Editing Bobby Labonte (section)

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1964)}}
{{About|the American racing driver|the American curler|Robert LaBonte}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name              = Bobby Labonte 
| image             = Bobby Labonte at Talladega 01 (cropped).JPG
| caption           = Labonte at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] in 2015
| birth_name        = Robert Allen Labonte
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1964|05|08}} 
| birth_place       = [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], U.S.
| achievements      = [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000 Winston Cup Series]] Champion<br>[[1991 NASCAR Busch Series|1991 Busch Series]] Champion<br>[[IROC XXV|2001]] [[International Race of Champions|IROC]] Champion<br>[[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]] [[Coca-Cola 600]] Winner<br>[[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]] [[Brickyard 400]] Winner<br> [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]] [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|Southern 500]] Winner<br>Oldest winner of a [[Superstar Racing Experience]] race (58 years, 2 months, and 1 day old at [[Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway]] in [[2022 SRX Series|2022]])
| awards            = [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] (2020)<br />Named one of [[NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers]] (2023)
| Total_Cup_Races   = 729
| Years_In_Cup      = 25
| Cup_Car_Team      = 
| Prev_Cup_Pos      = 23rd
| Previous_Year     = 2016
| Best_Cup_Pos      = 1st ([[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]) 
| First_Cup_Race    = [[1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1991]] [[AAA 400 Drive for Autism|Budweiser 500]] ([[Dover International Speedway|Dover]]) 
| Last_Cup_Race     = [[2016 Hellmann's 500]] ([[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]])
| First_Cup_Win     = [[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]] [[Coca-Cola 600]] ([[Lowe's Motor Speedway|Charlotte]]) 
| Last_Cup_Win      = [[2003 Ford 400]] ([[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]])
| Cup_Wins          = 21
| Cup_Top_Tens      = 203
| Cup_Poles         = 26
| Total_Busch_Races = 203
| Years_In_Busch    = 20
| Busch_Car_Team    = 
| Prev_Busch_Pos    = 18th
| Prev_Busch_Year   = 2016
| Best_Busch_Pos    = 1st ([[1991 NASCAR Busch Series|1991]])
| First_Busch_Race  = [[1982 NASCAR Busch Series|1982]] [[Autumn 150]] ([[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]]) 
| Last_Busch_Race   = [[2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2016]] [[PowerShares QQQ 300]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
| First_Busch_Win   = [[1991 NASCAR Busch Series|1991]] [[Budweiser 250]] ([[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]]) 
| Last_Busch_Win    = [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]] [[Aaron's 312]] ([[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]]) 
| Busch_Wins        = 10
| Busch_Top_Tens    = 100 
| Busch_Poles       = 10 
| Total_Truck_Races = 10
| Years_In_Truck    = 5
| Truck_Car_Team    = 
| Prev_Truck_Pos    = 
| Prev_Truck_Year   = 
| Best_Truck_Pos    = 36th ([[2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2005]])
| First_Truck_Race  = [[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]] [[GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300]] ([[Phoenix International Speedway|Phoenix]])
| Last_Truck_Race   = [[2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2007]] [[Michigan 200]] ([[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan]])
| First_Truck_Win   = [[2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2005]] [[Kroger 250]] ([[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]])
| Last_Truck_Win    =  
| Truck_Wins        = 1
| Truck_Top_Tens    = 5
| Truck_Poles       = 0
| updated           = February 3, 2022
}}
'''Robert Allen Labonte''' (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional [[stock car racing]] driver and current analyst for ''[[NASCAR on Fox]]''. He also currently competes part-time in the [[SMART Modified Tour]], driving the No. 18L for [[Hermie Sadler]] and [[Bill Stanley (politician)|Bill Stanley]]. Labonte is the [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] champion. He and his older brother, [[Terry Labonte]], are one of only two pairs of brothers to have both won the Cup championships (along with [[Kurt Busch]] and [[Kyle Busch]]). He is also the uncle of former Xfinity Series race winner [[Justin Labonte]].

A native of [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], Labonte was the first driver (second overall) to have won both the Winston Cup championship ([[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]) and the Busch Series championship ([[1991 NASCAR Busch Series|1991]]) since [[Ned Jarrett]] and the first to do so under the revised points championship format.<ref>Nascar records: Series Champions</ref> He also won the [[International Race of Champions|IROC]] title in [[IROC XXV|2001]].  Labonte is also the first driver to complete the NASCAR Triple Threat at the same track, by winning races at Martinsville in each of NASCAR's top three racing series.