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Articles tagged ‘Bobby Labonte’

Jun 23
Tuesday

This Week in Ford Racing – Loudon, New Hampshire With NSCS Drivers Kenseth, Biffle and Labonte

The last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series raced at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a Ford ended up in Victory Lane as Greg Biffle started the 10-race Chase with his second win of the season. Ford drivers Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte and Biffle talked about the flat one-mile oval and their hopes for Sunday’s race. MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion – DO YOU FEEL YOUR TEAM IS MAKING PROGRESS? “At times. It’s not like a steady uphill graph where we’ve been doing a little bit better every week and we keep getting better and we’re almost there. We have about a four-week run where we were running pretty good and then we had a ... FULL STORY »

Ask.com Team Finishes 20th at Home Track; Labonte Spins Out While in Top-15

SONOMA, Calif. (June 21, 2009) – Bobby Labonte and the Ask.com team finished 20th yesterday in the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway after a spinout halfway through the 110-lap event removed Labonte from the top fifteen. Ask.com, headquartered in Oakland, ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing NSCS Teams Post-Toyota/Save Mart 350 Qualifying Recaps

CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Qualified 34th) – “I needed one more run in practice. We changed some stuff there for that lap and I think the car would have been better, but it took me ... FULL STORY »

Walk Where the Legends Race at Motor Racing Outreach and Speedway Children’s Charities Track Walk at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

LOUDON, N.H. (June 19, 2009) - Fans have the unique chance to walk in the tire tracks of their favorite NASCAR heroes during the Motor Racing Outreach and Speedway Children's Charities Track Walk on New Hampshire Motor Speedway's oval. On Saturday, ... FULL STORY »

Local and Regional Racers, Tracks Continue to Make Progress in Safety

Racing insiders share opinions following Benson accident Huntersville, N.C. (June 15, 2008) - Johnny Benson Jr.’s wreck at Berlin Raceway, located in Marne, Michigan, has the racing community being reminded how important safety is at all levels of racing. During Saturday's ISMA ... FULL STORY »

Bobby Labonte Finishes 28th at Michigan After Fuel Conservation Woes Field

BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 14, 2009) – Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ask.com team fought a tight race car and finished 28th today in the LifeLock 400 at Labonte’s favorite track, Michigan International Speedway. Fuel gambling from other teams kept ... FULL STORY »

Ford NSCS Teams Post-LifeLock 400 Qualifying Recaps

DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion (Qualified 23rd) – FIRST ONE OUT. ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE? “I don’t think it’s an advantage by any means. I think later on today, as the track cools down, a ... FULL STORY »



Fuel Gamble Squashes Solid Finish for Bobby Labonte and the Ask.com Team at Pocono
Posted 06.07.09
LONG POND, Pa. (June 7, 2009) – A fuel gamble at the end of Sunday’s Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway did not produce the finish for Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ask.com team after the Ford Fusion came up short by a mere half lap. Labonte coasted across the ...FULL STORY »
Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 96 Ask.com Ford Fusion talks about racing at Pocono Raceway
Posted 06.03.09
[audio:http://www.catchfence.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bl_pocono.mp3] Audio: Bobby Labonte on Pocono “I think for Pocono, the length of the track (is long). When you think of some of the tracks that got shortened from 500 to 400 miles, I didn’t mind it. Pocono is one of those that never has gotten shortened. I’m not so sure, 400 ...FULL STORY »
This Week in Ford Racing – Pocono 500 With Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte, Jamie McMurray and Paul Menard
Posted 06.02.09
The month of June kicks off with the first of two visits to Pocono Raceway and a few Ford drivers talked about what they like about the triangular-shaped race track and whether or not the length of the race should be shortened. Bobby Labonte (3) and Carl Edwards (2) ...FULL STORY »
Bobby Labonte Penalized on Pit Road in Dover, Finishes 28th
Posted 06.01.09
DOVER, DEL. (May 31, 2009) – Bobby Labonte, in the No. 96 Ask.com Ford Fusion, raced his way to a 28th-place finish in yesterday’s Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway after penalties on pit road forced Labonte three laps down. Labonte, who ran among the top 10 earlier in ...FULL STORY »
Crew Chief Change Can Affect Team Chemistry and Success
Posted 05.28.09
Racing Insiders React to Switch on Earnhardt Jr. Team Huntersville, N.C. (May 28 2009) – A much-anticipated crew chief shakeup on Dale Earnhardt Jr's team is the talk of the motorsports world today. Hendrick Motorsports announced that Tony Eury Jr. is out and Lance McGrew is in after a ...FULL STORY »
Bobby Labonte Finishes 12th in Prolonged Coca-Cola 600
Posted 05.26.09
CONCORD, N.C. (May 26, 2009) – Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ask.com team finished 12th in yesterday’s rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The postponed race from Sunday evening’s rainout left the field again waiting out rain showers until the race was officially deemed complete at lap 227 ...FULL STORY »
Bobby Labonte Takes Charlotte Fifth Grader on a Ride She’ll Never Forget in the Ask.com Safe Search Schools Program
Posted 05.21.09
Most students would probably compare taking their end of year tests to sitting in a dentist’s chair. However, on Thursday, Brittany Osborne of J.V. Washam Elementary in Cornelius, N.C. could not wait to get started on her tests, because she knew when they were over, she would get to ...FULL STORY »
Ford NSCS Teams Post-Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying Recaps
Posted 05.21.09
BOBBY LABONTE – No. 96 Ask.com Ford Fusion (Qualified 20th) – “That was OK. It wasn’t anything spectacular. We’re still just fighting a little bit of overall grip and trying to figure out why, but I’m sure we’ll have a day to think on it tomorrow and see ...FULL STORY »
This Week in Ford Racing – Coca-Cola 600: NSCS Driver Bobby Labonte
Posted 05.19.09
Bobby Labonte’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win came in 1995 when he captured the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for Joe Gibbs Racing. Labonte, driver of the No. 96 Ask.com Ford Fusion, recalled that special night as he gears up for the 2009 Memorial Day Weekend spectacular. BOBBY ...FULL STORY »


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