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Bobby LaBonte Biography

Bobby LaBonte is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. NASCAR driver who took home his first Winston Cup Series championship in 2000 Winston Cup Series Championship.

He was second to He finished second behind Jeff Gordon in the 1993 Rookie of the Year honors. in the 1993 Rookie of Year award in 1993.

In his inaugural season in the famous No. 43 car, Labonte collected three Top 5’s and eight Top 10’s. His Top 5’s included an impressive run at the Martinsville Speedway, where he finished third after being in contention for the win much of the day. He ended up finishing 21st in the points standings, three spots better than he did two years before.

Labonte was born on May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He began racing in 1969 in quarter midgets in his home state of Texas, winning his first feature race one year later. From then until 1977, he drove in quarter-midgets throughout the United States, winning many races. 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. In 1980, Bobby made his NASCAR International Sedan Series debut in Atlanta, finishing third. Bobby made his Busch Series debut in 1982 at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 30th. Following his graduation from Trinity High School, he worked as a fabricator on Terry’s cars at Hagan Racing. Labonte returned to the Busch Series in 1985, running two races in a car he owned himself at Martinsville. In his first race, he finished 30th, bringing home only $220. In his next race, though, he finished in 17th, his best finish so far.

He had a son and a daughter with his wife of more than twenty years. Donna.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Labonte’s main success came driving late-model stock cars. In 1987, Labonte won 12 races at Caraway Speedway, clinching the track championship, in addition to working for Jay Hedgecock. The following season, he competed at Concord Motorsports Park, winning six times, and ran six more Busch races, finishing 16th at Darlington Raceway. The next season, he ran seven more Busch Series races and had his first top-five finish at North Carolina Speedway. He had two more top-10s that year.

Bobby LaBonte Net Worth

Bobby LaBonte is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bobby LaBonte's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began racing quarter-midgets and then moved on to go-karts and then was able to join his brother at NASCAR.

He also opened the frozen yogurt store Red Mango located in High Point, North Carolina.

A deal to run for James Finch in additional races fell through, thus Labonte did not make another start for the first half of the season. Instead, he tested cars for Richard Childress Racing. At the summer Daytona race, he drove the No. 33 RCR Chevrolet that Brian Scott had driven to the pole at Talladega, running under the Circle Sport banner. Labonte qualified 4th and contended for the lead at the beginning of the race, but was caught up in the Big One, finishing 26th. Tommy Baldwin Racing would field the No. 37 car with Accell Construction as the sponsor for Labonte at Indianapolis.

By 1990, Labonte had finally earned enough money to race in the Busch Series full-time. He founded his own team, and drove the No. 44 Oldsmobile. He was successful, winning two poles (both at Bristol Motor Speedway), scoring six top-5s, and 17 top-10s. He ended up finishing fourth in the standings and was also voted the Busch Series’ “Most Popular Driver.”

His 1992 season was a successful one, and he ended up winning three races (at Lanier, Hickory, and Martinsville respectively), but lost the championship title to Joe Nemechek by three points. That championship finish is, to date, the second closest finish in the history of NASCAR’s top three series (behind the tiebreaker between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards in the Sprint Cup Series in 2011).

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Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota for RDV Competition, and is an analyst on NASCAR RaceDay for FOX Sports. 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). He is also the uncle of former Xfinity Series race winner Justin Labonte.

At the end of the 1994 season, Labonte departed to replace Dale Jarrett as the driver of the No.18 Interstate Batteries-sponsored Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing. Labonte would pick up his first career win in the Coca-Cola 600 in 1995, a win he would call in 2018 the favorite of his career. He would also go on to sweep the races at Michigan and finish 10th in the standings.

Who is Bobby LaBonte Dating?

According to our records, Bobby LaBonte married to Kristin Labonte , Donna Labonte . As of December 1, 2023, Bobby LaBonte’s is not dating anyone.

In 1993, Labonte was called up by Bill Davis Racing to drive in the Winston Cup Series. He signed a contract to drive the No. 22 Ford Thunderbird. In his rookie season, he won his first pole at Richmond International Raceway, collected six top-10s and finished 19th in points. He was also second place behind Jeff Gordon for Rookie of the Year honors. He also competed in two Busch Series races, winning a pole and finishing second and 24th respectively. Also, Labonte continued to operate his main Busch Series team, hiring David Green to drive for him. Green finished third in points for Bobby Labonte Racing.

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The next season, 1994, Labonte achieved his second major success as a car owner when his Busch Series driver, David Green, won the championship. It was the second championship, and fifth top-five points finish in five years for Bobby Labonte Racing. He also ran in the Busch Series himself, making 12 starts and earning a victory at Michigan in August. In addition to his Busch Series exploits, Bobby continued running full-time in the Winston Cup series for Bill Davis Racing. He collected one top-5 and two top-10s and finished 21st in the standings, just missing out on the top 20 because of Todd Bodine’s two-position points standings gain in the final race of the season.

What does Bobby Labonte do now?

Labonte is a happy man, doing what he’s doing these days. He still watches NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races on TV and occasionally shows up at a few race tracks including Martinsville, Darlington, Bristol and Charlotte, as well as his regular duties as an in-studio analyst for FOX Sports.

How old are Terry and Bobby Labonte?

“I think the best thing I could do is call my dad first to find out if he (Terry) called him,” said Bobby Labonte, who at 33 is 7 1/2 years younger than 41-year-old Terry.

Did Bobby Labonte win Daytona 500?

10: Bobby Labonte It is truly is amazing that neither Labonte has never won the prestigious race. With 19 attempts at a Daytona 500 victory, he only came close in 1998 when he finished second to Dale Earnhardt.

Are Terry and Bobby Labonte brothers?

The Labonte brothers, Bobby and Terry, are from Texas. Both brothers started their racing careers in quarter midgets. The older of the two, Terry, made his NASCAR debut in 1978 for Hagen Racing. Terry won his first NASCAR race at Darlington in 1980 and his first championship in 1984.

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