Bobby Labonte may be out of his Sprint Cup ride at Yates Racing, which operates the #96 Ford for Hall of Fame Racing, but that doesn't mean he will miss this Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Contrary to some of the sponsors and marketing agencies that scaled back their activities at the Daytona 500, Ask.com showed up with its CEO, president and a team of close to 25 for its first race as NASCAR's official search engine.
DALE EARHNARDT JR #8 Budweiser Chevrolet (1st): "I was real loose on new tires. But it turned and didn't get tight. We really like this place. We've won five or six races here. This is a good car. This is a good set-up. We like the track and the new pavement. We could run up top. It was great.
A two-hour rain delay couldn't stop Bobby Labonte from taking his second Bud Pole Award this year at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway as the practice formbook got thrown out of the window.