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June 1st, 2011
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Bobby Labonte Racing Just Misses Top-10 on National Stage

Trinity, NC (May 31, 2011) - Bobby Labonte Racing (BLR) just missed a top-10 finish this weekend during the DART Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. Now BLR prepares for a triple header weekend in Tennessee and Kentucky with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS).

This past weekend, with 81 entrants signed in at the DART Show-Me 100, BLR knew they had their work cut out for them. The No. 44 Lucas Oil Dodge of Earl Pearson was placed in the third heat race after qualifying, and battled with eventual heat race winner Brian Birkhofer. The two drivers brought the crowd to their feet as they battled it out for the heat race win in the 20 lap event. Pearson Jr. eventually finished second.

The result gave Pearson Jr. an 11th-place starting position for the feature event. The first-half of the race was marred with cautions, but eventually gave way to a long green flag run after the halfway point. The 100-lap event did not play out as wanted, and Pearson Jr. finished 23rd.

"We had a great car for qualifying and the heat race," said Pearson Jr. "The cards just didn't fall in the main event like we wanted. It was a disappointing race for us."

The No. 41 Red Buck Cigars Chevrolet of Brad Neat began the weekend with a ninth-place finish in the fifth heat race. This placed him in the third B-main with close to 20 other competitors where he finished 12th.

Neat took a LOLMDS points provisional for the feature event giving him a 27th-place starting position. When the green flag was dropped, Neat appeared to be shot out of a cannon as he made his way through the field. When the 100-lap feature came to an end, Neat had advanced all the way to the 12th-place finish passing an outstanding 15 cars.

"We had our work cut out for us tonight," said Neat "But, we had a good setup for the feature. The Red Buck Chevrolet was fast and we just kept coming to the front. I wish we could have grabbed a top-10 on national TV, but the guys did a great job."

Pearson Jr. now sits in the sixth position in points just 15 points behind Mike Marlar in fifth. Neat, with his good run this past weekend, advanced to the eighth position just 10 points behind Dale McDowell and 30 behind his BLR teammate.

BLR is now preparing for a triple header weekend with the LOLMDS. On Thursday, June 2nd, BLR heads to Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway for the Race for Juvenile Diabetes. On Friday, June 3rd, Tazewel (Tenn.) Speedway will host the Toyota of Knoxville 75. Then on Saturday, June 4th, Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky will host the Ralph Latham Memorial. All three events will be $10,000 to win, setting the stage for a possible $30,000 weekend if one driver can win all three nights.


Appliancezone.com Signs on with Bobby Labonte Racing

CORYDON, IN (June 2, 2011) - Appliancezone.com has reached an agreement with Bobby Labonte Racing and five-time dirt late model national champion Earl Pearson Jr. The company will be an associate sponsor on the #44 Lucas Oil Dodge for the remainder of the 2011 season.

Pearson Jr. competes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and is the four-time champion in the national touring series. Appliancezone.com is also a primary sponsor of the No. 71 driven by Chris Wall, who competes full-time on the series, along with being a sponsor of the official pace car and official series sponsor.

Appliancezone.com is a leading on-line retailer of appliance parts and accessories for do-it-yourself homeowners. It was started by CEO, Jim Allen and his wife Paula, who operated an appliance repair business for nearly fourteen years prior to starting the internet company Appliance Zone. Appliance Zone was recently recognized by Inc 500 as the third fastest growing retail company in America in 2010. Business First of Louisville also recognized and awarded Appliance Zone with the "Emerging Business of the Year Award" in December 2010. ApplianceZone.com offers over 500,000 appliance parts and accessories for appliance brands such as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, GE, Maytag, Frigidaire, and many more.

"We're very excited to have an opportunity to be associated with Bobby Labonte Racing and Earl Pearson Jr. for the rest of the year," stated Jim Allen, president. "Earl has a great resume and you can't say enough about Bobby Labonte and his whole organization. We're looking forward to building a relationship with both of them and compete for the series championship."

Earl Pearson Jr. will debut the Appliancezone.com logos this Saturday at Florence Speedway during the 25th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial" event sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Earl Pearson Jr. is the defending champion of this event winning a fierce battle last year beating Scott Bloomquist.

"I'm excited about this weekends events and having Appliancezone.com come on board as a sponsor of our team," stated Pearson Jr. "Appliancezone.com has really stepped up to support the series and dirt late model racing. Hopefully we can get some wins for them before the year is over."

In 2011, Appliancezone.com has put together a unique contest associated with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Appliancezone.com will be giving away a 2011 Chevy RS Camaro which is also the "Official Pace Car" of the series and will pace the field at every series event in 2011. Fans can register to win the Appliancezone.com pace car and an all expenses paid trip for two to the season finale event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. To learn more about the contest and to register to win log onto www.appliancezoneracing.com and click on the pace car logo.

To learn more about the Appliancezone.com visit their website at www.appliancezone.com. To learn more about Earl Pearson Jr. and Bobby Labonte Racing visit www.bobbylabonteracing.com. To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the 2011 racing schedule visit www.lucasdirt.com