Terry Labonte News

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

March 21, 2004
Some Nextel Cup teams plan to test at Texas on Tuesday, March 23rd and Wednesday, March 24th, including: #5-Terry Labonte, #2-Rusty Wallace, #21-Ricky Rudd, #16-Greg Biffle, #99-Jeff Burton, #97-Kurt Busch, #38-Elliott Sadler [only Wed] and #01-Joe Nemechek.(TMS PR

Some Darlington Notes:

Some Darlington Notes:

March 16, 2004
* Darlington is the site of the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup (Grand National) race to be held on a paved raceway and the first 500-mile race on September 4, 1950. The track then measured 1.25 miles. * The spring race at Darlington became a 400-mile event in 1994. * The

Atlanta Race Notes:

Atlanta Race Notes:

March 14, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his 11th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at Daytona, three races ago. * This is Earnhardt Jr's., fifth non-restrictor plate victory

Labonte Racing hires GM:

Labonte Racing hires GM:

March 12, 2004
Fred Turza finds himself an architect for a stock-car racing organization affiliated with one of the sport's well-known families....one looking to become a major player at the national level. Turza has taken a big step upward in his association with Justin Labonte

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

March 9, 2004
[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

March 8, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DAIMLER CHRYSLER 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his ninth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at one race ago at North Carolina Speedway. Kenseth's second victory in 2004 marks the

Olympics Scheme for Labonte:

Olympics Scheme for Labonte:

February 28, 2004
Terry Labonte is scheduled to run a special Olympic Paint scheme at Pocono on August 1st . See images of the scheme on my #5 Team Paint Schemes page or 2004 Paint Scheme Page.(2-28-2004)

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

February 24, 2004
Officials of NASCAR, Nextel and Lowe's Motor Speedway will unveil the format and other details concerning the 20th running of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Speedway Club at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The NASCAR NEXTEL

Race Notes: Rockingham:

Race Notes: Rockingham:

February 22, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the Subway 400 at the North Carolina Speedway, scoring his eighth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. His most recent victory came at Las Vegas last March, 35 races ago. Kenseth is the first repeat winner in the last five races

Some Notes:

Some Notes:

February 22, 2004
Terry Labonte has a streak of 43 consecutive races without a DNF, the longest current streak in the series. The last time he failed to finish was at Talladega in Oct. 2002. ... Jeff Burton is the only Cup driver who doesn't have a DNF in his past 20 starts at Rockingham

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

February 20, 2004
Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of two-dozen drivers scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway prior to the Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. In addition to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams, the Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC

Labonte’s streak lives:

Labonte’s streak lives:

February 19, 2004
#5-Terry Labonte extended his series-high streak of consecutive races without a DNF (did not finish) to 43 by running to the finish of the Daytona 500. The last time he failed to complete a race was in the fall of 2002 at Talladega Superspeedway. The modern-era record

Delphi Major Assoc on the #5; and Primary in 4 races

Delphi Major Assoc on the #5; and Primary in 4 races

February 11, 2004
Delphi Corp. says it is expanding its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports by becoming a major associate sponsor of the #5 Kellogg's Chevy of Terry Labonte in the Nextel Cup Series. Delphi says it will also be the primary sponsor for four races: April 4 at Texas

Labonte’s to be spokemen for the Coast Guard:

Labonte’s to be spokemen for the Coast Guard:

February 11, 2004
Labonte Motorsports and the United States Coast Guard will be unveiling their #44 Busch Series car at Daytona International Speedway on February 11th. During the event, the Coast Guard will introduce Terry, Bobby and Justin Labonte as spokesmen for the service's 2004

NASCAR Artist ‘Has Designs’ on 2004 Daytona 500 Entries:

NASCAR Artist ‘Has Designs’ on 2004 Daytona 500 Entries:

February 10, 2004
Sam Bass, the most prolific artist in NASCAR, owner of Sam Bass Illustration & Design, Inc., designed the graphic schemes of the Nextel Cup Series race cars driven by #24-Jeff Gordon, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Robbie Gordon, #5-Terry Labonte, #