Terry Labonte

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Terry Labonte
Southern 500 (Darlington
)
Wins Top tens Poles
22 361 27
Touchstone Energy 300 (Talladega
)
Wins Top tens Poles
11 68 4
Richmond
)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 3 1
Statistics current as of October 19, 2014.

Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956), nicknamed "Texas Terry"

Nationwide Series driver Justin Labonte. He also co-owns a Chevrolet dealership in Greensboro, 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.

Early life

Terry Labonte was born in

San Antonio between 1975 and 1977. During this time he also met Louisiana businessman Billy Hagan
.

Racing career

Hagan Racing

1983 racecar
1985 racecar

Labonte’s first NASCAR race came in 1978 at

NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors along with Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, and Joe Millikan while driving the No. 44 Stratagraph 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.

Labonte failed to return to victory lane over the next two years but didn't finish outside the Top 5 in the final standings. He won his second career race in 1983 in the

Piedmont Airlines and he won races at Riverside International Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway as well as clinching his first Winston Cup championship. He dropped to 7th in the final points in 1985. During that season, he made his Busch Series debut at Charlotte in the No. 17 Pontiac owned by Darrell Waltrip and won the 400 miles (640 km) race. Waltrip asked Labonte to drive after deciding to focus his driving priorities solely on Winston Cup racing during what would be Waltrip's 307-point gain over Bill Elliott
in the final eight races of the 1985 season.

Junior Johnson & Associates

1989 No. 11 car

Labonte fell back to 12th in the standings in 1986. Before season's end, he announced he was leaving Hagan's team to drive the No. 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for

Holly Farms 400, leaping up to 3rd in the final standings. He followed that up with a rth-place points finish in 1988, as well as The Winston. In 1989, the team switched to Ford Thunderbirds
. Despite two wins during the season, he fell back to 10th in the championship.

Precision Products Racing

In 1990, he signed with Leo Jackson's Precision Products Racing team[8] to drive the No. 1 Skoal Classic Oldsmobile. He had four Top 5's and nine Top 10's and finished 15th in the points standings.[9]

Terry Labonte scrapped plans for 1990 to run a self-owned independent team,[8] because he couldn't land a full sponsorship, the News-Record of Greensboro, N.C. reported in 1990,[8] and he signed to the Precision Products Racing team.

Return to Hagan Racing

Labonte came back to Hagan Racing to drive the No. 94 Sunoco Oldsmobile in 1991, winning his first pole since 1988. He began 1992 with finishes inside the Top 8 in each of the first eight races. He had a total of four Top 5 finishes and 16 Top 10 finishes, ending the season 8th in points. In 1993, the team switched to the No. 14 Kellogg's Chevrolet. While he had ten Top 10's, for the first time in his career, Labonte failed to finish a race in the Top 5 and he dropped to 18th in points.

On July 1, 1993, it was announced that Terry Labonte would be leaving Hagan Racing following 1993 to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 1994.

Hendrick Motorsports

1997 racecar
Terry Labonte.
Terry Labonte at RIR in 1998.

After leaving Hagan Racing in 1993, Terry Labonte was signed to

Dale Earnhardt crashed into him in the final lap.[10] In 1996, he broke Richard Petty’s streak for consecutive races after winning at North Wilkesboro. Despite only two victories, Labonte went on to win the championship, a record-setting twelve years after his first. Driving with a broken hand during the last two races of the season, Labonte and his younger brother Bobby were able to perform a dual victory lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway
in the last race of the season; Bobby won the race and Terry won the championship on this race, making it the only time a driver and his sibling won the race and the championship at the same time.

Labonte posted 20 Top 10 finishes in 1997 and collected his only win of the season at the fall race at

Sprint All-Star Race
XV in 1999, Labonte finished 12th in points, the first time he had finished outside the Top 10 since 1993.

Labonte shaved his mustache off in 1999, where his most famous race was the 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Bristol. He was involved in one of the most infamous and controversial NASCAR finishes ever, when he was spun out by a lapped Darrell Waltrip while leading with ten laps to go when he slowed the field under caution. Labonte pitted for four tires and quickly recovered and was leading with one lap remaining. However, Dale Earnhardt, who was in second at the time, wrecked Labonte half-way to the checkered flag and won. Labonte finished 8th while wrecking. In victory lane, Dale Earnhardt maintained that it wasn't on purpose. In a post-race interview, Labonte didn't buy Earnhardt's excuses, angrily stating "[Earnhardt] never intends to take anybody out...it just happens that way."

