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Terry Labonte

b. 1956

American racing driver

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About Terry Labonte

Born 1956. Terry Labonte is an American nASCAR team owner and racing automobile driver.

Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956), nicknamed "Texas Terry" or "the Iceman", is an American former stock car driver. He raced from 1978 to 2014 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup and Sprint Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series). A two-time Cup Series champion in 1984 and 1996 and the 1989 IROC champion, he is the older brother of 2000 Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte, and the father of former Nationwide Series driver Justin Labonte. He also co-owns a Chevrolet dealership in Greensboro, North Carolina with Rick Hendrick. He appeared on the CBS series The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984, where he played an unnamed pit crew member.

Early life Terry Labonte was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1956. He was introduced to racing at an early age through his father, who had worked on race cars as a hobby for his friends. He started racing quarter midgets when he was seven and won a national championship at nine before moving onto the local short tracks in a stock car as a teenager. He graduated from Mary Carroll High School in 1975. Driving on both dirt and asphalt, he won track championships in his hometown, in Houston, and in San Antonio between 1975 and 1977. During this time he also met Louisiana businessman Billy Hagan.

Racing career Hagan Racing

Labonte’s first NASCAR race came in 1978 at Darlington Raceway. He qualified 19th in the No. 92 Duck Industries Chevrolet and finished fourth that weekend. He ran four more races that season and had an additional two top-ten finishes. In 1979, he competed for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors along with Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, and Joe Millikan while driving the No. 44 Stratagraph Chevrolet for Hagan. Although Labonte failed to win the top rookie award, he was one of three rookies to finish in the top-ten in points. He ended the season with thirteen top-ten finishes. The following year, he won his first career Winston Cup race on Labor Day weekend at Darlington. He won $222,501 in prize money for the year and finished eighth in the final points standings.

Labonte failed to return to victory lane over the next two years but didn't finish outside the top-five in the final standings. He won his second career race in 1983 in the Budweiser Chevrolet. In 1984, his team received sponsorship from Piedmont Airlines and he won races at Riverside International Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway as well as clinching his first Winston Cup championship. He dropped to seventh in the final points in 1985. During that season, he made his Busch Series debut at Charlotte in the No. 17 Pontiac owned by Darrell Waltrip and won the race. Waltrip asked Labonte to drive after deciding to focus his driving priorities solely on Winston Cup racing during what would be Waltrip's 307-point gain over Bill Elliott in the final eight races of the 1985 season.

Junior Johnson & Associates

Labonte fell back to 12th in the standings in 1986. Before season's end, he announced he was leaving Hagan's team to drive the No. 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for Junior Johnson's team beginning the following year. In his first season with this team, he earned four poles and won the Holly Farms 400, leaping up to third in the final standings. He followed that up with a fourth-place points finish in 1988, as well as winning The Winston. In 1989, the team switched to Ford Thunderbirds. Despite two wins during the season, he fell back to tenth in the championship.

Precision Products Racing In 1990, Labonte signed with Leo Jackson's Precision Products Racing team to drive the No. 1 Skoal Classic Oldsmobile. He had four top-fives and nine top-tens and finished 15th in the points standings.

Labonte scrapped plans for 1990 to run a self-owned independent team, In 1996, he broke Richard Petty’s streak for consecutive races after winning at North Wilkesboro. Despite only two victories, Labonte went on to win the championship, a record-setting twelve years after his first. Driving with a broken hand during the last two races of the season, Labonte and his younger brother Bobby were able to perform a dual victory lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the last race of the season; Bobby won the race and Terry won the championship on this race, making it the only time a driver and his sibling won the race and the championship at the same time.

Labonte posted twenty top-ten finishes in 1997 and collected his only win of the season at the fall race at Talladega Superspeedway. In 1998, it was the final season to have Labonte's trademark mustache, where he went on to win the Pontiac Excitement 400 and finished ninth in points. With a win at his home track at Texas Motor Speedway and in the Sprint All-Star Race XV in 1999, Labonte finished 12th in points, the first time he had finished outside the top-ten since 1993.

