Labonte Released From Petty Enterprises

Bobby Labonte was released from Petty Enterprises today, despite singing a four year contract extension.

Here's a funny:  At the time of writing this, my SOURCE link that got me going on this subject from BizJournals says "Labonte had driven for the Petty team for 15 years and won the NASCAR championship in 2000.".  Well, they got some of it right.  Now if they only said, in Bobby's 15 years of racing.  It really sucks when a writer doesn't know what they're talking about and only skims their source article.

Part of the issue was that Petty (Besides quietly circling the drain, dumping Kyle Petty from the team and a complete lack of competitiveness) Enterprises lost General Mills as a sponsor to RCR.  Which means they need to restock on a totally new breakfast cereal now.

SIRIUS Satellite NASCAR Ch. 128 was reporting that Bobby may be looking at the Target sponsored No. 41 car for next year.  If true, then Bobby truly is going to the dark side of racing in the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing shop.  You know, if they called it Earnhardt Ganassi Garage, that would be EGG!  I Shudder at the thought that Labonte would be driving for them but he'll put on a strong front if so.

Meanwhile, PE and GEM are still in the deliberations that they are denying they're in!

Here's hoping Bobby has a fighting chance in whatever ride he does get!

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