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Team: JTG Daugherty Racing-47
Age / DOB:  (49) / 5/8/1964
Ht / Wt:  5'9" / 175

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Bobby Labonte's first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career win occurred during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 1995.
His second win at Charlotte, took place on October 8, 2000. He has six runner-up finishes. In 40 starts at the 1.5-mile home track, he has two victories, three poles, 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes and has led 807 laps. His average start is 15.675 and his average finish is 15.500.-JTG Daugherty Racing May 22 - 10:57 PM

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Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte makes his 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend during the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

He is the 14th driver to be able to accomplish that feat. At Talladega Superspeedway, Labonte has one win, one pole, six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. He has led 154 laps. His average start is 21.375 and his average finish is 18.850. In 699 career starts, Labonte has 21 wins, 115 top-fives and 201 top-10 finishes.-JTG Daugherty Racing
May 1 - 8:21 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte has one pole award, four top-five, and 10 top-10 finishes and has led 161 laps at Richmond International Raceway.

His average start is 19.725 and his average finish is 19.250. The Corpus Christi, Texas-native's best finish is second twice occurring on 9/11/99 and 5/3/03. The 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion is currently 28th in the drivers points standings, 184 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson. Labonte is only 113 points out of 10th place.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Apr 24 - 8:17 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Martinsville Speedway has held 128 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races where there have been 57 pole winners and 47 race winners.

Bobby Labonte is one of those drivers that owns a pole (4/23/95) and a victory (4/14/02) and has six top-five and 14 top-10 finishes at the .526-mile short track. The 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has led 320 laps at Martinsville. He also won a NASCAR Nationwide Series race (10/18/92) at the venue.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Apr 5 - 12:48 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Auto Club Speedway has hosted 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races with 14 race winners and 15 pole winners.

Bobby Labonte has competed in all events collecting four top-five, five top-10 and one pole (2001). He came close to winning two times finishing second on 4/27/03 and 4/30/00. His average start is 24.087 and average finish is 21.043. The 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has led 33 laps. The Corpus Christi, Texas-native is currently 29th in the points standings, 100 points behind leader Brad Keselowski.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Mar 20 - 7:29 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte's performances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) includes 15 starts, two pole awards, four top-five, five top-10 and has led 32 laps.

His best finish at LVMS is fourth (3/2/03). Last season, Labonte started 24th and finished 26th with JTG Daugherty Racing. The team is thriving and banking on having a better finish this time around. They will have a full day of testing on Thursday at LVMS.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Mar 5 - 9:53 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte's best finish at Phoenix International Speedway (PIR) is third-place (11/7/99) and his best start is first (10/27/96).

Labonte has 28 starts at PIR, three top-five and nine top-10 finishes. The 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has led eight races for 68 laps. His average finish is 18.2. The Corpus Christi, Texas-native is currently 14th in the points standings.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Feb 27 - 12:55 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the fifth practice for the Sprint Cup Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

His average of 194.094 mph in the No. 47 Toyota Camry was best of the five cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 43 Aric Almirola (194.082 mph), No. 98 Michael McDowell (194.070 mph), No. 31 Jeff Burton (193.973 mph) and No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (193.967 mph) are the rest on this list.
Feb 22 - 2:48 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

After starting 20th in Duel 1 at Daytona, Bobby Labonte's first appearance in the top 10 was at lap 7 of the 150-mile qualifying race.

As the race advanced, his No. 47 Kroger/USO Toyota Camry was tight-handling off of Turn 4 during the 60-lap event. Also, when the 23-car pack made pit stops at different times, it broke the field up. Labonte came in alone at lap 38 for right-side tires. A caution around lap 52 involving Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Trevor Bayne and others brought the field back together. With four to go, NASCAR turned the field loose. Labonte was credited with a 11th-place finish. He will start 23rd in Sunday's race.-JTG Daugherty
Feb 21 - 7:49 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion driver Bobby Labonte seeks to capture his first-ever Daytona 500 victory at Daytona International Speedway.

The 21-time winner's career-best finish at the 2.5-mile tri-oval is second, which occurred twice in 1998 from pole position in the Daytona 500 and in the race later that season in October. Collectively, he has six top-five and 10 top-10 finishes at Daytona. His best finish at the superspeedway with JTG Daugherty Racing is fourth in the 2011 Daytona 500. Labonte finished 23rd in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings with two top-10 finishes.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Feb 15 - 8:11 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Bobby Labonte and his JTG Daugherty Racing team are well prepared to make single car runs and also mix it up in the draft with the 2013 No. 47 Toyota Camry during the Daytona Preseason Thunder test session (January 10-12) at the 2.5-mile tri-oval.

"We obviously already tested at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the new car and now we're ready to tackle Daytona," said 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte. "We've been gearing up for Daytona during the off season and we've got a couple cars ready to go."-JTG Daugherty Racing
Jan 10 - 11:36 AM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

JTG Daugherty Racing inked Brian Burns to return as crew chief of the No. 47 Toyota Camry with driver Bobby Labonte for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

With Burns and the addition of general manager Bobby Hutchens, the team made forward progress and turned in some respectable finishes. Near the end of the season, Burns served as interim crew chief for Labonte in the final six events and then moved to the Harrisburg, N.C. shop at the beginning of 2012. Midseason Burns was at the helm again when crew chief and general manager Todd Berrier parted ways with the team.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Tue, Dec 11, 2012 11:09:00 AM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

Next year, Bobby Labonte will return to the seat of the No. 47 Toyota Camry that is sponsored by Clorox this weekend in the 267-lap event at the 1.5-mile oval.

Labonte, who finished 15th in the most recent event at Phoenix, aims to finish the season on a high note in Homestead. He has experienced a good bit of success at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 21-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner has recorded one victory, three top-five and four top-10 finishes in 13 visits.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 08:58:00 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

"This is my first time on the new (Kansas Speedway) surface and from the people I have talked to and what I had read, the track is pretty smooth with progressive banking," Bobby Labonte said.

He believes the track will have a different feel for the 267-lap race that was won by Denny Hamlin in April. "After practice and qualifying the track will probably change some," Labonte said. "I feel like it will be like Michigan. David Green came here not long ago with the driving school and helped put some rubber down for the race. He could tell a difference in the track. It could be multiple lanes, which is something that you might not usually see on a newly paved track. I’m pretty excited about it and looking forward to this weekend."-JTG Daugherty Racing
Wed, Oct 17, 2012 08:05:00 PM
Bobby Labonte - JTG Daugherty Racing-47

In 35 starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte has five top-five, 11 top-10 finishes and has led 72 laps at the 1.058-mile oval.

Earlier this season, Labonte was credited with a 23rd-place finish after starting 18th in the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 and he looks to improve upon that on Sunday. There has been 21 race winners at Loudon. Labonte came close during his 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship year posting a second-place finish (9/17/00) behind Jeff Burton after starting from pole position.-JTG Daugherty Racing
Tue, Sep 18, 2012 07:32:00 PM