Labonte shaved his mustache off in 1999, where his most famous race was the 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Bristol. He was involved in one of the most infamous and controversial NASCAR finishes ever, when he was spun out by a lapped Darrell Waltrip while leading with ten laps to go when he slowed the field under caution. Labonte pitted for four tires and quickly recovered and was leading with one lap remaining. However, Dale Earnhardt, who was in second at the time, wrecked Labonte half-way to the checkered flag and won. Labonte finished 8th while wrecking. In victory lane, Dale Earnhardt maintained that it wasn't on purpose. In a post-race interview, Labonte didn't buy Earnhardt's excuses, angrily stating "[Earnhardt] never intends to take anybody out...it just happens that way."

The 2000 season saw Labonte's consecutive start streak broken at 655 after he suffered inner ear injuries in the Pepsi 400 and was forced to miss the Brickyard 400 and the Global Crossing @ The Glen. 2000 was also his first winless season since 1993. His younger brother Bobby won that year's championship. He began 2001 with two top-six finishes in the first seven races but continued to fall in the points standings. Labonte’s trademark mustache returned mid-season but his fortunes did not change, eventually finishing the 2001 season in 23rd place. Even though he dropped back to 24th in 2002 with one top-five finish and four top-tens, 2002 marked a definite turning point for Labonte with the appointment of veteran crew chief, Jim Long, to the team.

In 2003, Labonte won his first pole since 2000 at Richmond and won the Mountain Dew Southern 500 where 23 years earlier he won his first in 1980 at Darlington Raceway after leading the last 33 laps. This was only his second win in a crown jewel event (the other being in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1980). That helped lead him to a tenth-place spot in points. About 90% of the NASCAR fans have labeled the 2003 Southern 500 win as the most popular win of 2003.

The 2004 season was much more of a struggle for Labonte, and Hendrick Motorsports announced Kyle Busch as Labonte's replacement when he retired. Late in the 2004-season, Labonte announced that 2004 would be his final full-time year on the circuit and would run part-time schedules for the next two years. The part-time schedule was nicknamed "Shifting Gears: Lone Star Style".

Semi-retirement years Hendrick Motorsports

Labonte began his semi-retirement in 2005. He borrowed the number 44, his former number, from Petty Enterprises and ran Hendrick's No. 44 research and development car with some sponsorship from Kellogg's, Pizza Hut, and GMAC. His best finish in 2005 for Hendrick Motorsports came at Pocono Raceway, where he finished 12th.

Labonte also ran ten races with Hendrick Motorsports research and development car No. 44 in 2006.

Joe Gibbs Racing Labonte also drove five races in the No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing following the release of Jason Leffler, with a top finish of ninth at Richmond.

Hall of Fame Racing Labonte began the 2006 season driving the No. 96 Texas Instruments/DLP HDTV Chevrolet Monte Carlo car for Hall of Fame Racing, a new team started by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. Labonte's past-champion's provisional guaranteed the team a starting spot in the first five races. Labonte's finishes in those races left the team 30th in points, sealing a spot for the team in each race as long as they remained in the Top 35. Tony Raines took over the driving duties for the No. 96 car and ran for the rest of the season, with the exception of the road-course races at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International. Labonte's best finish of 2006 came at Infineon, where he finished third due to a fuel mileage gamble by Philippe Lopez, the crew chief of the No. 96 DLP/Texas Instruments Chevrolet.

Michael Waltrip Racing During the 2007 season, Labonte drove three races for Michael Waltrip Racing, both road course events, and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, in the No.55 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry. His best finish in the No. 55 was 30th twice, at Indianapolis and Watkins Glen.

