Bobby Labonte
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"Robert Alan" ""Bobby"" "Labonte" is an United States/American stock car racing/stock car racing driver. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford.

He and his older brother, Terry Labonte, are the only brothers to have both won Sprint Cup championships. He is also the uncle of former Nationwide Series race winner Justin Labonte. Labonte is the first driver to have won both the Sprint Cup Series/Winston Cup championship (2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series/2000) and the Nationwide Series/Busch Series championship (1991 NASCAR Busch Series/1991). He also won the International Race of Champions/IROC title in IROC XXV/2001.

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A top-five finish in the 150 is a good start. It gives us something to build on for Sunday.

You've got to be with a team that's hungry, that's on the edge, and confidence plays a big role as far as the driver goes. And I think the group is as hungry as everyone else out there. I feel we got things in the right place.

I had a few options, but I just thought in my heart this is where I wanted to be, because the trend hadn't been going uphill.

Kyle and I are similar in a lot of things we do. It's kind of weird.

I will always cherish the times at JGR. The only thing that I regret is that we didn't win more races and/or championships.

I see a lot of good opportunities there. They're not lacking like some people might think.

It is exciting. It is real meaningful if you are in Victory Lane with it. That is what we want to do. There are only a handful of cars that have that kind of meaning to it. Richard's car is one of them. But it isn't going to mean nearly as much unless you do something with it.

It was hard to leave where I was. It was not the easiest decision. At this point in time, I really wasn't looking forward to a change. But I would not have made the change if I didn't feel like it was the right thing to do in my heart. I am really excited about this opportunity and very grateful for the opportunity I had the past 11 years.