The 2000 season saw Labonte's consecutive start streak broken at 655 after he suffered

Global Crossing @ The Glen
. 2000 was also his first winless season since 1993. His younger brother Bobby won that year's championship. He began 2001 with two Top 6 finishes in the first seven races but continued to fall in the points standings. Labonte’s trademark mustache returned mid-season but his fortunes did not change, eventually finishing the 2001 season in 23rd place. Even though he dropped back to 24th in 2002 with one Top 5 finish and four Top 10's, 2002 marked a definite turning point for Labonte with the appointment of veteran crew chief, Jim Long, to the team.

In 2003, Labonte won his first pole since 2000 at

Mountain Dew Southern 500 where 23 years earlier he won his first in 1980 at Darlington Raceway
after leading the last 33 laps. This was only his second win in a crown jewel event (the other being in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1980). That helped lead him to a 10th-place spot in points. About 90% of the NASCAR fans have labeled the 2003 Southern 500 win as the most popular win of 2003.

The 2004 season was much more of a struggle for Labonte, and Hendrick Motorsports announced Kyle Busch as Labonte's replacement when he retired. Late in the 2004-season, Labonte announced that 2004 would be his final full-time year on the circuit and would run part-time schedules for the next two years. The part-time schedule was nicknamed "Shifting Gears: Lone Star Style".

Semi-retirement years

Hendrick Motorsports

Labonte in 2005

Labonte began his semi-retirement in 2005. He borrowed the number 44, his former number, from Petty Enterprises and ran Hendrick's No. 44 research and development car with some sponsorships from Kellogg's, Pizza Hut, and GMAC. His best finish in 2005 for Hendrick Motorsports came at Pocono Raceway, where he finished twelfth.

Labonte also ran ten races with Hendrick Motorsports research and development car No. 44 in 2006.

Joe Gibbs Racing

Labonte also drove five races in the No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing following the release of Jason Leffler, with a top finish of 9th at Richmond.

Hall of Fame Racing

Labonte began the 2006 season driving the No. 96

Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International
. Labonte's best finish of 2006 came at Infineon, where he finished 3rd due to a fuel mileage gamble by Philippe Lopez, the crew chief of the No. 96 DLP/Texas Instruments Chevrolet.

Michael Waltrip Racing

During the 2007 season, Labonte drove three races for Michael Waltrip Racing, both road course events, and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, in the No.55 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry.[11][12] His best finish in the No. 55 was 30th twice, at Indianapolis and Watkins Glen.

Petty Enterprises

On May 11, 2008, it was announced that Labonte would drive the No. 45 car of Petty Enterprises for six races in the middle of the 2008 Sprint Cup season, replacing

Sprint Cup
Season. He would go on to post a 17th-place finish, even after sustaining severe damage in one of the multi-car accidents. Labonte's results in 2008 proved far better on average than the previous three seasons, while driving also part-time.

Gillett Evernham Motorsports

Labonte drove the #10

Pennsylvania 500
.

Prism Motorsports

It was reported first on January 23, 2009, that Labonte would attempt to make the

Prism Motorsports, driving the No. 66 Window World Toyota. The team announced they planned to race full-time with Dave Blaney
after Daytona. Labonte started 43rd, and went a lap down. He managed to get his lap back and fought up to finish 24th in the rain-shortened event.

Carter/Simo Racing

Starting at Indianapolis in 2009, Labonte drove the No. 08 Toyota for

Carter/Simo Racing
for four races.

Stavola Labonte Racing/Prism Motorsports

It was reported that Labonte would be forming a new team with Bill Stavola, formerly the co-owner of

Prism Motorsports
car which had qualified 37th. Labonte would finish 40th in the race after an accident forced him out. It is not known for sure what caused the demise of Stavola Labonte Racing, as the team seemed to dissolve sometime after the 2010 season.

Whitney Motorsports

Labonte also raced at Phoenix in 2010 for Whitney Motorsports.

FAS Lane Racing/Go Fas Racing

Labonte's No. 32 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2011

Entering 2011, it was announced that

FAS Lane Racing
, with Labonte driving the No. 32 U.S. Chrome Ford Fusion in the Daytona 500. Labonte started 43rd and finished a respectable 15th. At the time, Labonte was semi-retired, but competed in seven additional races over the course of the year in the No. 32.