Petty Enterprises On May 11, 2008, it was announced that Labonte would drive the No. 45 car of Petty Enterprises for six races in the middle of the 2008 Sprint Cup season, replacing Kyle Petty on a temporary basis. Labonte was reunited with brother Bobby, who was the regular driver of the No. 43 for Petty. Labonte posted two solid top-20 runs in the six-race tenure, a 16th at Daytona and a 17th at Infineon, both the best finishes for the No. 45 car this season. It was later announced that he would drive for Petty again in the Brickyard 400. Labonte was back in the No. 45 car for Petty Enterprises when the Sprint Cup Series went to the Michigan International Speedway for the 3M Performance 400 on August 17, 2008. He would be back in the No. 45 car again for the AMP Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway for the final time in the 2008 Sprint Cup Season. He would go on to post a 17th-place finish, even after sustaining severe damage in one of the multi-car accidents. Labonte's results in 2008 proved far better on average than the previous three seasons, while driving also part-time.

Gillett Evernham Motorsports Labonte drove the No. 10 Valvoline car in place of Patrick Carpentier in The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500.

Prism Motorsports It was reported first on January 23, 2009, that Labonte would attempt to make the Daytona 500 for Prism Motorsports, driving the No. 66 Window World Toyota. The team announced they planned to race full-time with Dave Blaney after Daytona. Labonte started 43rd, and went a lap down. He managed to get his lap back and fought up to finish 24th in the rain-shortened event.

Carter/Simo Racing Starting at Indianapolis in 2009, Labonte drove the No. 08 Toyota for Carter/Simo Racing for four races.

Stavola Labonte Racing/Prism Motorsports It was reported that Labonte would be forming a new team with Bill Stavola, formerly the co-owner of Stavola Brothers Racing. In the team's debut, Labonte barely missed making the field at Richmond, but took the Gander Mountain sponsorship to the No. 55 Prism Motorsports car which had qualified 37th. Labonte would finish 40th in the race after an accident forced him out. It is not known for sure what caused the demise of Stavola Labonte Racing, as the team seemed to dissolve sometime after the 2010 season.

Whitney Motorsports Labonte also raced at Phoenix in 2010 for Whitney Motorsports.

FAS Lane Racing/Go Fas Racing

Entering 2011, it was announced that Frank Stoddard would be starting his own team, FAS Lane Racing, with Labonte driving the No. 32 U.S. Chrome Ford Fusion in the Daytona 500. Labonte started 43rd and finished a respectable 15th. At the time, Labonte was semi-retired, but competed in seven additional races over the course of the year in the No. 32.

Labonte returned to Stoddard's 32 car in 2012 where he would run all four restrictor plate races with C&J Energy Services as the sponsor. He finished with three Top 20's out of the four starts, including a season-best 16th in the October race at Talladega Superspeedway. Labonte led the 2012 Daytona 500 briefly before being spun by Marcos Ambrose. He would continue on to finish eighteenth.

In 2013, Labonte would run five races for FAS Lane Racing, posting a best finish of 19th. In addition to running all four restrictor plate races, he ran at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, finishing 25th.

In 2014, FAS Lane Racing would merge with Go Green Racing to form Go Fas Racing, and announced that Labonte would again return to the No. 32 car for all four superspeedway events. He ran as high as sixth in the Daytona 500 before being swept up in a late crash and finishing 20th. Before the race, Labonte called this his final Daytona 500 start. At the 2014 Coke Zero 400, his final start at Daytona, he dodged two huge wrecks and finished a solid 11th-place after the race was called 112 laps in due to rain.

On October 17, Labonte announced the GEICO 500 was to be his 890th and final start. To commemorate the occasion, Go Fas Racing designed a car split into three designs: the Kellogg's design from his 1996 title run on the driver side, the Piedmont Airlines design from his 1984 championship year on the passenger side, and the Duck Industries design from his early career in the center. However, NASCAR did not allow the scheme, due to a rule stating cars must have the same colors on both the driver side and passenger side of the car for safety reasons; the team would switch to the former design, while being allowed to retain the center. Labonte qualified ninth, but because of the unapproved paint scheme, was forced to start at the tail end of the field. He would finish in 33rd place, one lap down in his final race.

