rebelracewriter Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 CONTACT Sarona Winfrey Brian Briscoe -- For Immediate Release TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY RACE WEEK TO FEATURE LABONTE TRIFECTA FORT WORTH-DALLAS (March 18, 2004) -- Labonte. That name that is synonymous with Texas racing. Brothers Terry and Bobby hail from Corpus Christi and will do battle on Sunday, April 4, at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Samsung/RadioShack 500. But, a third Labonte will also be a part of the weekend activity - in the Busch Series O'Reilly 300 on Saturday, April 3. Justin Labonte, son of Terry and nephew of Bobby, makes his season debut driving the #44 Coast Guard Dodge for the family owned Labonte Motorsports. "It is going to be something that is really special. Coming out here with the Coast Guard is great," Justin said. "A ton of family and friends always come out here at Texas, so that adds a lot to it. I know it is my Dad's favorite track. He has had some great runs here. He always looks forward to coming out here, so it will be fun." Bobby Labonte is making a rare start in the Busch Series. The 1991 Busch Series champion will join his nephew in the O'Reilly 300 field, driving the #29 car for Richard Childress Racing. "It's cool that Justin is going to be racing here in his first race of the season, and I have the opportunity to run the Busch race too," Bobby said. "I haven't run a Busch race in a long time. Obviously, Terry and I will be running together on Sunday, so it's a really neat deal for all three of us to be racing at the same place. I am very impressed with the fact that he can go fast so quickly. Also, like his dad, he has a very calm personality." Terry watches with the look of a proud father as Justin moves up the ranks on the race track. "Watching Justin run always amazes me," Terry said. "When I watch the car running around the track, and it comes in and Justin gets out of the car, it always appears that somebody's driving it that has years of experience." Justin Labonte will be challenged by the rest of the Busch Series regulars and nine drivers from the NEXTEL Cup Series in the O'Reilly 300. For ticket information for RPM Week-Texas, April 1-4, at Texas Motor Speedway, contact the ticket hotline at (817) 215-8500 or go online to www.texasmotorspeedway.com <http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com>. Labonte Trifecta:bb:cjd # # # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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