Whither B-Lab?
So where will Bobby Labonte be driving in 2006?
One set of rumors (untrue, at least for the moment) has B-Lab driving the No. 42 car next year so Jamie McMurray can drive the No. 97 and Kurt Busch can move to the No. 2.
Kyle Petty, meanwhile, says he would love to have him drive the No. 43: "If you can get Robbie Loomis and Bobby Labonte in the same year, (the media) might come by the truck and talk to me again. That would be huge for us."
T-Lab, meanwhile, Bobby Labonte's older brother, has picked up some part-time work in 2006.
Silly Season is making my head hurt, too.
P.S. In all seriousness, is this the best that Bobby Labonte can do? Ganassi has a crew of talented young drivers who don't seem to be able to find their way into Victory Lane, and Petty is ... well, and I hate to say this, just turning laps. Those two teams have combined for exactly four wins in four Cup seasons, and Marlin, the guy who Ganassi is kicking to the curb after this season, has two of those wins from way back in 2002.
Gibbs, meanwhile, hasn't gone out of its way to say B-Lab will be back in '06.
The guy has 21 career wins and seven season top 10-finishes, including the 2000 Cup title, for crying out loud. He deserves better.
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I had the correct gene pool but the wrong branch in saying B Labonte would be announced as driver of the HOF team. But Terry should be an excellent choice to tutor Raines.
I'll be disappointed if Bobby signs with Ganassi. There is something wrong there I haven't quite figured out. The drivers have talent there just is something missing. And if you look at the disaster Ganassi has built out of what once was a winning IndyCar team it makes you wonder if the main problem is Chip.
Posted on November 5, 2005 1:40 AM