Competition in other series In addition to his 22 wins in the Sprint Cup Series, Labonte has won eleven races in the Nationwide Series and one in the Craftsman Truck Series, as well as three all-star races: the Busch Clash in 1985 and The Winston (now the Sprint All-Star Challenge) in 1988 and 1999. He also won the IROC championship in 1989 with one win, and assisted the late Davey Allison to the 1993 IROC championship by driving his car to a sixth place finish in the final race of the season.

Including his two championship seasons, he has finished in the top-ten in the year-end standings seventeen times, and his top-five and top-ten totals approach 25 percent and 50 percent, respectively, of his total races. Labonte holds the record for most seasons between championships, with twelve seasons in between his 1984 & 1996 championships.

Labonte also collected class wins at the two most prestigious endurance races in the United States, the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, driving a GTO-class Chevrolet Camaro during the 1984 IMSA GT Championship season. In his career, Labonte started 32 Daytona 500s, tied with Richard Petty for second-most all-time behind Dave Marcis.

Honors NASCAR Hall of Fame On February 21, 2014, Labonte was nominated for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015, along with nineteen other candidates. This occurred not long after NASCAR revised the rules allowing current drivers eligibility into the Hall provided they are at least 55 years of age or have 30+ years of NASCAR experience.

After being passed over as a first-ballot inductee for the class of 2015, Labonte was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on May 20, 2015. Joining Labonte in the 2016 class were Speedway Motorsports Executive Chairman Bruton Smith, and drivers Curtis Turner, Bobby Isaac, and Jerry Cook.

On January 26, 2017, Labonte was named to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Other In 1998, the senior Labonte was named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. A park was renamed for the Labonte brothers in their hometown of Corpus Christi in 2001, and they were chosen for entry into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Labonte supports a variety of charities and due to his efforts, the Ronald McDonald House in Corpus Christi, the Victory Junction Gang Camp near Randleman, North Carolina, and the Hendrick Marrow Program all have benefited.

