Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonteis a retired American stock car racing driver. A two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Serieschampion and 1989 IROC champion, he is the older brother of 2000 Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte, and the father of former Nationwide Series driver Justin Labonte. He also co-owns a Chevrolet dealership in North Carolina with Rick Hendrick...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth16 November 1956
CityCorpus Christi, TX
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All my friends have called and offered me their bowling trophies and things like that. So if we win, we are going to have quite a collection of awards around the house.
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To have the opportunity to help these guys kick off their team, being from Texas, it was just an opportunity I couldn't turn down, ... It would certainly be hard to tell Roger and Troy no. It's exciting for me.
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We've been talking about it and they could probably find a way to make it more confusing, but I'm not sure how.
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We live in a great country, and one reason is because of the armed forces. It is nice for us to be able to come here and in a very small way say thank you.
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My job is to try to get them top 20, top 25 in points. If I could do that, it's kind of what they need to get off to a good start.
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Rick thinks it will be great for our sport to have Roger and Troy involved, ... And I get to run 17 races, instead of 10. I think it's great.
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I think for two of the events we had 45 minutes of practice was all. That's kind of asking a lot for a new team like that, to just go and unload and be good off the truck.
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That was pretty disappointing for everybody involved. Hall of Fame Racing doesn't even own a carburetor. It was just a mistake, a mistake that never should have happened, but it did. It was the first time I've ever been penalized and had points taken away. It was surprising for all of us.
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I think it's going to succeed. When you look at Roger and Troy, they've been successful in everything they've done. I think they're dedicated to making this thing work. Like I said, though, it's difficult when you first start out. There's going to be a learning curve for everybody involved here. ... These guys are going to work hard at getting this thing going in the right direction.
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It is pretty obvious when you drive through any race track and there are No. 3 flags around everywhere and still fans with (Earnhardt) hats, shirts and jackets. We are constantly reminded of him.
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He never has any intention of taking anybody out. It just happens that way.
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He got tires, and I had older tires on, and he was catching us there at the end. I was going to be fine, but caught some traffic and got caught behind some lapped traffic and lost a little time -- and he caught me there at the last lap.
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I'm excited about the opportunity to be a small part of this team. I think it's great that these guys have gotten into our sport. I think it's going to be good for the sport. They've entered in a big way with Texas Instruments on board. Being from Texas, I'm really honored to be part of a team with Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. I'm looking forward to the opportunity. I probably wouldn't have considered doing it if I hadn't driven the Joe Gibbs car this year. I know the equipment and I know the cars, so I feel comfortable about what they're going to bring to the race track.
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Being from Texas, it would certainly be hard to tell Roger and Troy no, ... It's just kind of a neat deal for me.