Bobby Labonte – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 96 DLP Ford Fusion

Crew Chief: Ben Leslie

Event: TUMS Fast Relief 500 – Martinsville Speedway

Date: Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Broadcast Information: ABC Television and MRN Radio – 1:00 p.m. (EDT)

QUOTES

Bobby Labonte on racing at Martinsville Speedway:

“Martinsville is a neat track. I’m excited to get there this weekend and drive the No. 96 DLP Ford Fusion to a solid finish. We haven’t really had luck on our side this season and with this being my final start in the No. 96, I’d like to change that this weekend. We tested our Martinsville car last week at Rockingham and I think we’ve got a solid piece of equipment that will deliver for us on Sunday”

Crew chief Ben Leslie on racing at Martinsville Speedway:

“Last week we struggled with our setup and worked the entire race to get the car right for Bobby. We worked hard and got a decent finish. This is Bobby’s last week in the No. 96, so we’re looking to give him a nice send-off and hopefully a solid finish.”

FAST FACTS

Bobby Labonte will make his 34th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway in this weekend’s TUMS Fast Relief 500. The start will mark his 578th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start.
FOR THE RECORD… Labonte has achieved one pole and one win at Martinsville. He has six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes there.
Labonte’s average start at Martinsville is 18.6; his average finish is 17.1.
LAPS… Labonte has completed 15,428 of 16,366 (94.3%) of the laps he has attempted at Martinsville.
Labonte has led 320 laps of Cup Series competition at the .526-mile paper clip shaped Virginia track.
REWIND, MARTINSVILLE – MARCH 2009… Labonte and the No. 96 team secured a 16th place finish in the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The Hall of Fame entry climbed four positions in points in the effort. Labonte began his sixth race of the season 23rd after rain stifled qualifying rounds.
NEXT WEEK… Rookie, Erik Darnell takes over the reins of the No. 96 for the remainder of the season. Darnell will pilot the Academy Sports + Outdoor Ford Fusion at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Nov. 1.
 

STATS

Labonte’s 2009 Cumulative NASCAR Sprint Cup Series After 32 of 36:

Rank Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top-5 Top-10 Led

31 2661 3262 32 0 0 1 1 15

Labonte’s Career Stats Martinsville Speedway:

Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Laps Completed Led

33 1 6 13 1 15,428/16,366 (94.3%) 320