TV and movie appearances In the 1983 Hal Needham/Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace, Labonte appeared as himself (but credited as a "NASCAR Driver"), along with many other contemporary drivers.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1978 Hagan Racing 92 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR4 RCH7 DOV MAR9 NWS CLT24 CAR ATL13 ONT 39th 659 1979 44 RSD35 RCH8 ATL25 NWS15 BRI7 DAR29 MAR9 NSV9 DOV6 CLT7 TWS5 RSD18 MCH25 NSV25 POC23 MCH26 BRI8 DAR3 RCH17 DOV25 MAR9 CLT15 NWS6 CAR27 ATL7 10th 3615 Buick DAY16 CAR15 TAL9 DAY29 TAL33 Olds ONT13 1980 Chevy RSD7 RCH24 CAR10 ATL15 BRI10 DAR32 NWS22 MAR23 NSV7 DOV5 CLT3 TWS5 RSD33 MCH11 NSV22 POC6 MCH11 BRI23 DAR1 RCH8 DOV28 NWS7 MAR7 CLT31 CAR4 ATL5 ONT8 8th 3766 Olds DAY6 TAL32 DAY32 TAL31 1981 Chevy RSD2 4th 4052 Buick DAY40 RCH26 CAR21 ATL19 BRI7 NWS7 DAR14 MAR5 TAL7 NSV6 DOV8 CLT14 TWS23 RSD22 MCH11 DAY8 NSV5 POC13 TAL3 MCH14 BRI3 DAR4 RCH4 DOV29 MAR9 NWS30 CLT23 CAR7 ATL7 RSD3 1982 DAY4 ATL8 DAR6 TAL2 CLT34 RSD2* MCH28 DAY27 POC3 TAL5 MCH21 BRI4 RCH6 DOV27 CLT16 CAR4 ATL8 RSD27 3rd 4211 Chevy RCH5 BRI4 CAR2 NWS2 MAR20 NSV2 DOV4 POC5 NSV2 DAR35 NWS3 MAR4 1983 DAY6 RCH22 CAR24 ATL8 DAR36 NWS6 MAR6 TAL6 NSV8 DOV31 BRI6 CLT33 RSD31 POC9 MCH5* DAY5 NSV11 POC12 TAL29 MCH4 BRI5 DAR5 RCH5 DOV4 MAR24 NWS5 CLT4 CAR1 ATL4 RSD7 5th 4004 1984 DAY12 RCH3 CAR2 ATL7 BRI2 NWS4 DAR2 MAR24 TAL25 NSV8 DOV3 CLT30 RSD1* POC3 MCH31 DAY7 NSV6 POC4 TAL3 MCH2* BRI1* DAR8 RCH8 DOV2 MAR2 CLT5 NWS9 CAR3 ATL30 RSD3 1st 4508 1985 DAY25 RCH6 CAR3* ATL6 BRI3 DAR4 NWS7 MAR6 TAL7 DOV16 CLT5 RSD1* POC28 MCH22 DAY8 POC26 TAL39 MCH9 BRI29 DAR7 RCH2* DOV24 MAR27 NWS3 CLT33 CAR12 ATL6 RSD2* 7th 3683 1986 Olds DAY2 RCH15 CAR1* ATL3 BRI7 DAR32 NWS27 MAR3 TAL29 DOV17 CLT11 RSD12 POC35 MCH12 DAY19 POC6 TAL38 GLN32 MCH12 RCH18 DOV19 MAR15 NWS10 CLT15 CAR31 ATL8 RSD10 12th 3473 Chevy BRI2 DAR21 1987 Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Chevy DAY18 CAR8 RCH5 ATL4 DAR32 NWS8 BRI9 MAR5 TAL2 CLT6 DOV3 POC37 RSD4 MCH28 DAY10 POC6 TAL6 GLN2 MCH33 BRI4 DAR5 RCH8 DOV32 MAR3 NWS1* CLT4 CAR4 RSD8 ATL28 3rd 4007 1988 DAY5 RCH9 CAR31 ATL4 DAR23 BRI16 NWS1 MAR4 TAL4 CLT9 DOV12 RSD2 POC32 MCH3 DAY19 POC9 TAL14 GLN18 MCH13 BRI22 DAR8 RCH3 DOV18 MAR7 CLT10 NWS4 CAR3 PHO2 ATL8 4th 4007 1989 Ford DAY9 CAR18 ATL36 RCH30 DAR18 BRI24 NWS5 MAR5 TAL2 CLT39 DOV4 SON15 POC1 MCH14 DAY6 POC13 TAL1 GLN14 MCH40 BRI5 DAR33 RCH12 DOV14 MAR11 CLT11 NWS3 CAR14 PHO2 ATL40 10th 3569 1990 Precision Products Racing 1 Olds DAY2 RCH32 CAR9 ATL40 DAR14 BRI4 NWS15 MAR31 TAL6 CLT13 DOV13 SON35 POC20 MCH7 DAY4 POC10 TAL42 GLN14 MCH14 BRI4 DAR14 RCH17 DOV15 MAR9 NWS27 CLT17 CAR13 PHO13 ATL21 15th 3371 1991 Hagan Racing 94 Olds DAY13 RCH14 CAR39 ATL35 DAR15 BRI9 NWS31 MAR31 TAL37 CLT10 DOV24 SON6 POC21 MCH25 DAY41 POC15 TAL24 GLN34 MCH16 BRI9 DAR5 RCH19 DOV26 MAR6 NWS14 CLT6 CAR28 PHO12 ATL15 18th 3024 1992 DAY7 CAR7 RCH8 ATL9 DAR9 BRI4 NWS9 MAR4 CLT6 DOV21 SON2 POC10 MCH38 POC16 GLN8 MCH23 BRI31 DAR14 RCH13 DOV7 MAR11 NWS8 CAR9 PHO16 8th 3674 Ford TAL36 DAY21 TAL18 Chevy CLT12 ATL5 1993 14 DAY11 CAR10 RCH24 ATL33 DAR9 BRI21 NWS6 MAR9 TAL37 SON9 CLT33 DOV20 POC32 MCH20 DAY9 NHA31 POC16 TAL14 GLN23 MCH29 BRI34 DAR33 RCH8 DOV8 MAR7 NWS7 CLT16 CAR15 PHO14 ATL13 18th 3280 1994 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY3 CAR17 RCH9 ATL14 DAR35 BRI24 NWS1 MAR15 TAL32 SON28 CLT35 DOV26 POC18 MCH20 DAY15 NHA11 POC15 TAL10 IND12 GLN6 MCH8 BRI33 DAR10 RCH1* DOV7 MAR14 NWS2 CLT7 CAR5 PHO1* ATL8 7th 3876 1995 DAY8 CAR26 RCH1 ATL3 DAR34 BRI7 NWS16 MAR36 TAL26 SON5 CLT2 DOV37 POC1 MCH9 DAY19 NHA4 POC14 TAL33 IND13 GLN5 MCH2 BRI1 DAR19 RCH2 DOV15 MAR2 NWS4 CLT3 CAR4 PHO13 ATL13 6th 4146 1996 DAY24* CAR34* RCH8 ATL2 DAR5 BRI2 NWS1* MAR24 TAL4 SON5 CLT3 DOV2 POC7 MCH2 DAY2 NHA6 POC16 TAL24 IND3 GLN2 MCH3 BRI5 DAR26 RCH5 DOV21 MAR2 NWS5 CLT1* CAR3 PHO3 ATL5 1st 4657 1997 DAY2 CAR7 RCH7 ATL9 DAR13 TEX4* BRI3 MAR4 SON3 TAL6 CLT8 DOV14 POC9 MCH39 CAL2 DAY2 NHA7 POC35 IND40 GLN8 MCH10 BRI7 DAR6 RCH17 NHA41 DOV37 MAR22 CLT11 TAL1* CAR7 PHO11 ATL21 6th 4177 1998 DAY13 CAR8 LVS15 ATL12 DAR6 BRI2 TEX6 MAR26 TAL4* CAL3 CLT41 DOV10 RCH1 MCH19 