Terry Labonte - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

All Time Winston Cup Starts thru Daytona 7/2005 [* = active]:

1) Richard Petty, 1177 2) Dave Marcis, 881 3) Ricky Rudd, 856* 4) Terry Labonte, 823* 5) Darrell Waltrip, 809 6) Bill Elliott, 743* 7) Kyle Petty, 730* 8) Bobby Allison, 719 9) Buddy Baker, 701 10) Rusty Wallace, 687* [retires end of 2005, projected 706] 11) Dale Earnhardt...

Leitzinger wins Rolex race at Daytona, Labontes highest NASCAR reps:

Butch Leitzinger drove his #4 The Boss Snowplow Pontiac Crawford past the #19 Make A Wish/Air Force Reserve/Commercial Defeasance BMW Riley of Michael McDowell on the famed Daytona Superstretch with 23 laps remaining and led the rest of the way en victory in the Grand...

Four Cup Drivers in Grand-Am Event:

Road racing isnt over for several NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competitors, even though last weeks event at Infineon is in the books. Four drivers will compete in Thursday nights Brumos Porsche 250 Rolex Sports Car series at Daytona and all will drive Daytona Prototype cars...

Kansas News and Notes:

Shake-up in the points standings again Its looking like another exciting year in the battle for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Setzer led 152 of 200 laps to win the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, his second victory in six days. Setzer trailed Bobby Hamilton...

Terry Labonte gets the #11 team in the top 35:

with his 12th place finish at Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, Terry Labonte helped the #11 FedEx Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy and regular driver get in the top 35 owners points for the first time this year. So Leffler is locked in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona next Saturday...

Rumblings – Infineon Raceway:

Tony Stewart was much the best this afternoon and it was just a matter of time till he got by Ricky Rudd late (lap 100) to prove it. Tony won today's Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway after dominating much of the second half (leading 39 of the 110 laps). This...

Daytona USA to sponsor Labontes:

DAYTONA USA, the Official Attraction of NASCAR, will sponsor the #44 Doran Racing Pontiac Doran driven by NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champions Bobby and Terry Labonte in the June 30 Brumos Porsche 250 Rolex Sports Car Series race at Daytona International Speedway. In...

Ramblings – Sonoma:

In a season that's been less than stellar, Jeff Gordon set a new track record today at Infineon Raceway for Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350...breaking his year-old mark. Gordon, the last driver to take a time, ran 94.325 mph (75.950 seconds) to take his second Bud pole...

Justin Labonte fills in for Bliss at DIS test:

With Mike Bliss still recovering from recent hernia surgery, NASCAR Busch Series driver Justin Labonte got behind the wheel of the #0 NetZero/BestBuy Chevy fielded by Haas CNC Racing during a one-day test session the Daytona International Speedway in preparation for...

Terry Labonte in for Leffler at Sonoma UPDATE:

Terry Labonte is expected to substitute for Jason Leffler in the #11 Fed-Ex Chevy in the June 26 race at Sonoma if Leffler fails to climb into the top 35 in points by then. Drivers in the top 35 are guaranteed starting spots. Labonte is the safety net for the team ...

Edwards wins at Pocono:

#99-Carl Edwards won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway for his 2nd win of 2005, 2nd career win in his 27th race and gave owner Jack Roush his first ever win as a car owner at Pocono [Roush has now won at all the track Nextel Cup run at but Chicagoland, Kansas and Indy...

Rumblings – Pocono:

Maybe he was practicing his back flips during that rain delay last night... Carl Edwards led the final 15 laps today at Pocono Raceway and won the Pocono 502.5 under caution. In what was easily one of the worst events we've ever seen at a place that is usually pretty...

Qualifying Notes – Pocono:

Michael Waltrip won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pocono 500, lapping Pocono Raceway in 53.238 seconds at 169.052 mph. Kasey Kahne holds the track-qualifying record of 52.164 seconds, 172.533 mph, set June 11, 2004. This is Waltrips third career...

Labonte OK:

#44-Terry Labonte went to a hospital for examination of his foot after hitting the wall in a wreck triggered by Dale Earnhardt Jr. spinning teammate Michael Waltrip on lap 247 in the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Labonte was released after X-rays were negative...

Rudd to decide by mid-summer whether to retire; #850 3rd best:

#21-Ricky Rudd knows what he'll do, or at least not do, when he retires. It's just that he doesn't know if this will be his last NASCAR Nextel Cup season. A season besieged by accidents and mechanical woes have pinned him deep into the points standings heading into...

Mansfield News and Notes:

Mansfield hosts downtown festival Mansfield, Ohio, delighted with the thousands that lined streets for last years hauler parade, will close city streets Friday evening to showcase participants in the UAW/GM Ohio 250. Hauler display and driver autograph opportunities...

Terry Labonte Delievers:

Terry Labonte made a special pizza delivery to a group of youngsters Wednesday when he visited the after-school program at the University City YMCA in Charlotte, N.C. The two-time Cup Series champion brought lunch to the kids in one of his #44 Pizza Hut Chevrolets, ...

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

Lowe's Motor Speedway has scheduled 35 hours of open testing for NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams in preparation for the track's slate of May races, including the May 21 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and the May 29 Coca-Cola 600. The testing...

Pizza Hut on the #44:

Pizza Hut will be on the #44 Chevy that Terry Labonte drives at the Nextel All-Star Challenge in May at Lowe;s Motor Speedway and will also carry the Pizza Hut colors at Pocono in June and Chicago in July. See an image of the scheme on my #44 Team Schemes page.(4-21...

Iron Man Returns:

Terry Labonte is scheduled to drive the #44 Iron Man Chevy at the Texas Motor Speedway in November.. See the scheme on my #44 Team Schemes page.(4-22-2005)...