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Bobby Labonte

Bobby Labonte
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career203 races run over 20 yearsBest finish1st (1991)First race1982Autumn 150 (Martinsville)Last race2016PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)First win1991Budweiser 250 (Bristol)Last win2007Aaron's 312 (Talladega)NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career10 races run over 5 yearsBest finish36th (2005)First race1996GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 (Phoenix)Last race2007Michigan 200 (Michigan)First win2005Kroger 250 (Martinsville)Statistics up to date as of February 3, 2022.

Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for NASCAR on Fox. He also currently competes part-time in the SMART Modified Tour, driving the No. 18L for Hermie Sadler and Bill Stanley. Labonte is the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. 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.

A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Labonte was the first driver (second overall) to have won both the Winston Cup championship (2000) and the Busch Series championship (1991) since Ned Jarrett and the first to do so under the revised points championship format. He also won the IROC title in 2001. 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.