POC12 SON42 NHA14 POC31 IND9 GLN40 MCH36 BRI13 NHA39 DAR25 RCH21 DOV18 MAR6 CLT38 TAL3 DAY6 PHO10 CAR8 ATL8 9th 3901 1999 DAY38 CAR7 LVS8 ATL13 DAR11 TEX1* BRI13 MAR15 TAL39 CAL9 RCH26 CLT11 DOV17 MCH23 POC16 SON29 DAY10 NHA11 POC6 IND11 GLN11 MCH26 BRI8 DAR17 RCH43 NHA31 DOV27 MAR40 CLT21 TAL34 CAR14 PHO28 HOM31 ATL40 12th 3580 2000 DAY7 CAR17 LVS31 ATL15 DAR11 BRI5 TEX8 MAR23 TAL7 CAL33 RCH2 CLT22 DOV11 MCH26 POC12 SON27 DAY41 NHA43 POC11 IND GLN MCH20 BRI16 DAR15 RCH25 NHA25 DOV13 MAR17 CLT27 TAL5 CAR38 PHO17 HOM25 ATL17 17th 3433 2001 DAY24 CAR29 LVS22 ATL5 DAR38 BRI6 TEX13 MAR23 TAL11 CAL30 RCH38 CLT23 DOV17 MCH26 POC31 SON36 DAY40 CHI25 NHA32 POC34 IND19 GLN21 MCH29 BRI10 DAR11 RCH38 DOV17 KAN27 CLT27 MAR34 TAL13 PHO20 CAR28 HOM11 ATL32 NHA27 23rd 3280 2002 DAY20 CAR16 LVS38 ATL14 DAR23 BRI16 TEX10 MAR6 TAL20 CAL21 RCH33 CLT12 DOV15 POC38 MCH31 SON3 DAY14 CHI13 NHA22 POC9 IND13 GLN31 MCH33 BRI30 DAR31 RCH41 NHA30 DOV38 KAN12 TAL38 CLT21 MAR22 ATL25 CAR32 PHO26 HOM28 24th 3417 2003 DAY30 CAR27 LVS16 ATL20 DAR24 BRI39 TEX16 TAL5 MAR14 CAL12 RCH21 CLT21 DOV10 POC7 MCH10 SON25 DAY4 CHI15 NHA20 POC5 IND19 GLN18 MCH13 BRI11 DAR1 RCH8 NHA18 DOV20 TAL22 KAN16 CLT18 MAR6 ATL33 PHO30 CAR12 HOM15 10th 4162 2004 DAY20 CAR17 LVS17 ATL24 DAR19 BRI18 TEX41 MAR23 TAL25 CAL7 RCH18 CLT37 DOV7 POC7 MCH26 SON40 DAY8 CHI6 NHA16 POC6 IND38 GLN39 MCH27 BRI15 CAL19 RCH18 NHA24 DOV27 TAL21 KAN21 CLT25 MAR25 ATL31 PHO32 DAR28 HOM31 26th 3519 2005 44 DAY CAL36 LVS ATL BRI18 MAR TEX40 PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT38 DOV POC12 MCH CHI42 NHA POC IND36 KAN33 CLT MAR ATL TEX31 PHO HOM 40th 1071 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Chevy SON12 DAY GLN37 MCH40 BRI27 CAL RCH9 NHA DOV TAL 2006 Hall of Fame Racing 96 Chevy DAY17 CAL34 LVS24 ATL22 BRI27 MAR SON3 DAY GLN37 MCH BRI 41st 1278 Hendrick Motorsports 44 Chevy TEX25 PHO TAL RCH DAR34 CLT33 DOV POC39 MCH CHI43 NHA POC25 IND CAL40 RCH NHA DOV KAN38 TAL CLT21 MAR ATL TEX36 PHO HOM 2007 Michael Waltrip Racing 55 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON35 NHA DAY CHI IND30 POC GLN30 MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 58th 204 2008 Petty Enterprises 45 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC30 MCH29 SON17 NHA35 DAY16 CHI38 IND27 MCH32 BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL17 CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 46th 811 Gillett Evernham Motorsports 10 Dodge POC32 GLN 2009 Prism Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY24 CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI 51st 338 Carter Simo Racing 08 Toyota IND33 POC GLN MCH BRI40 ATL39 RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT37 MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM42 2010 Stavola Labonte Racing 10 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCHDNQ 68th 83 Prism Motorsports 55 Toyota RCH40 NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX Whitney Motorsports 81 Dodge PHO41 HOM 2011 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY15 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL34 RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON32 DAY28 KEN NHA BRI33 ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL34 MAR TEX PHO HOM 39th 102 23 IND41 POC Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford GLN34 MCH 2012 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY18 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL29 DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY20 NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL16 CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 44th 94 2013 DAY26 PHO LVS BRI25 CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL29 DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY19 NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL35 MAR TEX PHO HOM 42nd 87 2014 Go Fas Racing DAY20 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL24 KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY11 NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL33 MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 88

