Bobby Labonte
No. 77 Dollar General Stores Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Team Report
NASCAR Busch Series Race 31 of 35 – Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway
LOWE’S (N.C.) MOTOR SPEEDWAY FACTS & STATS:
LABONTE TO MAKE HIS 22nd START at LMS: Bobby Labonte will make his 22nd NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) start at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway (LMS) on October 12 for the Dollar General 300. In 21 NBS starts, Labonte has an average starting position of 16th and an average finishing position of 15.5.
FANS WILL BE SEEING DOUBLE: For the Dollar General 300 under the lights at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway, fans will have to pay close attention to the cars driven by Kevin Harvick and Bobby Labonte. Adorned with the Dollar General platinum paint scheme, Harvick will be behind the wheel of the No. 33 and Labonte will pilot the No. 77.
RACE RECORD HOLDER: Bobby Labonte holds the race record, for the fastest average race speed, at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway (LMS) in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS). Labonte won the 600-mile event on May 28, 1995 and holds the record for 151.952 mph (miles per hour). Labonte has also won at LMS in the NNCS in 2000.
A LADY AMONG THE MEN: The No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet team owner, DeLana Harvick, is 12th in Owner’s Points, 21 points back from 11th-place. DeLana Harvick is also ranked seventh in the Owner’s Points for the No. 33 NASCAR Busch Series entry.
WIN A FAST MILLION PROMOTION FINALE: Fans only have until October 13, 2007 to enter to win the Win a Fast Million sweepstakes. Entries will be accepted online at www.dollargeneral.com; through the mail by completing an official sweepstakes entry form available at all Dollar General stores; or by entering at an official Dollar General mobile marketing display located at the participating race events. kiosk. The Dollar General Win a Fast Million mobile display will be set up in the fan zone at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway. The display is located on the outside of the track in turn 1 and will be open to the public Friday, October 12 through Saturday, October 13. The Win a Fast Million sweepstakes winner will be selected on Monday, October 15 and will be rewarded an all-expenses paid trip to Homestead-Miami, Fla. The sweepstakes winner will have a chance to win $1 million if Bobby Labonte is declared the official winner of the Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Busch Series race.
QUICK NOTES:
Race Info
Date: October 12, 2007
Track: Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway
Event Name: Dollar General 300
Race length: 200 laps / 300 miles
Banking/Turns: 24-degrees
Track layout: 1.5-mile
Shape: Quad-Oval
Pre-Race Schedule:
Thursday:
Practice: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., ET
Final Practice: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., ET
Friday:
Qualifying: 4:05 p.m., ET
Broadcast Times:
TV: NASCAR Countdown pre-race coverage can be seen live on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m., ET, followed by the Dollar General 300 on ESPN2 at
8:00 p.m., ET.
Radio: The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will broadcast pre-race coverage at 7:30 p.m., ET.
No. 77 Dollar General stores Monte Carlo SS Specs
Chassis: 029
Car History: Kevin Harvick raced chassis No. 029 at Kansas Speedway to a 13th-place finish.
Engine: RCR
