Terry Labonte

Terry Labonte
Labonte in 1997.
Born	Terrance Lee Labonte (1956-11-16) November 16, 1956 (age 60) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Achievements	1984, 1996 Winston Cup Series Champion 1989 IROC Champion 1993 IROC Champion (Assist) 1980, 2003 Southern 500 Winner 1988, 1999 The Winston Winner 1985 Busch Clash Winner Holds all-time Sprint Cup Series record for longest drought between Sprint Cup Championships (12 years).
Awards	NASCAR Hall Of Fame inductee (2016) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) National Quarter Midget Hall of Fame inductee (1989)
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
890 races run over 37 years
2014 position	40th
Best finish	1st (1984, 1996)
First race	1978 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Last race	2014 GEICO 500 (Talladega)
First win	1980 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Last win	2003 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 22 361 27
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
124 races run over 11 years
Best finish	13th (1996)
First race	1985 Miller 400 (Charlotte)
Last race	2000 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
First win	1985 Miller 400 (Charlotte)
Last win	1999 Touchstone Energy 300 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 11 68 4
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	37th (1995)
First race	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	1995 Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (Richmond)
First win	1995 Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 3 1
Statistics current as of October 19, 2014.

Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is an American former racing driver. A two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (then Winston Cup Series) champion 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. He appeared on the CBS series The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984, where he played an unnamed pit crew member. In 2000, he also appeared in commercials for Denny's restaurants with the Kellogg's Racing team, such as Kellogg's Country Inn Specialties Slam, and Country Inn Specialties Slim Slam.

Terry Labonte was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1956. He was introduced to racing 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. Driving on both dirt and asphalt, he won track championships in his hometown, in Houston, and in San Antonio from 1975 to 1977. During this time he also met Louisiana businessman Billy Hagan.

Labonte’s first NASCAR race came in 1978 at Darlington Raceway. He qualified 19th in the No. 92 Duck Industries-sponsored Chevrolet and finished fourth that weekend. He ran four more races that season and had an additional two Top 10 finishes. In 1979, he competed for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors along with the late Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, and Joe Millikan while driving the No. 44 Stratagraph-sponsored Chevrolet for Hagan. Although Labonte failed to win the top rookie award, he was one of three rookies to finish in the Top 10 in points. He ended the season with 13 Top 10 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. In 1984, he appeared on the CBS series The Dukes of Hazzard, where he portrayed an unnamed pit crewman.