Bobby Labonte terms Stewart, Johnson, Gordon, Kenseth favourites for Sprint Cup title – NASCAR news
Bobby Labonte, who is a former Sprint Cup Champion, has chosen Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth as his top 4 contenders for the 2011 Sprint Cup title.
The 47-year-old has seen plenty of Sprint Cup races in his time, driving in the competitions since 1991 and knows what it takes to win the Cup.
Labonte said that because of the new points system, the race for the Sprint Cup will be a lot closer this time around and he expects three or four people to still be in contention at the last race in Homestead.
He believes that all four racers have shown consistency in the season as well as in the Chase and believes that they will be the ones to look out for at the end of the season.
Labonte also gave his reasons for picking these four racers ahead of the rest.
“I could be totally wrong, but I’m going to go with it, because I just feel like if you watch them, Tony won his first two weeks ago and then wins the next week,” Labonte said. “That’s momentum there. Jimmie Johnson is going to be a favourite. Jeff Gordon,
he continues to be a contender week in and week out. Matt’s always the quiet one, but Loudon I know isn’t his best track and he finished really well there.”
Labonte is currently driving the # 47 Toyota for JTG Daugherty Racing. He finished 19th in the recently held Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire.
Speaking about the next race at Dover, Labonte said that it was a great track to race on and provides manoeuvrability to the drivers. The pit roads are also challenging as a lot of time can be gained and lost on the pit road which makes it more interesting.
The fans are also close to the track so they have a great view of the cars as they speed by.
Labonte expects an interesting race and says it is hard to predict the result of the race. But he does predict a lot of entertainment in the race this year. Let’s see if that is the case.
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