Terrance Lee Labonte from Corpus Christi, Texas is also the older brother of Bobby Labonte and the father of Justin Labonte. Labonte made his NASCAR debut in 1978 when he qualified for the 19th and finished fourth that weekend at Darlington Raceway. The next year, although he lost out to the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the year title, he went on to finish up in the top-ten in points.
Kyle Busch and Toyota appear to be unstoppable. Last night, and so far this season, they have been unstoppable. This past week NASCAR required Toyota to make some changes to their engines to reduce their horsepower.
The Frances and Pettys are no stranger to NASCAR fans and the industry. They have been a part of racing for generations and have lead its industry to the present glory.
Formula one will be the best place for the tire manufacturers to prove their supremacy. The companies that provide their tires for formula one racing are the Michelin, bridge stone, Dunlop, Pirelli, Good year, fire stone etc. All of them are leading manufacturer in tires with their research and development growing day by day.
NASCAR’s “Ironman”, also known as Ricky Rudd, hails from Norfolk County, Virginia. From 1981 to 2005 he climbed to the pinnacle of NASCAR and during that time he made 788 consecutive starts, a record he alone holds. He also went to victory lane at least once each year for a period of 16 years, a record he shares with Rusty Wallace.
Harry Phil Gant honed his driving skills in the 1950’s, street racing on rural roads in Alexander County, NC. He began his career on a dirt track in Hickory, where those skills began to be put to the test. He and his buddies took turns driving an old’57 Chevy that Harry had put a Corvette engine into.
Tony Stewart is one of NASCAR’s more colorful personalities. He’s been in and out of trouble with the officials and other drivers more than the media can keep up with. Tony is known for driving the #20 Home Depot Toyota and has won 2 cup championships.
Marcos Ambrose had his first win in the Nationwide series at the historical road course, Watkins Glen International. The win was brought to Ambrose by the misfortunes of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton. Both Johnson and Burton ran out of gas on successive laps giving Ambrose the lead with three laps to go.
Kyle Busch is having a dream year and is simply dominating the 2008 Sprint Cup season. His win today at Watkins Glen International demonstrates just how strong of a season he is having this year. Busch has eight wins out of 22 starts so far this year in the Sprint Cup.
Brad Keselowski wins his second Nationwide series race this year the bullring known as Bristol Motor Speedway. Second place finisher and series leader Clint Bowyer was in front of Keselowski but on lap 227 Bowyer made a mental error allowing Keselowski to slip by him. Keselowski held on until the end of the 250 laps for the victory.
