Labonte Prefers Daytona Location

RALEIGH — The father of NASCAR champions Terry and Bobby Labonte says he thinks the NASCAR Hall of Fame being pursued by North Carolina officials should be built in Daytona Beach, Fla., not in Charlotte, and that no public funds should be invested in the project, regardless of its location. NASCAR should pay for its own museum, said Bob Labonte, who lives in Trinity and is a city councilman there. “I don’t think taxpayer money should go to build hall of fames, or ballparks, or race tracks.” Earlier this week, Charlotte officials submitted their bid for the museum to NASCAR.