Every since Bobby has been driving for us, he has never been a person that shies away from speed. Any place we go fast, he enjoys. If you are comfortable in a situation, you can adapt and you can excel. Labonte, who won last month on the much slower oval in Rockingham, N.C., goes into Sunday's race leading Dale Jarrett by four points in the series standings. But we are pretty happy that we've gotten off to a good, strong start.
Nobody wants to put themselves in a hole at the beginning of the season.
Jarrett won the championship going away last year, thanks to consistently running at or near the front. So far this year, Labonte's Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac has finishes of sixth, first and fifth. But Jarrett is close behind with a win and a seventh-place finish. His team has proved it knows how to win a title. He thinks Labonte's team also has figured out the formula.