Terry Labonte News

Qualifying Notes – Texas:

Qualifying Notes – Texas:

November 4, 2005
• Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Dickies 500, lapping Texas Motor Speedway in 27.987 seconds at 192.947 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 27.803 seconds, 194.224 mph, set April 5, 2002. • This is Newman’s 35th career

OFFICIAL…..HOF Racing, #96, Terry Labonte and Raines UPDATEs:

OFFICIAL…..HOF Racing, #96, Terry Labonte and Raines UPDATEs:

November 3, 2005
keep hearing that 1984 and 1996 Cup Champ, Terry Labonte will run the #96 Hall of Fame Racing / Texas Instruments Chevy for the first five races of 2006 to take advantage of the past champions provisional, with Tony Raines running the car in all the remaining races

Georgia Pacific to Hendrick? UPDATE:

Georgia Pacific to Hendrick? UPDATE:

October 29, 2005
hearing that Georgia Pacific, current sponsor for #45 Kyle Petty, will go to Hendrick Motorsports in some capacity. Could be as a full associate and part-time primary one or more of the Hendrick teams, which are #5-Kyle Busch, #24-Jeff Gordon, #25-Brian Vickers, #44

Terry Labonte denies HOF gig UPDATE 2 maybe he will….:

Terry Labonte denies HOF gig UPDATE 2 maybe he will….:

October 28, 2005
Native Texan Terry Labonte said he is not a candidate for the Cup ride at Hall of Fame Racing, the start-up team co-owned by former Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. "I've got a job," said Labonte, a two-time Cup champ who plans to retire in 2006

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

October 27, 2005
One of the busiest test sessions in speedway history will have drivers preparing Tuesday for the Dickies 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, Cup drivers scheduled to test include: #31-Jeff Burton, #44-Terry Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #12-Ryan Newman, #18- Bobby Labonte, #

HOF Racing chooses driver…UPDATE 2 Raines? maybe not?:

HOF Racing chooses driver…UPDATE 2 Raines? maybe not?:

October 23, 2005
on the Roger Staubach site, this is posted: As most of you know, Troy Aikman and I are principal owners in Hall of Fame Racing with Texas Instruments DLP sponsoring our car for the 2006 Nextel Cup Season. We’ve hired a phenomenal crew chief in Phillipe Lopez and recently

Terry Labonte denies move:

Terry Labonte denies move:

October 9, 2005
Native Texan Terry Labonte said he is not a candidate for the Cup ride at Hall of Fame Racing, the start-up team co-owned by former Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. "I've got a job," said Labonte, a two-time Cup champ who plans to retire in 2006

Hall of Fame Racing still looking for driver..Ward is under consideration UPDATE 2 #98?:

Hall of Fame Racing still looking for driver..Ward is under consideration UPDATE 2 #98?:

October 3, 2005
Bill Saunders, managing partner for the Hall of Fame Racing team of Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, said they hope to announce their driver within the next two weeks. Ward Burton is reportedly one of the drivers the team is considering. Burton won the Daytona 500 in

Yeley back in the #11:

Yeley back in the #11:

September 14, 2005
Joe Gibbs Racing Busch Series driver J.J Yeley will take the wheel of the #11 FedEx Express Chevrolet at New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend, it will be his second start in the #11 FedEx Monte Carlo and his fourth career Nextel Cup start. Yeley will stay

Labonte back in the #11 at Richmond:

Labonte back in the #11 at Richmond:

September 8, 2005
Two-time Cup Series Terry Labonte will take the wheel of the #11 FedEx Express Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. He has previously run the JGR/FedEx entry at Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Michigan and Bristol. JGR will turn to Busch Series driver J.

News and Notes – Richmond:

News and Notes – Richmond:

September 7, 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors are closing in on a record thats stood for six years. With 12 different winners in the seasons first 17 races, the series is on track to eclipse the 14 who won in 1998. The record was in jeopardy last year when 13 drivers posted

Rumblings – Michigan:

Rumblings – Michigan:

August 21, 2005
We had a "fuelish" finish today, but then that's nothing new for MIS. Jeremy Mayfield topped off on lap 149 and made it last today as he won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his first victory of the season. As the cars who stayed out tried

Triple Duty at Watkins Glen…and Double:

Triple Duty at Watkins Glen…and Double:

August 11, 2005
Jorge Goeters, Scott Pruett and Tony Stewart [but no Boris in the Grand Am race?] will attempt a triple-race weekend at Watkins Glen International beginning with Friday night’s Grand American CompUSA 200, running the Busch Series Zippo 200 on Saturday and culminating

Leffler released from #11:

Leffler released from #11:

August 8, 2005
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has released driver Jason Leffler from his driving duties with the #11 car in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Terry Labonte will compete in several of the upcoming Nextel Cup races in the #11, beginning this

Leffler could be a free agent?

Leffler could be a free agent?

August 8, 2005
Cary Agajanian, #11 Jason Leffler's attorney, would not confirm reports that car owner Joe Gibbs has offered to buy out the remaining 18 months of Leffler's contract for $5 million, but Agajanian would not deny that such an offer could be on the table. "I can't comment