KHI & DOLLAR GENERAL PRESS CONFERENCE: Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) and the Dollar General Corporation have scheduled a press conference on Friday, November 3 at 2:00 p.m. in the Texas Motor Speedway media center. KHI and Dollar General will discuss 2007 program plans and the driver line-up. Preceding the announcement a question and answer session will take place, followed by a photo opportunity.

HOME SWEET HOME: Bobby Labonte will return to his home state this weekend to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series events. Labonte’s hometown is Corpus Christi, Texas which is a six hour trip from Texas Motor Speedway. Labonte began racing quarter-midgets in 1969 and by 1970 had won his first national quarter-midget race. By 1978, Labonte had moved up to compete in go-karts and eventually moved from Corpus Christi, Texas to North Carolina in 1979.

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Race Info
November 4, 2006
Texas Motor Speedway
O’Reilly Challenge

Race length: 200 laps / 300 miles
Banking/Turns: 24-degree banking
Track layout: 1.5-mile
Shape: tri-oval

Pre-Race Schedule—Friday 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Practice, 10:55 – 11:55 a.m. Final Practice, 5:35 p.m. Qualifying

TV – The O’Reilly Challenge can be seen live on TNT at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Radio - The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will broadcast the race live at 1:30 p.m. ET.

No. 77 Dollar General stores Monte Carlo SS Specs
Chassis: 010
Car History: Previously raced in both Bristol events and the second race at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway in 2006.
Engine: RCR