Kangaroo Meat Moves on and Bobby Labonte Gets a Good Ride

by Charlie Turner

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July 31, 2010 10:58 pm UTC No Comments

Is Marcos Ambrose crazy? Who in their right mind would leave a competitive Sprint Cup ride without having a solid seat in another such locked up?

I am trying to remember one. I cannot.

There is speculation that Ambrose will fill Kasey Kahne’s seat in a Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. That makes some sense. Marcos was a Ford contract driver for years in Australia, before coming to America five years ago.

But RPM has no sponsors for 2011 that I know of. It seems an awfully risky move. Bob Pockrass at Scene Daily has this quote…

“This right now on the face of it, seems crazy we haven’t got the certainty on the back side but I feel like it was the right choice and the timing was right.”

We’ll see. But the timing worked out just fine for ex-Cup Champ Bobby Labonte. Labonte will take over the #47 for JTG Doherty Racing in 2011. No offense to TRG Motorsports, but this is the best ride Bobby’s had in a couple years. And I like his chances to win some races in that Toyota.

Photo credit: Glenn Bure – OnpitRow.com

Filed under: Bobby Labonte, JTG Racing, Marcos Ambrose, NASCAR, NASCAR Rumors

Tagged with: Richard Petty Motorsports, TRG Motorsports

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Old School Racing Thanks to Jimmy Watts

by Charlie Turner

March 12, 2009 1:07 pm UTC 6 Comments

Can you use Jocko Flocko, Bruton Smith and Jimmy Watts all in one sentence? I didn’t think so. But Mindy Monday tried, in the latest episode of the Monday Morning Crew Chief.