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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Ten years down the road when they're successful, I'll be able to look back and say I ran the first race for those guys. I'm just confident in the team they're putting together and the equipment they're going to have. I'm just a small part of this deal and honored they asked me to help them get started.
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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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Probably the biggest battle they're up against is patience. Everybody's got to be a little bit patient with them because it's not easy. You're running against teams that have been at it for 20 years. Starting out with a new team is really, really difficult.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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It's just a huge undertaking, to start a new team like this. They've got some experienced people there, but none of them have ever worked together before.
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It's embarrassing for me being from Texas. I just want everyone to know that everything in Texas isn't as screwed up as it is at this place.
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It's a hard deal to get into, and it takes a lot of money and sponsorship and things like that. It's a lot different from what it used to be, probably a lot tougher today to get into the sport than it was 10 or 15 years ago. He's got to work hard at it and try to be successful at what he's doing before he moves up to the next step. Take it one step at a time.
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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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This is an opportunity for me to have a little more fun. I've been fortunate to do this for nearly three decades, and I'm excited to go back to some of the places that have meant so much to me, my team and my family over the years.