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1979 Hagan Racing Buick 19 16 1980 Oldsmobile 17 6 1981 Buick 12 40 1982 5 4 1983 Chevrolet 41 6 1984 2 12 1985 31 25 1986 Oldsmobile 5 2 1987 Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 14 18 1988 8 5 1989 Ford 4 9 1990 Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20 2 1991 Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31 13 1992 34 7 1993 Chevrolet 19 11 1994 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 3 1995 11 8 1996 5 24 1997 18 2 1998 2 13 1999 19 38 2000 25 7 2001 34 24 2002 11 20 2003 41 30 2004 38 20 2006 Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 43 17 2009 Prism Motorsports Toyota 43 24 2011 FAS Lane Racing Ford 43 15 2012 43 18 2013 39 26 2014 Go Fas Racing 24 20

Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Pts Ref 1985 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU CLT1 HCY CAR MAR 97th 0 1986 Labonte Motorsports 44 Olds DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL2 66th 170 Buick OXF41 SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR 1991 Labonte Motorsports 94 Olds DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT10 DOV20 ROU HCY MYB GLN1* OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV30 CLT31 NHA CAR MAR 48th 560 1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV3 ROU MYB GLN3 VOL NHA37 TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV 46th 666 14 CLT4 MAR CAR13 HCY 1993 Chevy DAY4 CAR39 RCH12 DAR3 BRI9 HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT37 DOV10 MYB GLN2 MLW TAL3 IRP3 MCH3 NHA29 BRI30 DAR18 RCH32 DOV26 ROU CLT6 MAR30 CAR5 HCY ATL13 20th 2399 1994 DAY4 CAR1 RCH6 ATL4 MAR1* DAR37 HCY BRI33 ROU NHA20 NZH CLT8 DOV2 MYB GLN1* MLW SBO TAL2 HCY IRP MCH35 BRI9 DAR13 RCH4 DOV9 CLT1 MAR6 CAR34 18th 2720 1995 DAY3 CAR3 RCH2 ATL16 NSV3 DAR32 BRI5 HCY NHA21 NZH CLT7 DOV36 MYB GLN1 MLW TAL15 SBO IRP MCH2 BRI5 DAR35 RCH5 DOV CLT8 CAR26 HOM13 17th 2490 1996 5 DAY39 CAR9 RCH10 ATL1 NSV4 DAR3 BRI HCY NZH CLT4 DOV3 SBO MYB GLN1 MLW NHA2 TAL4 IRP MCH3 BRI10 DAR1* RCH10 DOV4 CLT15 CAR6 HOM 13th 2699 1997 DAY CAR RCH43 ATL10 LVS28 DAR HCY TEX18 BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT12 DOV8 SBO GLN5 MLW MYB GTY26 IRP MCH19 BRI31 DAR42 RCH DOV9 CLT11 CAL18 CAR HOM 33rd 1455 1999 Labonte Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY19 CAR LVS14 ATL24 DAR4 TEX14 NSV BRI4 TAL1 CAL22 NHA20 RCHDNQ NZH38 CLTDNQ DOV14 SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH36 BRI8 DARDNQ RCH DOV11 CLT33 CAR MEM PHO34 HOM 30th 1761 2000 DAY3 CAR LVS ATLDNQ DARDNQ BRI35 TEXDNQ NSV TAL8 CALDNQ RCH NHA CLT DOV21 SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 64th 470 04 CLTDNQ CAR MEM PHO HOM

