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
consistent forward happy longer looking race ran runs spend time tires trim truck turning
We are pretty good. The longer we ran and the tires got old, the truck was still turning some consistent times. I think we are going to race very well. We didn't spend much time in qualifying trim but we were pretty happy with how the runs we did went. I am looking forward to qualifying and then tomorrow's race.
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,
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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.
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.
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Michigan has always been my favorite track. It just has everything going for it. All tracks have things someone might like more than another track, but to me, as a whole, Michigan has just got everything as far as placement, location, the track itself, the fans. A little bit of everything just seems like it goes a long way there. It's always a treat to go to Michigan, and when you run good there it helps. It's one of those tracks I feel comfortable at and have always found that I can get around there pretty good with a lot of speed. I'm looking forward to doing both the Cup and Busch events this weekend. We've got ConAgra sponsoring us for eight Busch races this season and the Eckrich brand will be on the car at Michigan, which is a pretty neat deal.
bristol car fast good last prove race remember sit talk week
Last week was last week. I've got to remember that. What we did last week was good for our race team, but we've got to keep doing that. ...We went to Bristol with a fast enough car where we could have won. ...We think we can do more. We've just got to go prove it. You can't just sit here and talk about it.
good lacking might people
I see a lot of good opportunities there. They're not lacking like some people might think.
coolest drive opportunity similar
I think we think alike. We drive similar setups, I think. It feel like it's the coolest opportunity.
car certain charlotte job
The paving job is really nice. You've still got your Charlotte characteristics to a certain extent, but it's a lot smoother. The car really sticks, so it is really fast.
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It's going to be a crapshoot at Talladega. It always is. It doesn't matter where you start at places like this and Daytona. You get shuffled around so much there during the race, so qualifying is not as critical here as it might be at other tracks. The important thing is to be there at the end and see what happens. We've had some decent runs on the restrictor plate tracks this year, but we haven't been able to finish well. We've run up front at times and the cars have been good. Hopefully, we can miss everything this weekend and get a good finish.