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Here is an email that Bobby Labonte sent to the TRG Motorsports partners this week. I thought you might enjoy reading it as much as I did. - Bruce

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FROM THE PIT STAND: Bobby’s Take at Atlanta

Hi Everyone,

Well after what has to have been one of the more unpredictable weeks in my career, the folks at TRG have asked if I would write a little summary of my first weekend with the team. After achieving one of my best finishes of the season, how could I say no?

Starting off, this point last week was definitely one of the more memorable for me, but not in a good way. As by now you probably know, my arrangement with Hall of Fame Racing and Ask.com did not guarantee sponsorship for the full season, but like any opportunity in racing, we took what we could with the hope we’d be able to find enough funding for the rest of the season, but sadly it just wasn’t going to work headed Continue reading ‘FROM THE PIT STAND: Bobby’s Take at Atlanta’

TaxSlayer #71 at Bristol Sprint Cup Race

It was January 2008 - the market was roaring and I was in business growth/expansion mode. I also had it in my head that I was going to drive the Rolex 24hr at Daytona. As we started to vector in on The Racers Group as our support for the Rolex race, we learned about their startup effort in NASCAR. Win-Lose or Draw - it felt like the access being a limited partner would present was worth the price of admission. I wrote the check.

Fast forward 2 years later and we have Truck Wins, ARCA top 10s and in 2009 20+ Sprint Cup starts under our belt….but no sponsor.

9.18.09 at Loudon, NH - NASCAR will be in town. This includes my team, TRG Motorsports. As you may know, we’ve just signed Bobby LaBonte, former Sprint Cup Continue reading ‘VIP NASCAR Garage Tour - Dinner with Bobby LaBonte’

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