He returned to Stoddard's 32 car in 2012 where he would run all four restrictor plate races with C&J Energy Services as the sponsor. He finished with three Top 20's out of the four starts, including a season-best 16th in the October race at Talladega Superspeedway. Labonte led the 2012 Daytona 500 briefly before being spun by Marcos Ambrose. He would continue on to finish 18th.

In 2013, Labonte would run five races for FAS Lane Racing, posting a best finish of 19th. In addition to running all four restrictor plate races, he ran at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, finishing 25th.

In 2014, FAS Lane Racing would merge with Go Green Racing to form Go Fas Racing, and announced that Labonte would again return to the No. 32 car for all four superspeedway events. He ran as high as 6th in the Daytona 500 before being swept up in a late crash and finishing 20th. Before the race, Labonte called this his final Daytona 500 start. At the 2014 Coke Zero 400, his final start at Daytona, he dodged two huge wrecks and finished a solid 11th-place after the race was called 112 laps in due to rain.

On October 17, Labonte announced the GEICO 500 was to be his 890th and final start.[14] To commemorate the occasion, Go Fas Racing designed a car split into three designs: the Kellogg's design from his 1996 title run on the driver side, the Piedmont Airlines design from his 1984 championship year on the passenger side, and the Duck Industries design from his early career in the center. However, NASCAR did not allow the scheme, due to a rule stating cars must have the same colors on both the driver side and passenger side of the car for safety reasons; the team would switch to the former design, while being allowed to retain the center.[15] Labonte qualified 9th, but because of the unapproved paint scheme, was forced to start at the tail end of the field. He would finish in 33rd place, one lap down in his final race.

Competition in other series

In addition to his 22 wins in the

Sprint All-Star Challenge) in 1988 and 1999. He also won the IROC championship in 1989 with one win, and assisted the late Davey Allison to the 1993 IROC
championship by driving his car to a 6th-place finish in the final race of the season.

Including his two championship seasons, he has finished in the top 10 in the year-end standings 17 times, and his top-five and top-ten totals approach 25 percent and 50 percent, respectively, of his total races. Labonte holds the record for most seasons between championships, with twelve seasons in between his 1984 & 1996 championships.

Labonte also collected class wins at the two most prestigious endurance races in the United States, the

1984 IMSA GT Championship season
.

Honors

NASCAR Hall of Fame

On February 21, 2014, Labonte was nominated for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015, along with 19 other candidates. This occurred not long after NASCAR revised the rules allowing current drivers eligibility into the Hall provided they are at least 55 years of age or have 30+ years of NASCAR experience.[16]

After being passed over as a first-ballot inductee for the class of 2015, Labonte was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on May 20, 2015. Joining Labonte in the 2016 class were Speedway Motorsports Executive Chairman Bruton Smith, and drivers Curtis Turner, Bobby Isaac, and Jerry Cook.[17]

On January 26, 2017 Labonte was named to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.[2]

Other

In 1998, the senior Labonte was named as one of

Ronald McDonald House
in Corpus Christi, the Victory Junction Gang Camp near Randleman, North Carolina, and the Hendrick Marrow Program all have benefited.

TV and movie appearances

In the 1983 Hal Needham/Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace, Labonte appeared as himself (but credited as a "NASCAR Driver"), along with many other contemporary drivers.[18]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

Sprint Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
1978
Hagan Racing
92 Chevy RSD DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
DOV
CLT
NSV
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
4
RCH
7
DOV MAR
9
NWS
CLT
24
CAR
ATL

