NASCAR Xfinity Series

How Bobby Labonte almost didn't end up in NASCAR

Published Mar. 18, 2017 10:11 a.m. ET

Chase Wilhelm

There was a point in time where Bobby Labonte had a slightly different outlook on the direction he wanted to take in life.

Before breaking onto the NASCAR scene, Labonte almost went from "Drivers, start your engines" to "Surf's up, dude."

The 2000 Cup champion sat down with @TheBuzzer's Daryl Motte to explain how he almost turned in go-karts for surfboards.

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