eSoles® PROs : Bobby Labonte
Name
Bobby Labonte
Nationality
USA
Weight
155 lbs.
Height
5'9"
Profession
NASCAR Driver
Team
Petty Enterprises
Sports Activities
Cycling, Racquetball, Running and Golf.
Hobbies
Go Carts
Training
Training 1-2 hour most days that I am not racing or preparing to race
My Feet
Between travel, racing and training I am on my feet practically all day every day.
Why I use eSoles®
"I use eSoles because of the difference they make with how my body feels and performs on a daily basis. eSoles footbeds help me perform better with the demands of my busy racing, travel and training schedule"
My personal website
Achievements
2006
First season with Petty Enterprises driving the legendary No. 43 Cheerios Dodge.
Earned three top-five finishes
Eight top-ten finishes
3rd place at the fall Martinsville race.
2005
9th Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Grand American Rolex Series race
Started 20th and finished 43rd in Daytona 500
Scored first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory on April 9 at Martinsville
Became 12th driver to win in all three of NASCAR's top divisions
1st driver to win in all divisions at one track (Martinsville).
2004
12th in NEXTEL Cup Series point standings
Earned Bud Pole at Texas, marking the ninth time in the last 10 years he has won at least one Bud Pole
5 top-five
11 top-10 finishes
Started 13th and finished 11th in Daytona 500, his best finish since 2000 when he finished sixth.
Competed in three Busch Series races, his first since the 1999 season
Finished ninth at Texas driving for Richard Childress Racing as part of the ESGR program
Craftsman Truck Series: 3rd Martinsville, 29th at Miami (engine problems)
2003
2 wins en route to eighth-place finish in points (Atlanta race and Homestead)
4 Bud Poles (Las Vegas, Texas and Michigan x 2)
12 top five finishes
Led 497 laps
2002
Finished 16th in points
1 win (Martinsville)
Earned five top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes.
Finished fifth in IROC points.
2001
Finished 6th in points
2 wins (2nd Pocono and 2nd Atlanta race)
Started 39th en route to a victory at Atlanta (furthest back any race winner has started in a NEXTEL Cup race)
9 top-five finishes
20 top-10 finishes and won the Bud Pole at California.
40th in Daytona 500 after starting 37th.
Won International Race of Champions series title
Wins at Talladega and Indianapolis.
Victory at Indianapolis, coupled with 2000 Brickyard 400 victory, made him the first driver to win in two major series at Indy.
2000
Won NEXTEL Cup Championship on the strength of four wins and, along with brother Terry (1984 and 1996 champion), became the first brothers to win NEXTEL Cup championships.
Scored 4 wins at (Rockingham, 2nd Charlotte race, 2nd Darlington and Brickyard 400.
15 top-five finishes
24 top-10 finishes
Finished outside of the top-20 only twice.
Won two Bud Poles (Michigan 1 and New Hampshire 2).
Failed to complete only nine of 10,167 laps and earned a career-best $7,361,386.
Started 13th and finished sixth in Daytona 500.
Finished fourth in IROC points, scoring win at Talladega.
1999
2nd in points
Won a career-best 5 races (Pocono x2, 1st Dover race, 2nd Michigan race and 2nd Atlanta race
23 top-five finishes
26 top-10 finishes
10 consecutive top-10 finishes at the end of the season
5 Bud Poles (Atlanta 1, Dover 1, Las Vegas and both Charlotte races)
Also won pole for NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Charlotte.
Started third and finished 25th in Daytona 500.
Finished third in IROC points after finishing second in season-opening Daytona event.
Competed in one Busch Race at Las Vegas for Joe Gibbs Racing. Started 35th and finished 16th.
1998
1 win (Talladega)
Won spring Atlanta race en route to a sixth-place finish in points.
Won Bud Pole for Daytona 500 and finished second behind winner Dale Earnhardt.
11 top-five finishes
18 top-10 finishes.
1 win, in March at Darlington, in eight Busch Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.
1997
Won season-ending race at Atlanta for the second consecutive year and finished seventh in points.
9 top-five finishes
18 top-10 finishes
Bud Poles at Dover 1, Darlington 2 and Rockingham 2.
Started 15th and finished 21st in Daytona 500.
Started 16 Busch Series races for Bobby Labonte Racing and scored one win, in May, at Dover
Made IROC debut June 21 at California Speedway as a substitute for the injured Robby Gordon
1996
Won season-finale at Atlanta on the same day his brother, Terry, clinched his second NEXTEL Cup Championship.
11th in points
5 top-five finishes
14 top-10 finishes.
Bud Poles at Atlanta 2, Charlotte 2, Dover 2, and Phoenix.
Competed in 16 Busch Series events for Bobby Labonte Racing and scored one win (Nashville)
Finished in the top-five eight times (50 percent).
1995
10th in points in first season with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Scored first career win at Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
Won both Michigan races.
7 top-five
14 top-10 finishes
2 Bud Poles at Michigan 1 and Martinsville 1.
1994
Competed in second NEXTEL Cup Series season for Bill Davis Racing and finished 19th in points.
1 top-five
2 top-10 finishes.
Finished 16th after starting 42nd in Daytona 500.
12 Busch Series events for Bobby Labonte Racing, 1 victory (Michigan)
1993
19th in points in rookie season of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (Bill Davis Racing)
2nd in Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings to Jeff Gordon.
1 top-five
2 top-10 finishes.
Won first career NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole in September at Richmond.
Started 25th and finished 20th in his first Daytona 500.