13
ONT 39th 659 [19]
1979 44 RSD
35
RCH

8
ATL

25
NWS
15
BRI
7
DAR

29
MAR

9
NSV
9
DOV

6
CLT
7
TWS
5
RSD

18
MCH
25
NSV

25
POC
23
MCH
26
BRI

8
DAR
3
RCH
17
DOV

25
MAR

9
CLT

15
NWS

6
CAR

27
ATL

7
10th 3615 [20]
Buick DAY
16
CAR

15
TAL

9
DAY
29
TAL
33
Olds ONT
13
1980 Chevy RSD
7
RCH
24
CAR

10
ATL

15
BRI

10
DAR
32
NWS

22
MAR

23
NSV

7
DOV

5
CLT

3
TWS

5
RSD
33
MCH

11
NSV

22
POC
6
MCH

11
BRI

23
DAR
1
RCH
8
DOV
28
NWS
7
MAR

7
CLT

31
CAR

4
ATL

5
ONT
8
8th 3766 [21]
Olds DAY
6
TAL

32
DAY
32
TAL
31
1981 Chevy RSD
2
4th 4052 [22]
Buick DAY
40
RCH

26
CAR

21
ATL

19
BRI

7
NWS

7
DAR

14
MAR

5
TAL

7
NSV

6
DOV
8
CLT

14
TWS
23
RSD

22
MCH

11
DAY

8
NSV

5
POC

13
TAL
3
MCH

14
BRI

3
DAR
4
RCH

4
DOV

29
MAR

9
NWS

30
CLT

23
CAR

7
ATL

7
RSD
3
1982 DAY
4
ATL

8
DAR

6
TAL
2
CLT

34
RSD
2*
MCH

28
DAY

27
POC

3
TAL

5
MCH
21
BRI
4
RCH

6
DOV

27
CLT

16
CAR

4
ATL

8
RSD
27
3rd 4211 [23]
Chevy
RCH

5
BRI

4
CAR

2
NWS

2
MAR
20
NSV

2
DOV

4
POC

5
NSV

2
DAR
35
NWS

3
MAR

4
1983 DAY
6
RCH

22
CAR
24
ATL

8
DAR

36
NWS

6
MAR

6
TAL
6
NSV

8
DOV

31
BRI

6
CLT
33
RSD
31
POC

9
MCH

5*
DAY

5
NSV

11
POC
12
TAL
29
MCH

4
BRI

5
DAR
5
RCH

5
DOV

4
MAR

24
NWS

5
CLT
4
CAR

1
ATL

4
RSD
7
5th 4004 [24]
1984 DAY
12
RCH

3
CAR

2
ATL

7
BRI

2
NWS

4
DAR

2
MAR

24
TAL
25
NSV
8
DOV

3
CLT
30
RSD
1*
POC

3
MCH

31
DAY
7
NSV
6
POC

4
TAL
3
MCH

2*
BRI

1*
DAR

8
RCH

8
DOV

2
MAR

2
CLT

5
NWS

9
CAR

3
ATL

30
RSD
3
1st 4508 [25]
1985 DAY
25
RCH

6
CAR

3*
ATL

6
BRI

3
DAR

4
NWS

7
MAR

6
TAL
7
DOV

16
CLT

5
RSD
1*
POC
28
MCH

22
DAY

8
POC
26
TAL

39
MCH

9
BRI

29
DAR

7
RCH

2*
DOV

24
MAR

27
NWS

3
CLT

33
CAR

12
ATL

6
RSD
2*
7th 3683 [26]
1986 Olds DAY
2
RCH
15
CAR
1*
ATL

3
BRI

7
DAR

32
NWS
27
MAR

3
TAL
29
DOV

17
CLT
11
RSD
12
POC

35
MCH

12
DAY
19
POC

6
TAL

38
GLN

32
MCH
12
RCH

18
DOV
19
MAR

15
NWS

10
CLT

15
CAR

