Sprint Cup Series Season Recap: 23rd Place – Bobby Labonte

Start ‘N’ Park Blog is taking a look back at the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver by driver. This recap will take a look at the driver’s stats, the season’s highlights, the season’s lowlights, what a quick look at next year. This installment takes a look back at Bobby Labonte who finished in the 23rd place in the final standings. 2012 Statistics: Points: 772 Position: 23rd Preseason Pick: 26th Starts: 36 Poles: 0 Wins: 0 Top 5s: 0 Top 10s: 2 DNFs: 2 Earnings: $4,131,879 What Was Said Prior To The Season: “I want to pull for Labonte to have a good year, but the facts are he’s been in a steady decline since he left Joe Gibbs Racing. Obviously they knew when it was time to pull the plug on him. I have two fantasy career finishing paths for Labonte to take, one would be go to the Camping World Truck Series and win the title there to be the first and only champion of all three top divisions of NASCAR. The second involves reuniting with Tony Stewart to run a partial schedule out of th...