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(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.
As of 2006, Labonte is the only 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).
Below is a list of all of the different NASCAR teams for which Bobby Labonte has driven at the Winston/Nextel Cup level, and the companies who sponsored him in each year.
- 2003 ( 2 wins) Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 ( Atlanta ), Ford 400 ( Homestead )
- 2002 ( 1 win ) Virginia 500 ( Martinsville )
- 2001 ( 2 wins) Pennsylvania 500 ( Pocono ), Napa 500 ( Atlanta )
- 2000 ( 4 wins) Dura Lube/Kmart 400 ( Rockingham ), Brickyard 400 ( Indianapolis ), Pepsi Southern 500 ( Darlington ), UAW-GM Quality 500 ( Charlotte ), Winston Cup Championship
- 1999 ( 5 wins) MBNA Platinum 400 ( Dover ), Pocono 500 ( Pocono ), Pennsylvania 500 ( Pocono ), Pepsi 400 Presented By Meijer ( Michigan ), Napa 500 ( Atlanta )
- 1998 ( 2 wins) Primestar 500 ( Atlanta ), DieHard 500 ( Talladega )
- 1997 ( 1 win ) Napa 500 ( Atlanta )
- 1996 ( 1 win ) Napa 500 ( Atlanta )
- 1995 ( 3 wins) Coca-Cola 600 ( Charlotte ), Miller High Life 400 ( Michigan ), GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 ( Michigan )