31
ATL

8
RSD
10
12th 3473 [27]
Chevy
BRI

2
DAR

21
1987 Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Chevy DAY
18
CAR

8
RCH

5
ATL

4
DAR

32
NWS
8
BRI

9
MAR

5
TAL
2
CLT
6
DOV

3
POC

37
RSD
4
MCH

28
DAY

10
POC

6
TAL

6
GLN

2
MCH

33
BRI

4
DAR

5
RCH

8
DOV

32
MAR
3
NWS
1*
CLT

4
CAR

4
RSD
8
ATL

28
3rd 4007 [28]
1988 DAY
5
RCH

9
CAR

31
ATL
4
DAR

23
BRI

16
NWS
1
MAR
4
TAL

4
CLT
9
DOV

12
RSD
2
POC

32
MCH

3
DAY

19
POC

9
TAL

14
GLN

18
MCH

13
BRI

22
DAR
8
RCH

3
DOV

18
MAR

7
CLT

10
NWS

4
CAR

3
PHO

2
ATL
8
4th 4007 [29]
1989 Ford DAY
9
CAR

18
ATL

36
RCH

30
DAR

18
BRI

24
NWS
5
MAR

5
TAL

2
CLT
39
DOV

4
SON

15
POC

1
MCH

14
DAY

6
POC

13
TAL

1
GLN

14
MCH

40
BRI

5
DAR

33
RCH

12
DOV

14
MAR

11
CLT

11
NWS
3
CAR

14
PHO
2
ATL

40
10th 3569 [30]
1990 Precision Products Racing 1 Olds DAY
2
RCH

32
CAR

9
ATL

40
DAR

14
BRI

4
NWS
15
MAR

31
TAL

6
CLT
13
DOV

13
SON

35
POC

20
MCH

7
DAY

4
POC

10
TAL

42
GLN

14
MCH

14
BRI

4
DAR

14
RCH

17
DOV

15
MAR

9
NWS
27
CLT

17
CAR

13
PHO

13
ATL

21
15th 3371 [31]
1991
Hagan Racing
94 Olds DAY
13
RCH

14
CAR

39
ATL

35
DAR

15
BRI

9
NWS
31
MAR

31
TAL

37
CLT
10
DOV

24
SON
6
POC

21
MCH

25
DAY

41
POC

15
TAL

24
GLN
34
MCH

16
BRI

9
DAR

5
RCH

19
DOV

26
MAR

6
NWS
14
CLT

6
CAR

28
PHO

12
ATL

15
18th 3024 [32]
1992 DAY
7
CAR

7
RCH

8
ATL

9
DAR

9
BRI
4
NWS
9
MAR

4
CLT
6
DOV

21
SON

2
POC

10
MCH

38
POC

16
GLN

8
MCH
23
BRI

31
DAR

14
RCH

13
DOV

7
MAR

11
NWS
8
CAR

9
PHO

16
8th 3674 [33]
Ford
TAL

36
DAY

21
TAL

18
Chevy
CLT

12
ATL
5
1993 14 DAY
11
CAR

10
RCH

24
ATL

33
DAR

9
BRI
21
NWS
6
MAR

9
TAL
37
SON

9
CLT
33
DOV

20
POC

32
MCH

20
DAY

9
NHA

31
POC

16
TAL

14
GLN

23
MCH

29
BRI

34
DAR

33
RCH

8
DOV

8
MAR

7
NWS
7
CLT

16
CAR

15
PHO

14
ATL

13
18th 3280 [34]
1994 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
3
CAR

