Winter Auction 2015 closing February 7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2015
The 2000 Winston Cup Winston Cup champion Bobby LaBonte won four races beginning with the second race of the season at Rockingham as well as the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, the Southern 500 at Darlington and the fall race at Charlotte. The point standings leader for 25 consecutive weeks, he took over the lead in California (Rockingham) and never relinquished, finishing in front of second place Dale Earnhardt by 265 points with four wins, 19-top five finishes and 24 in the top ten.
This size 13, 41.5-gram, 10K Herff Jones ring was ordered for a member of LaBonte’es team named “Ritchie” but the order was either made in error or cancelled and was later returned to the manufacturer. Like new non-diamond ring has LaBonte’s number 18 composed in a series of light blue cubic zirconia over a Kelly green stone with “200 Winston Cup Champions” in raised lettering around the perimeter. The name “Ritchie” is engraved on the right shank over Interstate Batteries and Joe Gibbs Racing logos with a “Bobby Labonte” facsimile signature and Winston Cup trophy on the opposite side. Hj-10K is engraved on the on the interior band.