Petty Enterprises Robbie Loomis says that other Cup teams’ are interested in driver Bobby Labonte, who has a contract with them through the end of next season.

“Before it was three months to six months before a contract was up people were working deals, now they’re working on their deals a year-and-a-half out to put things in place,” he said.

“Bobby has been a great asset to Petty Enterprises and brought a lot of stability to it. We look at Bobby Labonte as a cornerstone of Petty Enterprises, hopefully for the next four or five years.”