17
RCH

9
ATL

14
DAR

35
BRI
24
NWS
1
MAR

15
TAL

32
SON

28
CLT
35
DOV

26
POC

18
MCH

20
DAY

15
NHA

11
POC

15
TAL

10
IND
12
GLN

6
MCH

8
BRI

33
DAR

10
RCH

1*
DOV

7
MAR

14
NWS
2
CLT

7
CAR

5
PHO
1*
ATL

8
7th 3876 [35]
1995 DAY
8
CAR

26
RCH

1
ATL

3
DAR

34
BRI
7
NWS
16
MAR

36
TAL

26
SON

5
CLT
2
DOV

37
POC

1
MCH

9
DAY

19
NHA

4
POC

14
TAL

33
IND
13
GLN

5
MCH

2
BRI

1
DAR

19
RCH

2
DOV

15
MAR

2
NWS
4
CLT

3
CAR

4
PHO

13
ATL
13
6th 4146 [36]
1996 DAY
24*
CAR

34*
RCH

8
ATL

2
DAR

5
BRI
2
NWS
1*
MAR

24
TAL

4
SON

5
CLT
3
DOV

2
POC

7
MCH

2
DAY

2
NHA

6
POC

16
TAL

24
IND
3
GLN

2
MCH

3
BRI

5
DAR

26
RCH

5
DOV

21
MAR

2
NWS
5
CLT

1*
CAR

3
PHO

3
ATL

5
1st 4657 [37]
1997 DAY
2
CAR

7
RCH

7
ATL

9
DAR

13
TEX
4*
BRI
3
MAR

4
SON

3
TAL
6
CLT
8
DOV

14
POC

9
MCH

39
CAL
2
DAY

2
NHA

7
POC

35
IND
40
GLN

8
MCH

10
BRI

7
DAR
6
RCH

17
NHA

41
DOV

37
MAR

22
CLT

11
TAL

1*
CAR

7
PHO

11
ATL

21
6th 4177 [38]
1998 DAY
13
CAR

8
LVS
15
ATL

12
DAR

6
BRI
2
TEX

6
MAR

26
TAL

4*
CAL

3
CLT
41
DOV

10
RCH

1
MCH

19
POC

12
SON

42
NHA

14
POC

31
IND
9
GLN

40
MCH

36
BRI

13
NHA

39
DAR

25
RCH

21
DOV

18
MAR

6
CLT

38
TAL

3
DAY
6
PHO

10
CAR

8
ATL

8
9th 3901 [39]
1999 DAY
38
CAR

7
LVS

8
ATL

13
DAR
11
TEX

1*
BRI
13
MAR

15
TAL

39
CAL

9
RCH

26
CLT
11
DOV

17
MCH

23
POC

16
SON

29
DAY
10
NHA

11
POC

6
IND
11
GLN
11
MCH

26
BRI
8
DAR

17
RCH

43
NHA

31
DOV

27
MAR

40
CLT

21
TAL

34
CAR
14
PHO

28
HOM
31
ATL
40
12th 3580 [40]
2000 DAY
7
CAR

17
LVS

31
ATL

15
DAR

11
BRI
5
TEX
8
MAR

23
TAL

7
CAL

33
RCH

2
CLT
22
DOV

11
MCH

26
POC
12
SON

27
DAY

41
NHA

43
POC

11
IND
GLN
MCH

20
BRI

16
DAR

15
RCH

25
NHA
25
DOV

13
MAR

17
CLT

27
TAL
5
CAR
38
PHO

17
HOM
25
ATL
17
17th 3433 [41]
2001 DAY
24
CAR
29
LVS

22
ATL
5
DAR

38
BRI
6
TEX

13
MAR

23
TAL
11
CAL
30
RCH

38
CLT
23
DOV

17
MCH

26
POC

31
SON

36
DAY
40
CHI

25
NHA

32
POC

34
IND
19
GLN

21
MCH

29
BRI

10
DAR
11
RCH

38
DOV

17
KAN
27
CLT

27
MAR

34
TAL

13
PHO

20
CAR

28
HOM
11
ATL

32
NHA
27
23rd 3280 [42]
2002 DAY
20
CAR
16
LVS

38
ATL

14
DAR

23
BRI
16
TEX

10
MAR

6
TAL
20
CAL

21
RCH

33
CLT
12
DOV
15
POC

38
MCH

31
SON

3
DAY

14
CHI

13
NHA

22
POC

9
IND
13
GLN

31
MCH

33
BRI

30
DAR
31
RCH

41
NHA

30
DOV

38
KAN

12
TAL
38
CLT
21
MAR

22
ATL

25
CAR

32
PHO

26
HOM

28
24th 3417 [43]
2003 DAY
30
CAR
27
LVS

16
ATL

20
DAR
24
BRI
39
TEX

16
TAL
5
MAR

14
CAL

12
RCH

21
CLT
21
DOV

10
POC

7
MCH

10
SON

25
DAY
4
CHI

15
NHA

20
POC

5
IND
19
GLN

18
MCH
13
BRI

11
DAR

1
RCH

8
NHA

18
DOV

20
TAL

22
KAN

16
CLT

18
MAR

6
ATL

33
PHO

30
CAR

12
HOM
15
10th 4162 [44]
2004 DAY
20
CAR
17
LVS

17
ATL

24
DAR

19
BRI
18
TEX

41
MAR
23
TAL

25
CAL

7
RCH

18
CLT
37
DOV

7
POC

7
MCH

26
SON

40
DAY
8
CHI

6
NHA

16
POC

6
IND
38
GLN

39
MCH

27
BRI

15
CAL

19
RCH

18
NHA

24
DOV

27
TAL

21
KAN
21
CLT

25
MAR
25
ATL
31
PHO

32
DAR
28
HOM

31
26th 3519 [45]
2005 44 DAY CAL
36
LVS
ATL
BRI
18
MAR
TEX

40
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
38
DOV
POC

12
MCH
CHI

42
NHA
POC
IND

36
KAN

33
CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
31
PHO
HOM
40th 1071 [46]
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Chevy
SON

