The following season, he competed at Concord Motorsports Park, winning six times, and ran six more Busch races, finishing 16th at Darlington Raceway. In 1987, Labonte won 12 races at Caraway Speedway, clinching the track championship, in addition to working for Jay Hedgecock. Labonte's main success came driving late-model stock cars. The next season, Bobby prepared his car, which Terry drove, and Terry won his first Busch pole position and finished second at Road Atlanta. In his next race, though, he finished in 17th, his best finish so far. In his first race, he finished 30th, bringing home only $220. Labonte returned to the Busch Series in 1985, running two races in a car he owned himself at Martinsville. Following his graduation from Trinity High School, he worked as a fabricator on Terry's cars at Hagan Racing. Bobby made his Busch Series debut in 1982 at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 30th. In 1980, Bobby made his NASCAR International Sedan Series debut in Atlanta, finishing third. In 1978, he advanced to the go-kart ranks but moved to North Carolina with his family following older brother Terry's advancement to the Winston Cup Series. From then until 1977, he drove in quarter-midgets throughout the United States, winning many races. He began racing in 1969 in quarter midgets in his home state of Texas, winning his first feature race one year later. Labonte was born on May 8, 1964, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Labonte is also the first driver to complete the NASCAR Triple Threat at the same track, by winning races at Martinsville in each of NASCAR's top three racing series. ( Ned Jarrett previously won both under the old points championship format). He is also the uncle of former Xfinity Series race winner Justin Labonte.Ī native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Labonte is the first driver to have won both the Winston Cup championship ( 2000) and the Busch Series championship ( 1991) in both series current touring form. He and his older brother, Terry Labonte, are one of only two pairs of brothers to have both won the Cup championships (along with Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch). Labonte is the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion. He also currently competes full-time in the Superstar Racing Experience, driving the No. Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for NASCAR on Fox. Statistics current as of February 3, 2022. Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)ġ996 GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 ( Phoenix) Oldest winner of a Superstar Racing Experience race (58 years, 2 months, and 1 day old at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 2022) SHIPPING CHARGES DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DUTIES OR TARIFFS OUTSIDE THE U.S.Labonte at Talladega Superspeedway in 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUYERS EMAIL FOR SHIPPING COST BEFORE YOU BUY WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL ONLY. CAR WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED FOR SHIPPING Delivery confirmation in the U.S. BOX SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM STORAGE AND HANDLING-CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION. 1:24 SCALE REVELL COLLECTIBLE - 1 OF 2,004 - DIE CAST REPLICA, 2000 PONTIAC "GRAND PRIX" NASCAR CUP SERIES - HOME DEPOT - DRIVER: TONY STEWART #20 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - CLEAR PLASTIC DISPLAY CASE-CAR IS 1,340 OF 2,004 CAR IS BRAND NEW, REMOVED FROM BOX FOR PICTURES. Item: 334134064208 1:24 SCALE REVELL #20 DRIVER TONY STEWART 2000 PONTIAC "GRAND PRIX" HOME DEPOT.
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