thatsracin.com - 1/14/2009
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Bobby Labonte's Sprint Cup career took another sharp turn Tuesday, with the 2000 Cup champion agreeing to drive the No. 96 Fords for Hall of Fame Racing, which has a new association with Yates Racing. Labonte and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing were working on a deal that would have put Labonte in the ...
msn.foxsports.com - 1/16/2009
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msn.foxsports.com —
In a surprise move, Bobby Labonte has signed
on to drive for the newly formed Yates/Hall of
Fame alliance, Lee Spencer reports.
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Yates/HoF nab deal with Labonte
nascarracingscene.blogspot.com - 1/12/2009
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Hall of Fame gets Yates, Labonte in one happy day
From the Marbles —
... , the driver who was treated like last week's pizza when he split with the dysfunctional Petty Enterprises team last year. Labonte will be running in the No. 96; he'd been mentioned as the frontrunner to take over the No. 8 for Earnhardt Ganassi, but abruptly pulled out of those discussions. He'll be sponsored in 18 of the first 21 races of the season by Ask.com, but there's no word on what will happen afterward. ...
The NASCAR Week That Was: Jan. 11-Jan. 17
The NASCAR Insiders —
... man out. After struggling to find sponsorship early on for his Nationwide Series teams, Dale Jr. has picked up another for 2009. Fastenal has signed on to sponsor his #5 entry for 14 races in 2009. And finally, there could be more changes coming to the Truck Series as NASCAR met with owners this week to discuss cost cutting measures. They discussed a spec engine and more changes to the pit stop rules. This is the NASCAR week that was January 11, 2009 to January 17, 2009.
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ESPN.com - NASCAR 1/11/2009
Bobby Labonte in the No. 8, Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 41 and Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 1 with Aric Almirola in a part-time role. That is the scenario officials at Earnhardt-Ganassi are discussing, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com.
