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Labonte Bests Brother To Score First Sprint Cup Victory
Editor’s Note: In honor of Interstate Batteries’ and Joe Gibbs Racing’s 20th anniversary together in NASCAR, a series of articles highlighting 20 big moments will be posted throughout 2011. This is the sixth of the 20. On May 28, 1995, Michael Schumacher won his 13th career Formula 1 race by capturing the Grand Prix of Monaco at the Circuit de Monaco (Italy), Jacques Villeneuve captured his second Indy car victory by winning the 79th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Bobby Labonte earned his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series checkered flag by winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. But while Schumacher held off runner-up Damon Hill and Villeneuve beat Christian Fittipaldi, Labonte took the checkered flag 6.28 seconds ahead of his brother, Terry, in a magical … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Bill Stavola Returns to Cup Racing with Terry Labonte and Gander Mountain at Richmond
Harrisburg, N.C. – The last time Bill Stavola entered a car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was in 1998 with driver Hut Stricklen. Today, a dozen years later, he is back. This time Stavola is loaded with a two-time Sprint Cup champion in Terry Labonte, who serves as co-owner/driver, and with primary sponsorship support from outdoor specialty retailer giant Gander Mountain and associate support from American Cement. Together the team will compete in three events before the end of the 2010 season as they prepare for 2011. … Read entire article »
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Busch And Ambrose Can Make Three Wins The Charm
Kyle Busch and Marcos Ambrose are both looking for a trifecta of sorts at Watkins Glen International in the Zippo 200 on Saturday, Aug. 7. Busch is on a record setting pace yet again. In 2008 he tied Sam Ard’s NASCAR Nationwide single season wins record of 10 victories. This season, Busch has made 17 starts, posting nine wins, 13 top fives, 14 top 10s and two poles. This season, he has won half (52%) of his starts. He also has mounted three perfect Driver Ratings (150.0) this year at Iowa, Texas and Dover. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Burton to Make 500th Consecutive Start
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Burton will make his 500th consecutive start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. … Read entire article »
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The Long And Short Of It Is Bullrings Rule
Guest Column By Cathy Elliott A little over a decade ago, Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s current vice president of corporate communications who then served as president of Darlington Raceway, took masterful advantage of what could have been a discouraging situation. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Terry Labonte Gatorade Duel Race Report
Terry Labonte and the No. 66 Window World Toyota, fielded by Prism Motorsports, finished 19th in the first Gatorade Duel 150 qualifying race Thursday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway. With the race determining the starting lineup for Sunday’s Daytona 500, Labonte and the Prism Motorsports team were already locked into the field. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Prism Motorsports Teams with Window World and Terry Labonte for Daytona
From a Window World press release Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Terry Labonte inked a deal that puts him behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry fielded by newly-formed Prism Motorsports for the 2009 “Daytona 500”. In making the announcement, team co-owners Phil Parsons and Randy Humphrey also indicated that they expect to compete in the full 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule. Window World, based in motorsports tradition-steeped North Wilkesboro, NC, will provide sponsorship for Labonte’s Daytona effort. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Terry Labonte Attempting to Qualify for Daytona 500
Prism Motorsports, one of the many new Sprint Cup teams has announced that two time Winston Cup champion Terry Labonte will be trying to qualify for the Daytona 500 next month. Labonte will be able to use the past champion’s provisional to make the field if Tony Stewart gets in through one of the Gatorade Duel’s. … Read entire article »
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