ARCHDALE, NC (June 10, 2008)- Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team competed at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio this past weekend in the Dream 100. Earl would qualify 21st out of the 123 drivers entered. Earl would win his heat race event earning the 4th starting position for the $100,000 to win feature event. Earl would run in the top five throughout most of the race but after and early race caution felt his tires sealed over. Earl would finish 6th in the final run down after completing all 100 laps.
"We had a really good car at Eldora. I have to thank my crew Randall, Keith and Matt for giving me a great car. We were good at the start and early stages of the race and was trying to pass McCreadie for second when the caution came out. After that early caution it felt like my tires sealed over because the car wasn't as good after that. We still managed a top ten finish which was good but we felt like we had a car to win", stated Earl.
Earl and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team will travel to three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned events this weekend. Thursday June 12th Earl will compete at Duck River Speedway in Wheel, TN for a $7,000 to win Lucas Oil sanctioned event. Then on Friday June 13th Earl and the team will travel to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, GA for a $10,000 to win Lucas Oil sanctioned event. The final leg of the three day weekend will happen in front of the SPEED Channel Cameras at Talladega Short Track in Talladega , AL for a $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Sanctioned event. Earl will pilot the red Lucas Oil primary sponsored car at the Talladega event for the TV race. Earl has one win on the series and currently leads the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national point's standings by 55 points over Steve Casebolt.
ASI Racewear the official merchandise vendor for Bobby Labonte Racing and Earl Pearson Jr. will have several new T-Shirt Designs at the events this weekend. A special edition "Dream Team" T-shirt that includes both the blue LifeLong Locks car that Earl will drove at Eldora and the new red Lucas Oil car that Bobby drove in the Prelude will be in the ASI Racewear trailer on vendor's row behind the main grandstands. ASI Racewear will also have the new "Forever Red" T-shirt design of Earl's car that he will run in the TV races this year with Lucas Oil as the primary sponsor. All of Earl Pearson Jr's merchandise can be found at the ASI Racewear trailer at all Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned events in 2008.
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.