12
DAY
GLN

37
MCH

40
BRI

27
CAL
RCH

9
NHA
DOV
TAL
2006 Hall of Fame Racing 96 Chevy DAY
17
CAL
34
LVS
24
ATL
22
BRI
27
MAR
SON

3
DAY
GLN

37
MCH
BRI
41st 1278 [47]
Hendrick Motorsports 44 Chevy TEX
25
PHO TAL RCH DAR
34
CLT
33
DOV
POC

39
MCH
CHI
43
NHA
POC

25
IND
CAL
40
RCH
NHA DOV KAN
38
TAL CLT
21
MAR
ATL
TEX
36
PHO HOM
2007 Michael Waltrip Racing 55 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
35
NHA DAY CHI
IND

30
POC GLN
30
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 58th 204 [48]
2008 Petty Enterprises 45 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC
30
MCH
29
SON
17
NHA
35
DAY
16
CHI
38
IND

27
MCH
32
BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL
17
CLT MAR ATL TEX
PHO
HOM 46th 811 [49]
Gillett Evernham Motorsports
10 Dodge POC
32
GLN
2009
Prism Motorsports
66 Toyota DAY
24
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
RCH
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI 51st 338 [50]
Carter Simo Racing
08 Toyota
IND

33
POC GLN MCH BRI
40
ATL
39
RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT
37
MAR TAL TEX
PHO
HOM
42
2010
Stavola Labonte Racing
10 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH
DNQ
68th 83 [51]
Prism Motorsports
55 Toyota RCH
40
NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX
Whitney Motorsports 81 Dodge PHO
41
HOM
2011
FAS Lane Racing
32 Ford DAY
15
PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL
34
RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON
32
DAY
28
KEN NHA BRI
33
ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL
34
MAR TEX PHO HOM 39th 102 [52]
23 IND
41
POC
Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford GLN
34
MCH
2012
FAS Lane Racing
32 Ford DAY
18
PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL
29
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY
20
NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL
16
CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 44th 94 [53]
2013 DAY
26
PHO LVS BRI
25
CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL
29
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY
19
NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL
35
MAR TEX PHO HOM 42nd 87 [54]
2014 Go Fas Racing DAY
20
PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL
24
KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY
11
NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI
NHA
DOV KAN CLT TAL
33
MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 88 [55]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1979
Hagan Racing
Buick 19 16
1980 Oldsmobile 17 6
1981 Buick 12 40
1982 5 4
1983 Chevrolet 41 6
1984 2 12
1985 31 25
1986 Oldsmobile 5 2
1987 Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 14 18
1988 8 5
1989 Ford 4 9
1990 Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20 2
1991
Hagan Racing
Oldsmobile 31 13
1992 34 7
1993 Chevrolet 19 11
1994 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 3
1995 11 8
1996 5 24
1997 18 2
1998 2 13
1999 19 38
2000 25 7
2001 34 24
2002 11 20
2003 41 30
2004 38 20
2006 Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 43 17
2009
Prism Motorsports
Toyota 43 24
2011
FAS Lane Racing
Ford 43 15
2012 43 18
2013 39 26
2014 Go Fas Racing 24 20

Busch Series

Busch Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NBSC Pts Ref
1985
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Pontiac
DAY
CAR
HCY
BRI
MAR
DAR
SBO
LGY
DOV
CLT
SBO
HCY
ROU
IRP
SBO
LGY
HCY
MLW
BRI
DAR
RCH
NWS ROU
CLT

1
HCY
CAR
MAR
97th 0 [56]
1986
Labonte Motorsports 44 Olds
DAY
CAR
HCY
MAR
BRI
DAR
SBO
LGY
JFC
DOV
CLT
SBO
HCY
ROU
IRP
SBO
RAL
2
66th 170 [57]
Buick
OXF

41
SBO
HCY
LGY
ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
ROU
CLT
CAR
MAR
1991 Labonte Motorsports 94 Olds
DAY
RCH
CAR
MAR
VOL
HCY
DAR
BRI
LAN SBO
NZH
CLT

10
DOV

20
ROU
HCY
MYB
GLN

1*
OXF
NHA
SBO
DUB
IRP
ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV

30
CLT

31
NHA
CAR
MAR
48th 560 [58]
1992
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
MAR
DAR
BRI
HCY
LAN
DUB
NZH
CLT
DOV

