CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After his inaugural modified season competing in the Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams Tour, Bobby Labonte will return this season, once again piloting the No. 25 Cook Out Tour Modified. The first race of the season is set for March 5 at Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, S.C.
The NASCAR champion first ventured into modified racing at North Carolina’s famed Bowman Gray Stadium shortly before his 2020 induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Labonte has success on the S.M.A.R.T. tour, winning at Carteret Speedway and Dillon Motor Speedway while collecting five top fives and eight top-10 finishes.
“Everyone with Team 25 is top notch and put together a really fast Cook Out modified race car for me last year,” said Labonte. “We enjoyed the success of racing up front and celebrated winning twice with Cook Out hamburgers and milkshakes for the entire team! We’re looking forward to going after more wins and racing toward a championship in the No. 25 Cook Out Tour Modified.”
Labonte and Cook Out established their partnership in 2021, but Cook Out cemented its spot in racing in 2020 when the fast-food hamburger chain became the title sponsor of the NASCAR Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.