SuperTruck Series NASCAR SuperTruck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 1995 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy PHO2 TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT3 IRP FLM RCH1 MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 37th 515

Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points

24 Hours of Daytona (key) 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 1981 GTX 44 Hagan Racing Chevrolet Camaro David Pearson Billy Hagan 50 61 22 1982 GTP 44 Hagan Racing Chevrolet Camaro Billy Hagan Gene Felton 295 38 13 1983 GTO 4 Hagan Racing Chevrolet Camaro Billy Hagan Lloyd Frink 467 20 9 1984 GTO 4 Hagan Racing Chevrolet Camaro Billy Hagan Gene Felton 588 6 1 1985 GTP 4 Lee Racing Lola-Chevrolet Lew Price Carson Baird Billy Hagan 160 51 19 1986 GTO 28 Texas Enterprises Oldsmobile Calais Phil Parsons Harry Gant 3 66 23 1987 GTO 28 Protofab Racing Chevrolet Camaro Greg Pickett Darrell Waltrip 410 31 12 2005 DP 44 Doran Racing Pontiac Doran DP Jan Magnussen Bryan Herta Bobby Labonte 675 9 9

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NASCAR team owner, racing automobile driver
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Mary Carroll High School
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Terrance Lee Labonte

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American racing driver

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Terry Labonte was born on 16 November 1956 in Corpus Christi.

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Terry Labonte is a nASCAR team owner and racing automobile driver.

What nationality is Terry Labonte?

Terry Labonte is American.

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