ARCHDALE, NC (May 28, 2008)- Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team will travel to Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg Ohio on Friday night for a $7,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Then on Saturday Earl and the tem will travel to Florence Speedway in Union Kentucky for the "Ralph Latham Memorial Race" also sanctioned by Lucas Oil for a $10,000 feature event. Both events will count towards the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national point's standings and should draw a strong field of drivers from that area. Earl is currently second in the series national point's standings just five (5) points behind Steve Casebolt.
 
Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team can be seen on TV this Thursday at 5pm EST on the VERSUS Network as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event from Golden Isles Speedway taped on April 6th will be shown. The one-hour broadcast of the"Tiny Lund Tribute Race" presented by E3 Spark Plugs at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA will show race footage from the sanctioned event and the exciting final laps of the feature event where Earl makes a dramatic final lap pass to take the lead and the win in front of the TV cameras. For more information on the VERSUS Network listings including a full schedule of upcoming shows, check out www.VERSUS.com
 
This past weekend Earl and the team traveled to West Plains Missouri and competed in the "Show-Me 100" one of the crown jewel events in dirt late model racing during the year. Earl driving the Bobby Labonte owned Mastersbilt Chassis qualified 33rd out of 79 drivers entered in the $42,000 to win event. Earl would start 6th in his heat race and would battle the front runners throughout the race and earned an impressive victory in his heat race securing a 3rd starting position for the 100-lap feature. Earl would run in the top ten throughout the feature event and moved back into to the top five after the halfway point of the race. Earl would pass Shannon Babb for the 4th position in the final laps securing a solid top five finish coming home in 4th place.
 
"We had a really good car all weekend but we got just a little to free in the feature. We probably went just a little too hard on left side tires that hurt as well but to get a top five finish at this event with the talent that was in the field is a good run. We would have liked to have contended for the win but we'll take a 4th place", stated Earl.
 
Earl and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team would like to thank all their sponsors in 2008 for their support including LifeLong Locks, Lucas Oil, Mastersbilt Race Cars, Larry Wallace Engines, Mopar, Sunoco Race Fuels, Allstar Performance, Tiger Rear End, BERT, Butlerbuilt, Hyperco, SHY, Wilwood, Woodward, TWM, Dyers Top Rods, Weld, Hoosier Tire, PRC, Wrisco, Sparco, Bell, Mechanix Wear, Oakley, Cheerios, Coke, Dunn-Benson Racing Supply, ASI Racewear, WRT Web Designs, The Decal Source, Rick Schwallie Photography and WD Enterprises.
 
To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit www.lucasdirt.com. 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 visit their official website at www.bobbylabontemotorsports.com.