Top drivers sell tickets:
Dennis Godfrey
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 24, 2007 12:00 AM
Fans had varying reasons to show up at Phoenix International Raceway headquarters in Avondale on Wednesday.
There were Carl Edwards fans. There were Bobby Labonte fans. There were those who are just all-purpose NASCAR fans.
There were retirees. There were those who took the day off and drove a hundred miles or more. One or two called in sick and then looked nervously at the TV cameras recording the promotional event."
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Top drivers sell tickets
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Repeat of Survival Of The Fastest on Sun. Morning
If you missed the first airing of "Survival Of The Fastest" on Speed TV, a quick guide search shows that Speed will be re-airing the premiere on Sunday morning, Feb 25, at 8am eastern, 7am central.
30 minutes long, the episode crammed in info about pre-season testing, speedweeks, and the Daytona 500 for the Petty Racing 43 and 45 cars.
At the end, they advertised for another episode to be broadcast next weekend with the continuing adventures of Petty Racing at this weekend's California race event.
Don't miss Survival of the Fastest on Speed
Speed TV has a new behind the scenes series this year called "Survival of the Fastest". The first episode will be on Febuary 24 at 6:30pm EST/ 5:30pm CST (right after final Nextel Practice) and this first episode features Petty Racing getting ready for this season. Get your DVR's ready!
Friday, February 23, 2007
Bobby Labonte tackles dirt track racing as an owner
Bobby Labonte Motorsports / Earl Pearson Jr.:: Back to Back to Back National Dirtcar Champion: "Bobby Labonte has earned his place in NASCAR’s record books, winning championships in both the Nextel Cup and Busch series. He’s got 21 Cup wins, including the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2000, and an IROC title.
All of that was accomplished on paved tracks. His immediate future as a race team owner, however, will have driver Earl Pearson Jr. tackling dirt tracks from Florida through the Dakotas.
Labonte’s the latest in a long line of NASCAR stars to be bitten by the dirt stock car bug. Last month, he purchased the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team from Carlton and Kemp Lamm — a team which was still celebrating its third consecutive national championship with Pearson behind the wheel. The sale ended a six-year collaboration for the Lamms and Pearsons, one which saw them make more than 30 trips to victory lane in the past four years.
It’s a venture for which Labonte seems genuinely more excited than piloting his famed No. 43 Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series for Petty Enterprises.
“Some people think I’m crazy for buying a dirt team, but I look at some of these other guys I race with in Nextel Cup and I’m no different than they are,” Labonte said. “The Nextel Cup thing is so pressured, you need some way to turn it off, and this is how I choose to do it.
“I’m not Tony Stewart or Kenny Schrader or Bill Elliott — I’m not going to be flying off here and there to drive a dirt car. If I get to race one time a year, I’m fine with it. I just wanted to be involved in it.”
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Labonte Heads To California Better Than Before
That's Racin' | 02/21/2007 | Labonte Heads To California Better Than Before: "Labonte Heads To California Better Than Before
This weekend, Bobby Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team head to the two-mile California Speedway, located in the city of Fontana, for Sunday’s Auto Club 500. It’s the first race of the season where teams will not have to worry about a ‘plate’ on their engine. In many cases teams feel like this is when the ‘real’ race season starts."
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Did you hear the one about Bobby and the Beaver?
NASCAR.COM - Labonte hunting exploits challenge HOA standard - Jan 10, 2007
By Ryan Smithson, NASCAR.COM
"Someone asked Labonte what he did in the offseason. Usually, a driver will mention vacation or trips to Kentucky and Nashville to test. Labonte had something different, even if this was only one day of his time off. In his words:
"I got up one morning to go do a photo shoot and I noticed a weeping willow down in the backyard, in the pond. So I told my brother-in-law, who was showing up, 'Check that out. I think a beaver got it.'
"I got back that afternoon, and he said, 'You're right, a beaver got it, a guy was here working on your house today, said [to] leave some limbs in the pond, and the beaver will come back tonight and get it.'
"I said, 'All right.' So I got my pistol out and I got my rifle out and I called my nephew with a spotlight, and got back from dinner, we are sitting there. Lo and behold, here comes this beaver coming up the water.
"So..."
Super 8 now official lodging for 43 car
HOTELS magazine: "Rosanne Zusman, Super 8 vice president of marketing, announced that the brand has signed an agreement with Petty Enterprises to become the official lodging sponsor of the Number 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge driven by Bobby Labonte,
a past Nextel Cup series champion.
“Research has shown that nearly 40 percent of our guests are interested in NASCAR, and our continued association with racing has created a definite preference for the Super 8 brand,” said Zusman. “Investing in this sponsorship is an efficient and effective use of marketing funds.”
As part of the sponsorship, the Super 8 logo will be displayed prominently on the race car, driver and crew team uniforms, team trailers, pit boxes and transporters including merchandise haulers. "
Bobby to race 18 Busch races in 2007 for Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Incorporated | No. 77 BUSCH SERIES TEAM: "KHI's No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series team returns for its second year of full-time competition with a strong lineup of drivers that includes two multi-series Champions. Bobby Labonte is a Busch Series and Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) Series Champion while Kevin Harvick has earned two Busch Series titles and an IROC Series Championship. They'll be joined by Kertus Davis, who brings extensive knowledge of racecars and enormous potential to the team.
Labonte will compete in 18 events, Harvick will take the wheel for five and Davis will run 13 races in the 77 car.
'I'm very pleased to continue KHI's partnership with Dollar General,' said Kevin Harvick, co-owner and CEO of Kevin Harvick Inc. 'Dollar General and KHI share the same visions of growth and success. With Dollar General returning for a second full-time season, it will only build the teamwork and communication we have established.'
'I think this is a great opportunity to race in the NASCAR Busch Series,' said Bobby Labonte. 'Kevin Harvick has a great organization full of good people. The folks at Dollar General have been very supportive of this program and we are all hoping for a lot of success in the races we run together. I know this is a team that is capable of winning races and one that is competitive each time they come to the track. I think that's pretty exciting and we're looking forward to 2007 together.'"
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Cheerios Race For Books Program To Help Kids In Need
Cheerios Race For Books Program To Help Kids In Need: "Cheerios and nonprofit partner First Book® will donate 43 books for every lap that Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team complete during the entire 2007 race season. With a schedule that includes 36 races, Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team have the opportunity to earn more than 400,000 books for children in need.
“Cheerios is proud to announce the Race For Books program in 2007,” said Ricardo Fernandez, marketing manager for Cheerios. “Bobby is a true champion on and off the track. This is another chance to make a difference by earning books for children who need them. We are hoping for a successful 2007 season with the team on the track and making a big difference off the track as well.”
Labonte, a father of two, truly appreciates the importance of getting books to every child possible.
“As a father and professional racer I know how important reading is,” said Labonte. “Reading is a part of life every day. We are looking forward to success on the track in 2007, but now we can be winners off the track, too. I am proud to be associated with Cheerios and First Book. We are going to work as hard as we can to earn as many books as possible.”
This is not the first time that Cheerios, First Book and Labonte have teamed up to get books to kids in need. Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team earned more than 125,000 books in the final 10 races of 2006. He recorded four top-10 finishes during that stretch."
In-Car audio all season long
One of the new features for 2007 for NASCAR's TrackPass is in-car audio from 40 teams, including our favorite, the 43 Cheerios Dodge.
You can also go for the big-budget version of Race View and get three virtual cameras showing the race from Bobby's car's point of view, all day long.
Nice!
Details at http://www.nascar.com/trackpass/
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