Poor Bobby... Despite excellent starting position (3rd from the pole) Bobby Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team finished a disappointing 18th in the Autism Speaks 400. The rain-delayed race was finally run early Monday morning.
"We fought this thing all day," said Labonte. "I know other guys weren't handling well either, but we wanted to gain on them. It was good that we were able to keep our position at the end. Paul (Andrews) made changes and the guys stuck with it. We got a few of them at the end. The battle will continue at Pocono."
A quick start put Labonte in the second spot early in the race. That, however, was the highest the team climbed. Crew chief Paul Andrews made wholesale changes on the car that kept Labonte as close to the front as possible.
Bobby ultimately finished 18th and secured 17th spot in the point standings. Labonte is just 131 points out of a spot for the championship chase.