3
ROU
MYB
GLN

3
VOL
NHA

37
TAL
IRP
ROU
MCH
NHA
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
46th 666 [59]
14
CLT

4
MAR
CAR

13
HCY
1993 Chevy
DAY

4
CAR

39
RCH

12
DAR

3
BRI

9
HCY
ROU
MAR
NZH
CLT

37
DOV

10
MYB
GLN

2
MLW
TAL

3
IRP

3
MCH

3
NHA

29
BRI

30
DAR

18
RCH

32
DOV

26
ROU
CLT

6
MAR

30
CAR

5
HCY
ATL

13
20th 2399 [60]
1994
DAY

4
CAR

1
RCH

6
ATL

4
MAR

1*
DAR

37
HCY
BRI

33
ROU
NHA

20
NZH
CLT

8
DOV

2
MYB
GLN

1*
MLW
SBO
TAL

2
HCY
IRP
MCH

35
BRI

9
DAR

13
RCH

4
DOV

9
CLT

1
MAR

6
CAR

34
18th 2720 [61]
1995
DAY

3
CAR

3
RCH

2
ATL

16
NSV

3
DAR

32
BRI

5
HCY
NHA

21
NZH
CLT

7
DOV

36
MYB
GLN

1
MLW
TAL

15
SBO
IRP
MCH

2
BRI

5
DAR

35
RCH

5
DOV
CLT

8
CAR

26
HOM

13
17th 2490 [62]
1996 5
DAY

39
CAR

9
RCH

10
ATL

1
NSV

4
DAR

3
BRI
HCY
NZH
CLT

4
DOV

3
SBO
MYB
GLN

1
MLW
NHA

2
TAL

4
IRP
MCH

3
BRI

10
DAR

1*
RCH

10
DOV

4
CLT

15
CAR

6
HOM
13th 2699 [63]
1997
DAY
CAR
RCH

43
ATL

10
LVS

28
DAR
HCY
TEX

18
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT

12
DOV

8
SBO
GLN

5
MLW
MYB
GTY

26
IRP
MCH

19
BRI

31
DAR

42
RCH
DOV

9
CLT

11
CAL

18
CAR
HOM
33rd 1455 [64]
1999 Labonte Motorsports 44 Chevy
DAY

19
CAR
LVS

14
ATL

24
DAR

4
TEX

14
NSV
BRI

4
TAL

1
CAL

22
NHA

20
RCH

DNQ
NZH

38
CLT

DNQ
DOV

14
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH

36
BRI

8
DAR

DNQ
RCH
DOV

11
CLT

33
CAR
MEM
PHO

34
HOM
30th 1761 [65]
2000
DAY

3
CAR
LVS
ATL

DNQ
DAR

DNQ
BRI

35
TEX

DNQ
NSV
TAL

8
CAL

DNQ
RCH
NHA
CLT
DOV

21
SBO MYB
GLN
MLW
NZH
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
64th 470 [66]
04
CLT

DNQ
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM

SuperTruck Series

SuperTruck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NCTS Pts Ref
1995 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy PHO
2
TUS
SGS
MMR
POR EVG
I70
LVL
BRI
MLW
CNS
HPT

3
IRP
FLM
RCH

1
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
37th 515 [67]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

24 Hours of Daytona

(key)

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
1981 GTX 44
Hagan Racing
Chevrolet Camaro United States David Pearson
United States Billy Hagan
50 61 DNF 22 DNF
1982 GTP 44
Hagan Racing
Chevrolet Camaro United States Billy Hagan
United States Gene Felton
295 38 DNF 13 DNF
1983 GTO 4
Hagan Racing
Chevrolet Camaro United States Billy Hagan
United States Lloyd Frink
467 20 9
1984 GTO 4
Hagan Racing
Chevrolet Camaro United States Billy Hagan
United States Gene Felton
588 6 1
1985 GTP 4 United States Lee Racing Lola-Chevrolet United States Lew Price
United States Carson Baird
United States Billy Hagan
160 51 DNF 19 DNF
1986 GTO 28 United States Texas Enterprises Oldsmobile Calais United States Phil Parsons
United States Harry Gant
3 66 DNF 23 DNF
1987 GTO 28 United States Protofab Racing Chevrolet Camaro United States Greg Pickett
United States Darrell Waltrip
410 31 DNF 12 DNF
2005 DP 44 United States Doran Racing Pontiac Doran DP Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Bryan Herta
United States Bobby Labonte
675 9 DNF 9 DNF

See also

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Cup Series Champion
1984
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by IROC Champion
IROC XIII (1989)
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by NASCAR All-Star Race
1988
1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Busch Clash
Winner

1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by
David Pearson
Jeff Gordon
Southern 500
Winner

1980
2003
Succeeded by