Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956), nicknamed "Texas Terry" or "the Iceman", is an American former stock car driver. He raced from 1978 to 2014 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup and Sprint Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series). A two-time Cup Series champion in 1984 and 1996 and the 1989 IROC champion, he is the older brother of 2000 Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte, and the father of former 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.
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Labonte in 1997 | |||||||
| Born | Terrance Lee Labonte November 16, 1956 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 Cup Series record for longest drought between Cup Series Championships (12 years) | ||||||
| Awards | NASCAR Hall Of Fame (2016) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) National Quarter Midget Hall of Fame (1989) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2017) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman 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) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 19, 2014. | |||||||
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