in 2003, labonte went on to win his first pole at richmond, and his last win at darlington raceway after leading 33 laps. he was unable to finish in the top five in 2004, and after a 26th-place finish. he announced that 2004 would be his last year at the circuit, and would run part-time schedules for the next cheerleaders. he borrowed the #44 from petty enterprises, and ran hendrick's #44 research &amp; development car with a sponsorship of kellogg's, pizza hut, and gmac. his best finish in the #44 came at pocono raceway, where he finished 12th. he also drove the #11 fedex chevrolet for joe gibbs racing part time, following the release of joe gibbs racing, finishing ninth at richmond.