Terry Labonte News

NAPCM Pit Crew of The Week:

NAPCM Pit Crew of The Week:

June 28, 2002
NAPCM Pit Crew of The Week: #5-Terry Labonte's Kelloggs crew earned a much deserved top five finish at Infineon Raceway. Stop times like 15.2 kept the Kelloggs car in the hunt.(NAPCM PR)(6-28-2002) (6-27-2002)

Diecast Stolen:

Diecast Stolen:

June 19, 2002
Diecast Stolen: Action Performance Companies today announced that a recent shipment of die-cast collectible merchandise bound for Racing Collectables Club of America members was stolen in route from Southern California. The shipment contained the following die-cast

NMPA Hall of Fame finalists named:

NMPA Hall of Fame finalists named:

June 3, 2002
NMPA Hall of Fame finalists named: Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Glen Wood, Butch Lindley and Ed Otto are finalists in the 2002 voting for the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame. Inman, 65, is from Level Cross, N.C., spent more than 40 years as a crew chief

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

May 31, 2002
Bayer Consumer Care is pleased to announce that it will partner with Reiser Enterprises and driver Matt Kenseth to compete in 15 selected BGN races throughout the 2003 racing season. The Bayer Consumer Care products of Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, Alka-Seltzer Plus

Rudd Breaks Streak:

Rudd Breaks Streak:

May 27, 2002
Rudd Breaks Streak: #28-Ricky Rudd took the green flag in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway to break Terry Labonte's iron man record with his 656th consecutive start. Before the race, Labonte presented Rudd with an Iron Man trophy and Havoline, sponsor of Rudd

Labonte Plans:

Labonte Plans:

May 18, 2002
Terry Labonte says that plans are being made for his son, Justin, to drive in two or three Busch Grand National races at the end of the season. Justin Labonte, 21, has competed in 22 career BGN races but none since 2000. He currently competes in selected ARCA events

Rudd Retirement update:

Rudd Retirement update:

May 17, 2002
Rudd Retirement update: Sitting at a table with co-Ironman Terry Labonte yesterday, Ricky Rudd was lauded for more than his streak of 655 Winston Cup starts. But in comments by speakers and a video honoring Rudd and Labonte, the two sharing the record until Rudd starts

New #25 Driver? UPDATE:

New #25 Driver? UPDATE:

May 16, 2002
New #25 Driver? UPDATE: Expect official word that Joe Nemechek will replace Jerry Nadeau as driver of the #25 Chevy for the rest of the 2002 season, beginning with The Winston Saturday night. Nemechek is eligible to run in The Winston by virtue of a victory in the #

Looney Toons and Taz to return? UPDATE 3:

Looney Toons and Taz to return? UPDATE 3:

May 16, 2002
Looney Toons and Taz to return? UPDATE 3: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr will run a #3 Taz scheme at Richmond in the BGN race and that there is a chance the Looney Toons schemes may return at the Richmond Cup race.(5-10-2002) UPDATE: The Sports Business Journal reports that

Drivers Push Safety In Campaign:

Drivers Push Safety In Campaign:

May 12, 2002
Drivers Push Safety In Campaign: On playgrounds and ballfields nationwide, kids are imitating Kobe's latest circus shot and Nomar's latest laser to first from his knees, deep in the hole. But when fans imitate their favorite NASCAR drivers, things can get messy. The

Rudd to retire? UPDATE:

Rudd to retire? UPDATE:

May 8, 2002
Rudd to retire? UPDATE: #28-Ricky Rudd, one race away from breaking the NASCAR record for consecutive starts, might not have too many more events in his future. Rudd, in his 21st season of Winston Cup racing, said Monday he has not ruled out retiring at the end of

Richmond One Lane?

Richmond One Lane?

May 2, 2002
Richmond One Lane? After two weekends of superspeedway racing, NASCAR's Winston Cup and Busch Series drivers will be short tracking this weekend in Richmond. But there are concerns that the sealer that has been applied to the track may have created a one-groove racing

The Iceman 5th now:

The Iceman 5th now:

April 30, 2002
The Iceman 5th now: when #5-Terry Labonte started the race at California, it broke the fifth place tie he had with Bobby Allison. Labonte now has 718 career Winston Cup starts. See my Stats and Stats Links page for the list.(4-30-2002)

More Richmond Testing:

More Richmond Testing:

April 22, 2002
More Richmond Testing: Cup and BGN testing continue at Richmond from Monday thru Wedneday. Scheduled to test their Cup cars on Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23 are #18-Bobby Labonte, #20-Tony Stewart, #5-Terry Labonte, and #25-Jerry Nadeau. #9-Bill Elliott, #

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

April 8, 2002
Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd win of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to fall to the back of the field after an engine change during the only practice held on Friday