NASCAR Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte to Race Thunder Road on July 9

Barre, VT – Thunder Road Speedbowl officials are excited to announce that 2000 NASCAR Cup Series Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte will be making the trip to Barre, Vermont to compete on the famed highbanks of the Nation’s Site of Excitement on Thursday, July 9. Bobby Labonte Night will now feature 100-lap events for both the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models and the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers!

Hailing from Corpus Christi, Texas, Bobby Labonte has been a fixture in the NASCAR scene since the 1990s, having earned the 1991 O’Reilly Series championship before signing with Joe Gibbs Racing. Labonte piloted the iconic Interstate Batteries #18 to the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship and even added the IROC Series Championship to his resume in 2001.

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Since stepping away as a full-time Cup Series driver after the 2013 season, Labonte earned a spot in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and has remained part of the NASCAR world as an analyst for Fox Sports and a driver development coach with Joe Gibbs Racing. Bobby remains active behind the wheel as well, piloting Tour-type Modifieds in the SMART Tour and in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

On Thursday, July 9 Bobby Labonte will get his first taste of the famed Thunder Road Speedbowl piloting a car prepared and crewed by Dale and DJ Shaw. A new Twin-100 format will complement the 2nd annual Tiger $2K for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers while the Maplefields/Irving Late Models will also run 100 laps shoulder-to-shoulder with Labonte!

“We’re always excited to host the brightest stars of our sport at the Nation’s Site of Excitement,” said Thunder Road managing partner Cris Michaud. “Our teams are up for the challenge, and I know Bobby Labonte will put up quite the fight to end up on top!”

Bobby Labonte Night on Thursday, July 9 is headlined by Twin 100s for the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models and the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers. The 2nd annual Tiger $2K will award $2,000 to the Flying Tiger winner while the Late Models will try to best NASCAR Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte on the Barre highbanks! The rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors round out the show with a 7:00pm Post Time on Thursday, July 9!

The action at Thunder Road continues with a Father’s Day weekend doubleheader starting with Five Star Roofing Night this Thursday, June 18 and wrapping up with the rain-delayed Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, June 21! Two great events featuring all the action at the Nation’s Site of Excitement that cannot be missed! Find the full event schedules for both Thursday, June 18 and Sunday, June 21 online at www.thunderroadvt.com/

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.