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United Way 300 presented by Yellow and Sprint - Bobby Labonte Notes

BOBBY LABONTE UNITED WAY 300 NOTES AND QUOTES

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005 – The following are Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods and United Way 300 pre-race notes and quotes for Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet (NEXTEL Cup) and No. 19 Banquet Chevrolet (Busch Series) for Joe Gibbs Racing.

UNITED WAY 300 PRE-RACE NOTES:

The United Way 300 is the sixth of eight Busch Series races the Labonte will compete in for Joe Gibbs Racing and ConAgra Foods. Labonte finished sixth at Charlotte, 16th at Chicagoland, seventh at Michigan, 10th at Bristol and eighth at Richmond. In addition to Kansas, Labonte will compete at: Texas, Nov. 6 (Slim Jim), and Phoenix, Nov. 12 (Slim Jim).

Labonte has 169 starts in Busch Series competition and has scored nine wins, 48 top-fives and 93 top-10 finishes. He has finished in the top-10 in 55 percent of his Busch Series starts.

Labonte won the 1991 Busch Series championship on the strength of two wins and 21 top-five finishes. He lost the 1992 title by just three points to Joe Nemechek. The three-point margin is the closest points finish in the history of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series or Craftsman Truck Series competition.

Labonte made his Busch Series debut in 1982 at Martinsville Speedway. He finished 30th and won $220. He then competed in the two races in 1985, six in 1988 and seven in 1989 before competing full-time for the first time in 1990.

Labonte’s last Busch Series victory came in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 March 21, 1998 at Darlington Raceway in the No. 44 Shell Pontiac.

The primary car for the United Way 300 is Chassis No. 1959, which used earlier this year at Charlotte (sixth), Chicagoland (16th) and Michigan (seventh).

The back-up car is chassis No. 1958, which Labonte used at Bristol to finish 10th.

KANSAS PRE-RACE QUOTE:
BOBBY LABONTE (No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, No. 19 Banquet Chevrolet; 2000 NASCAR Champion, 1991 Busch Series Champion): “Kansas has not been the best of tracks for me. I really like the track and think it's a great facility, but we’ve never really finished well there. Hopefully we can turn that around. We’re running the Busch race in the Banquet car which is a pretty neat deal since Banquet and ConAgra Foods also are the title sponsor of the Cup race. Hopefully, we can put on a good show for them.”

No. 19 Banquet Chevrolet Crew List

Crew Chief: Doug Hewitt

Car Chief: Bill Henderson

Engineer: Dave Vanderhaar

Engine Tuner: Chris Woodward

Shocks: Dave Poronto

Tires: Brandon Baker

Mechanic: Kevin Kelly

Mechanic: Micheal Sibley

Spotter: Rick Cordell

Truck Driver: Vic Maguire

Front Tire Changer: Gus Hinton

Rear Tire Changer: Kyle Power

Front Tire Carrier: Chad Edwards

Rear Tire Carrier: Jody Forston

Gas Man: Scott Wood

Catch Can: John Eicher

Jackman: Chris Webb

Scorer: Sharon Hewitt

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