They also like to relax on the living room couch and watch TV and movies. The Labontes remodeled kitchen includes a butlers pantry, complete with a vintage swinging door. 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. A victory lap with the checkered flag in hand meant more to him, anyway. He also grabber ASN WARD as a Nascar Hall Of Fame inductee. In 30 starts, he has 12 top ten finishes, pretty . 45 car again for the AMP Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway for the final time in the 2008 Sprint Cup Season. MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 15, 2018) - Terry Labonte is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winner of 22 races in NASCAR's top series, a 2016 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame and one of the top drivers in what is considered one of the most exciting eras of the sport. This week, Terry's diary has been written by his daughter, Kristy, who offers a unique perspective to her father's victory at Darlington. A two-time NASCAR 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 won 2 of the 30 races & had 17 top-5s in Billy Hagan's Chevy. Labonte finished eighth while wrecking. In 1989, the team switched to Ford Thunderbirds. 45 car for Petty Enterprises when the Sprint Cup Series went to the Michigan International Speedway for the 3M Performance 400 on August 17, 2008. Labonte fell back to twelfth in the standings in 1986. Terry was also successful in the sports car racing, scoring class wins at two endurance classics - Daytona 24h and . I noticed Dad didn't do burnouts, but it was no surprise to me. He works as a FOX NASCAR analyst for the networks studio coverage, sharing his expertise across over 30 years of professional racing on NASCAR RACE HUB and NASCAR RACEDAY. 43 for Petty. 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-sponsored Toyota Camry. Before the race, Labonte called this his final Daytona 500 start. Kristin and Bobby Labonte in the den of their home in High Point, NC, on April 18, 2018. 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. Entering 2011, it was announced that Frank Stoddard would be starting his own team, FAS Lane Racing, with Labonte driving the No. You can cancel at any time. They joke that they can watch deer graze in the backyard or the donkeys from the front yard. Glossary Tweet: NASCAR Cup Series Owner Statistics. Everyone has tough times, even racecar drivers, but I've learned to keep my head up and continue with life. Along the way he scored 22 wins (younger bother Bobby has 21), and two Cup series titles (Bobby has one). He was born in Texas and he rose to fame after winning the Winston cup series twice. 92 Duck Industries-sponsored Chevrolet and finished fourth that weekend. Joining Labonte in the 2016 class were Speedway Motorsports Executive Chairman Bruton Smith, and drivers Curtis Turner, Bobby Isaac, and Jerry Cook. while she was dating her dad's fellow driver, Kasey Kahne. Bobby was married to his first wife Donna Slate. 44 Stratagraph-sponsored Chevrolet for Hagan. Therefore, Bobby has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. Labonte pitted for four tires and quickly recovered and was leading with one lap remaining. On February 21, 2014, Labonte was nominated for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015, along with 19 other candidates. | How grandpa feels about this . Bobby was the first driver to win the Busch Series and Winston Cup championships. Newspaper legendizes this | 96 Texas Instruments/DLP HDTV-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo car for Hall of Fame Racing, a new team started by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. Kristin and Bobby Labonte pose with their dog, Chloe, in the kitchen of their home in High Point, NC on April 18, 2018. About 90% of the NASCAR fans have labeled the 2003 Southern 500 win as the most popular win of 2003. He had four Top 5s and nine Top 10s and finished 15th in the points standings.[7]. Retired Car racing driver Terry Labonte has a net worth of $40 million. A visit with the Labontes is a laid back experience. Labonte also raced at Phoenix in 2010 for Whitney Motorsports. Buffy got custody of the daughter after the divorce. However, Dale Earnhardt, who was in second at the time, wrecked Labonte half-way to the checkered flag and won. [11] In the team's debut, Labonte barely missed making the field at Richmond, but took the Gander Mountain sponsorship to the No. Terry Labonte's birth flower is Chrysanthemum. Won 22 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races. Kristy was featured in an episode of NASCAR Drivers 360 He followed that up with a fourth-place points finish in 1988, as well as The Winston. On June 2, 2009, Terry became a grandpa for the very first time when his daughter Kristy and his son-in-law Matt Garrett welcomed a newborn boy into the world. But I think it's safe to say that he has left his mark and can be considered a legend in this great sport. Labonte holds the record for most seasons between championships, with twelve seasons in between his 1984 & 1996 championships. She also studied at Elon University and is a 2001 graduate of Trinity High School. Terry Labonte had a far more difficult year in 2004, and Hendrick Motorsports even indicated that they would be replacing Labonte with Kyle Busch when he eventually retired. More ultimate inspiring celebrity stories right in your inbox. 96 DLP/Texas Instruments-sponsored Chevrolet, . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Motorized Car 2002 Little Racers Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Tony the TIGER B17 at the best online prices at eBay! I told my dad good luck and that I loved him before the race started. //