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Dunnville native joining Labonte Racing

November 06, 2009

ARCHDALE, N.C. — Dunnville native Brad Neat is moving up the ranks in the driving world.

Neat, 29, has signed with Bobby Labonte Racing for the 2010 season.

Neat will join BLR to drive the No. 41 dirt late model for a full season of competition beginning in 2010. Neat will run in addition to five-time national late model dirt series champion Earl Pearson Jr., who will continue to pilot the No. 44 BLR Dodge Charger.

Neat will make his debut with BLR Feb. 1 when the team travels to Florida for the 34th annual DART Winternationals.

Neat has already posted more than 30 dirt late model victories, including wins at Eldora (Ohio) Speedway and Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway.

"I'm thrilled to be joining Bobby Labonte Racing," Neat said in a BLR release. "They have top-notch equipment and great people working there, everything a driver looks for in an organization. Bobby (Labonte) does everything first class. I know that each time I get behind the wheel, I'll be in a car capable of winning.

"Obviously, it will be great to have a teammate like Earl (Pearson Jr.) on my side. His experience and abilities will be a huge resource and a help to me as I grow as a driver. I can't wait for 2010 to roll around and get the season started."

Neat, the 2002 Bluegrass Speedway track champion, won five races in 2009, including two wins in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. He finished this past season seventh in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship standings. The addition of Neat will mark the first time that BLR will compete with a second entry in the series.

"Adding Brad is the next step in growing this organization," team owner Bobby Labonte said in a release. "The opportunity came to have Brad join the organization and it made sense to take this next step. His success in the past and this season make us confident that he can immediately win races for us. He will be a welcomed addition to Earl and the rest of the organization."

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