998 |
6 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
181 |
$2,630,440 |
4180 |
| 1997 |
7 |
32 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
501 |
$1,924,250 |
4101 |
| 1996 |
11 |
31 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
337 |
$1,352,415 |
3590 |
| 1995 |
10 |
31 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
278 |
$1,225,200 |
3718 |
| 1994 |
21 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
$512,005 |
3038 |
| 1993 |
19 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
33 |
$353,575 |
3221 |
| 1991 |
67 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$8,350 |
110 |
| Sprint Cup Career Averages |
| YEAR |
AVG START POS |
AVG LAPS COMPLETED |
AVG FINISH POS |
| 2009 |
26 |
90 |
26 |
| 2008 |
25 |
99 |
22 |
| 2007 |
20 |
95 |
22 |
| 2006 |
21 |
93 |
21 |
| 2005 |
21 |
89 |
22 |
| 2004 |
17 |
100 |
15 |
| 2003 |
12 |
95 |
16 |
| 2002 |
19 |
96 |
19 |
| 2001 |
17 |
97 |
14 |
| 2000 |
11 |
101 |
8 |
| 1999 |
9 |
100 |
9 |
| 1998 |
12 |
96 |
14 |
| 1997 |
13 |
97 |
13 |
| 1996 |
12 |
93 |
17 |
| 1995 |
14 |
91 |
16 |
| 1994 |
20 |
85 |
22 |
| 1993 |
21 |
93 |
19 |
| 1991 |
37 |
18 |
36 |
Driver Fan
Club |
Team Contact |
Bobby Labonte Fan Club
P.O. Box 358
Trinity, NC 27370
phone: (877) 4BOBBYL (877-426-2295)
website: www.bobbylabonte.com
membership cost: Individual $26.50;
Family memberships $31.50 |
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Born: 05/08/1964