Justin Labonte

Labonte celebrates his 2004 Twister 300 win

Born

February 5, 1981 (age 36)
Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.

Achievements

1996 Summer Shootout Series Champion at Charlotte
1997 Summer Shootout Series Champion at Charlotte
2003 Late Model Stock Champion at Caraway Speedway

Awards

1998 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Consistency Award

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

76 races run over 6 years

2006 position

80th

Best finish

17th (2005)

First race

1999 BellSouth Mobility 320 (Nashville)

Last race

2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)

First win

2004 Twister 300 (Chicago)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
1	3	0

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career

3 races run over 2 years

First race

2006 Silverado 350K (Texas)

Last race

2007 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

Statistics current as of November 26, 2006.

Justin Labonte (born February 5, 1981) is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver. He is the son of two-time Winston Cup Series champion Terry Labonte, and the nephew of 2000 champion Bobby Labonte. He currently races on short tracks in North Carolina.

Labonte was born in Trinity, North Carolina. He began racing at the age of 15 at Ace Speedway and Concord Motorsport Park. He also ran the Legends Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he won back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997. During those two years, he split 25 career victories at Ace and Concord. In 1998, he moved to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, where he finished 3rd in points and posted thirteen top-tens. He also won the Consistency award for finishing nearly 97% of all possible laps during the season. The next season, he had three top-tens in seven starts.

In 1999, Labonte began sharing the No. 44 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with his father in the Busch Series. Qualifying nine times, he had a best finish of 14th at Myrtle Beach Speedway. He ran more races in 2000, his best finish a 20th at Nashville Speedway USA. He also made three starts in the ARCA series, posting two top-five finishes. In 2001, he ran a limited ARCA schedule, making five starts, including a race at Nashville Superspeedway, where he led 70 laps.

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