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| Earl Pearson Jr. and Bobby Labonte Racing Finish 12th in Diamond Nationals, heats to IN, IA and IL Next | ARCHDALE, NC (May 15, 2007)- Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team competed at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland MO over the weekend in the 1st annual Diamond Nationals sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Earl would qualify for the feature event by finishing 3rd in his heat race to earn a 14th starting position for the 100-lap feature event that paid $25,000 to the winner. Earl would advance up to into the top ten during the early stages of the feature but faded to a 12th place finish at the checkers. Earl the defending series champion has one win on the series in 2007 and is currently tied for 6th place in the series national points standings. Earl is trying to become the first dirt late model driver to win four consecutive national touring series championships in a row. He won the 2004 Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series Championship, the 2005 and 2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship and won the 2006 World 100 at the famous Eldora Speedway last year.
"We were descent in the feature but not quite good as we need to be right now. Were going try a different Mastersbilt chassis and try some different stuff to try and get back to winning more races again. I want to thank everyone involved with the Diamond Nationals that helped put that show on. It was a great event and the facility is just awesome. Hopefully next year they can keep the track from locking down and make it better for racing. But it was a great event all in all", stated Earl.
The Bobby Labonte Racing Team will travel to Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN this Wednesday night for a World of Outlaws Late Model Series $10,000 to win sanctioned event. From there Earl and the team will travel to Farley Speedway in Farley IA for a $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event on Friday May 18th. Then on Saturday May 19th Earl will compete at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL in another $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Series sanctioned event. Earl and the team will travel to West Plains, MO on Memorial Day Weekend and compete in the "Show-Me 100" at West Plains Speedway May 25-26th. Then on Sunday May 27th Earl and the team will compete at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL for the Fed-Ex 50 that pays $10,000 to the winner.
The May issue of Dirt Late Model Magazine has just been released and includes a nice feature story about the new Bobby Labonte Racing Team and driver Earl Pearson Jr. Several nice pictures are included in the article including pictures of the BLR shops in Archdale, North Carolina where the team is based. To order this issue of DLM Magazine visit their website at www.mompub.com.
Earl and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team would like to thank all their sponsors for their support in 2007. They include: LifeLong Locks, Mopar, Lucas Oil, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mastersbilt Race Cars, Larry Wallace Engines, Allstar Performance, Tiger Rear End, BERT, Butlerbuilt, Hyperco, Moroso, SHY, Wilwood, Woodward, TWM, Dyers Top Rods, Weld, Hoosier Tire, PRC, Jones Racing Products, Stealth, Trick, Wrisco, Sparco, Bell, Mechanix Wear, Oakley, Cherrios, Coke, Dunn-Benson Racing Supply, ASI Racewear, WRT Web Designs, The Decal Source, Rick Schwallie Photography and WD Enterprises.
For more information about LifeLong Locks and the strongest locks on the market today, visit www.lifelonglocks.com. For more information about Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team and to view new photos from recent events visit their official website at www.bobbylabontemotorsports.com.
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