Terry Labonte - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Labontes Add Extra Race to Their Schedule Memorial Day Weekend to Thank Coast Guard For Support:

#44-Labonte Motorsports announced a 15 race NASCAR Busch Series program with driver Justin Labonte and the United States Coast Guard in December. The Coast Guard through the partnership with Labonte Motorsports is looking to gain visibility as a military service, plus...

Hendrick to build new shop:

Hendrick Motorsports plans to build a new shop for its #5 and #25 teams, a team source confirmed to NASCAR.COM on Friday. The shop will be built next to the two-year-old shop that houses the No. 24 and 48 teams in Harrisburg, N.C., near Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hendrick...

Interesting Fact:

#5-Terry Labonte's two all-star race wins came 11 years apart to the day - May 22, today's date.(Roanoke Times)(5-22-2004)...

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kenseth slipped his #17 DeWalt Ford right to the rear bumper of #12-Ryan Newman's Dodge in Turn 4 on the 18th lap of the 20-lap final segment. The air of Kenseth's nose...

Rusty Wallace wins pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge:

#2-Rusty Wallace went fast enough on the race track and slow enough as he came to pit road for his mandatory four-tire stop to win the pole for Saturday night's Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It took Wallace 2 minutes, 3.998 seconds to complete...

“Humpy” Wheeler’s Pick the Winner Results

Year Selection (Finish) Dark Horse Winner 1989 Rusty Wallace (1) ÃÂ Rusty Wallace 1990 Dale Earnhardt (1) ÃÂ Dale Earnhardt 1991 Davey Allison (1) ÃÂ Davey Allison 1992 Davey Allison (1) Alan Kulwicki Davey Allison 1993 Dale Earnhardt (1) ÃÂ Dale...

Labonte going for a rare pole feat at RIR:

#5-Terry Labonte is bidding to become the first driver to win consecutive poles for RichmondÃÂÃÂs spring race since Jeff Gordon went back-to-back in 1998-99. In fact, only three other drivers have accomplished that feat in 50 years of racing at the .75-mile oval...

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

As the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge prepares for the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the previous 19 editions have evoked everlasting memories of many of the sport's greatest stars providing the fans with brilliant racing, stunning finishes and occasionally...

Cool down lap ‘NOT’ optional:

NASCAR announced a clarification to post-race procedures Sunday, reminding drivers that once the take the checkered flag they must complete the "cool down" lap. Event director David Hoots told the drivers assembled in Sunday's pre-race meeting they were not allowed...

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – California:

#24-Jeff Gordon went back-to-back today....and did it with all of about a gallon of gas to spare. In what turned into a "fuelish" event (don't they so often do both here and at Michigan), Jeff Gordon won today's Auto Club 500 at California Speedway by 12.871 seconds...

Stewart meets with NASCAR:

Nextel Cup director John Darby wouldn't go into specifics regarding his discussion with Tony Stewart on Friday morning, but did say he was confident it was a productive session. "It went real good," Darby said. "As normal, when we're up in the front of the trailer ...

Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

The first repaving of Richmond International Raceway since its 1988 reconfiguration passed its initial test with flying colors and falling lap times as four cars christened the fresh asphalt on Wednesday. Ryan Newman's #12-Dodge, Matt Kenseth's #17-Ford and the Chevrolets...

Stewart to Meet with Darby at Calif. UPDATE penalty?:

Tony Stewart will be required to meet with series director John Darby this weekend at California Speedway regarding his recent actions during and after races, NASCAR spokesman Mike Zizzo confirmed Monday. Stewart is not likely to face any official sanctions from his...

Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary 2004 Schemes:

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2004, Hendrick Motorsports goes to Lowe's Motors Speedway with special paint schemes on the Chevy's for the race in October 2004. #25-Brian Vickers, #24-Jeff Gordon, #48-Jimmie Johnson, and #5-Terry Labonte of the HMS team will be...

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Talladega:

It's been a week of catchin up....First, Rusty Wallace wins his first race in three years last week, then...It had been 20 years since the Wood Brothers had won a pole, but Ricky Rudd grabbed the top-spot today at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Aaron's 499 and...

Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

Kentucky Speedway's calendar shows 10 Nextel Cup drivers expected to test there this week. Those on the list for Tuesday are #88-Dale Jarrett, #97-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth and #6-Mark Martin. Those scheduled Wednesday are #77-Brendan Gaughan, #10-Scott Riggs, #...

Parts Confiscated:

NASCAR inspectors confiscated parts from three Nextel Cup teams at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. The items: An unapproved TV camera pod from the #25 GMAC Chevy team of driver Brian Vickers, an unapproved control arm from the #02 Chevy of Hermie Sadler and an ...

A Championship Outlook – champ usually wins in first 6 races:

Only five times in the modern era (1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. The winners in the first 6 races of 2004: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth, #48-Jimmie Johnson and #97-Kurt Busch. When did a driver win the Championship...

Streak Over:

#5-Terry Labonte's 'Did not finish' [DNF's] streak of 48 races without one, is over when the #5 Delphi Chevy's engine died. Who is next? #29-Kevin Harvick at 46 straight races without a DNF.(4-5-2004)...

Labonte better the he started, only one:

Through the first five races of the 2004 schedule, #5-Terry Labonte is the only driver who has finished in a higher position than he started in each event. Labonte is the lone Hendrick Motorsports driver without a DNF (did not finish) through the first five races of...