Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Robert Allen "Bobby" Labonteis an American professional stock car racing driver. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, he currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for Go FAS Racing, and the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth8 May 1964
CityCorpus Christi, TX
stock
We're going to be like the stock market. We're going to be up and down.
build finish gives good
A top-five finish in the 150 is a good start. It gives us something to build on for Sunday.
along best cherish continued drivers friend great past several success teammate tony wish
Tony Stewart has been a great teammate and friend for the past several years and is one of the best drivers that has come along in a long time. I wish him continued success and will always cherish our friendship.
banking decent february handle hopefully improve less racetrack ran success track won
We've had some success at Fontana, but have never won there. It's a lot like Michigan, which is a track I really like, but the banking is a little less at California. I like the racetrack and, hopefully, we'll have some success there this weekend. We ran decent in February at Fontana, but we never really got a handle on the car. Hopefully we'll improve on that this week.
best shot
I'd like to think we have the best shot here, but I'm not going to say that.
needed signs telling
Signs were telling me that this is what I needed to do,
sports passion thinking
The competition is a big part of it [racing] - the passion you have for the sport and the knowledge you have. You're not just going to wake up one day and say, " think I'll do something different." This is what I've done my whole life. My competitive nature and my passion for the sport, those are the things that keep you wanting to do better.
race track better-person
You learn how to be a better person not just on the [race] track, but all around.
praying ifs
If you're going to hope for a change, you'd better start to pray for a change. If you're just hoping, you ain't going anywhere.
regret winning race
I will always cherish the times at JGR. The only thing that I regret is that we didn't win more races and/or championships.
decent lap practice ran screwed
We ran a lap in practice that I screwed up on but will still ran a decent lap,
asked driving land lane mean people victory
People have asked me, 'Hey, what do you think about driving the 43 car?' I say it's great, and it's going to be even better when we land in Victory Lane one day. That's when it's going to really mean something.
coolest drive opportunity similar
I think we think alike. We drive similar setups, I think. It feel like it's the coolest opportunity.
cars handful lane meaningful nearly unless victory
It is exciting. It is real meaningful if you are in Victory Lane with it. That is what we want to do. There are only a handful of cars that have that kind of meaning to it. Richard's car is one of them. But it isn't going to mean nearly as much unless you do something with it.