Does Bobby Labonte know how to win a championship?
Labonte knows he’s in the best position right now. He currently leads the points race with 2,527 markers — 52 ahead of Earnhardt. That puts Labonte on pace to score 5,054 at season’s end. Last year, when Labonte finished runner-up to Dale Jarrett, Labonte totalled 5,061. That’s consistency — championship calibre consistency. “I don’t feel comfortable because we want to be better than where we are now, as far as wins go, and top fives and top 10s,” says Labonte. “But we’ve got to take what we’ve got, build off that and learn what we can off that. I feel like we’re definitely on the good part of everything. We would also like to just make sure we don’t screw up anywhere as we go either.” • Does Labonte want his first crown as bad as Earnhardt wants his eighth? Simply put, NO. Labonte would love to win a Winston Cup championship. Earnhardt loathes being tied with Richard Petty at seven championships. Nobody in the points race has a chance for redemption like Earnhardt. Since his last ti
