Bobby Labonte

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Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American driver and drives for the Joe Gibbs NASCAR Racing Team in the Nextel Cup Series. His car, number 18, is sponsored by Interstate Batteries. Bobby's teammate is Tony Stewart. Jason Leffler was driving the third car in the Joe Gibbs team until his release on August 8, 2005. That car is now being driven by a team of drivers, including Bobby's brother Terry Labonte.

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May 8 - 1964 - American - Joe Gibbs - NASCAR - Nextel Cup - Interstate Batteries - Tony Stewart - Jason Leffler - August 8 - 2005 - Terry Labonte

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Labonte was the first driver to win both the NASCAR Winston Cup championship (2000) and the NASCAR Busch Series championship (1991). He also won the IROC (International Race Of Champions) title in 2001.

Related Topics:
Winston Cup - Busch Series - IROC

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Bobby was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. His older brother, Terry, is also a prominent NASCAR driver; the two are the only brothers to have both won the championship in NASCAR's top series (the other family pairs to have titles, Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett, are father-son combinations).

Related Topics:
Corpus Christi, Texas - Championship - Lee - Richard Petty - Ned - Dale Jarrett

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