The following year, he won his first career Winston Cup race on Labor Day weekend at Darlington. He won 2 of the 30 races & had 17 top-5s in Billy Hagan's Chevy. In 1984, his team received a sponsorship from Piedmont Airlines and he won races at Riverside International Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway as well as clinching his first Winston Cup championship. Their home blends a modern color palette with both a farmhouse style and contemporary French influences. They wanted to move to High Point, where they had friends and family. A big day for the Labontes - Yahoo! News He raced quarter midgets for two years before winning a national championship at age nine. | How grandpa feels about this . Both were fierce competitors, and although Bobby is most known for his accomplishments on an asphalt race track, he had been riding bicycles for some time by the time they met. The 2000 season saw Labonte's consecutive start streak broken at 655 after he suffered inner ear injuries in the Pepsi 400 and was forced to miss the Brickyard 400 and the Global Crossing @ The Glen. Labonte opens up about personal life | Nascar Insider | militarynews.com She said he was the only interesting guy at the party. 5 in the CHEVROLET SERIES sponsored by Kelloggs. 44 Stratagraph-sponsored Chevrolet for Hagan. 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. Bobby is also the uncle of retired Xfinity Series race winner Justin Labonte. Bobby is the proud son of Bob and Martha. The Terry Labonte file: * Age: 64 (turns 65 on Nov. 16) * Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas. Labonte also ran ten races with Hendrick Motorsports research and development car No. Tony Raines took over the driving duties for the No. Competition is strong in NASCAR, and it usually brings out the aggressive attitudes and bad tempers in some drivers. This was only his second win in a crown jewel event (the other being in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1980). Bobby also received the IROC title in 2001. He finished with three top twenties out of the four starts, including a season-best sixteenth in the October race at Talladega Superspeedway. His positive attitude and "laid-back" approach gain respect from other drivers and, hopefully, teach some of them to consider safety before pride. 45 car again for the AMP Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway for the final time in the 2008 Sprint Cup Season. Bobby is now married to Kristin Labonte. Terry Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is famous for being race car driver. Terry Labonte was born in the middle of Baby Boomers Generation. He managed to get his lap back and fought up to finish twenty-fourth in the rain-shortened event.
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