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
great instead rick roger run thinks
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.
certainly exciting guys hard help kick opportunity roger turn
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.
curve dedicated difficult everybody guys hard involved learning roger start successful work
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.
certainly deal hard neat roger
Being from Texas, it would certainly be hard to tell Roger and Troy no, ... It's just kind of a neat deal for me.
bring car considered driven entered equipment excited forward good gotten great guys honored joe looking opportunity race roger small team texas
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.
sure talking
We've been talking about it and they could probably find a way to make it more confusing, but I'm not sure how.
against battle biggest bit patience patient running starting teams
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.
armed great nice reason small thank
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.
asked confident deal equipment help honored putting race ran road small team ten together
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.
everybody fame hall mistake points racing surprising taken time
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.
asking events good minutes practice team
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.
good job top
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.
huge none people start team together worked
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.
screwed texas
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.