Bobby LaBonte is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. NASCAR driver who took home his first Winston Cup Series championship in 2000 Winston Cup Series Championship.
He was second to He finished second behind Jeff Gordon in the 1993 Rookie of the Year honors. in the 1993 Rookie of Year award in 1993.
In his inaugural season in the famous No. 43 car, Labonte collected three Top 5’s and eight Top 10’s. His Top 5’s included an impressive run at the Martinsville Speedway, where he finished third after being in contention for the win much of the day. He ended up finishing 21st in the points standings, three spots better than he did two years before.
Labonte was born on May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He began racing in 1969 in quarter midgets in his home state of Texas, winning his first feature race one year later. From then until 1977, he drove in quarter-midgets throughout the United States, winning many races. In 1978, he advanced to the go-kart ranks, but moved to North Carolina with his family following older brother Terry’s advancement to the Winston Cup Series. In 1980, Bobby made his NASCAR International Sedan Series debut in Atlanta, finishing third. Bobby made his Busch Series debut in 1982 at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 30th. Following his graduation from Trinity High School, he worked as a fabricator on Terry’s cars at Hagan Racing. Labonte returned to the Busch Series in 1985, running two races in a car he owned himself at Martinsville. In his first race, he finished 30th, bringing home only $220. In his next race, though, he finished in 17th, his best finish so far.
He had a son and a daughter with his wife of more than twenty years. Donna.
