Terry Labonte News

Mitchell to debut earlier UPDATE:

Mitchell to debut earlier UPDATE:

April 4, 2002
Richard Mitchell and Mac Hill Motorsports [#56] have altered their BGN schedule for the 2002 season. Mitchell, who was originally set to make his BGN debut at Richmond on May 3, will now attempt the race at the 1.333 mile Nashville Superspeedway on Sat. April 13. "

Labonte to Roam UPDATE:

Labonte to Roam UPDATE:

March 30, 2002
Labonte to Roam UPDATE: How would you spend an open weekend if you were a NASCAR driver? Terry Labonte, driver of the #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet, will spend his helping others. Labonte will serve as Grand Marshal in the first "Roam For A Home," a charity motorcycle ride

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

March 20, 2002
Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public

$89,131 raised at Auction:

$89,131 raised at Auction:

March 2, 2002
$89,131 raised at Auction: The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities kicked off its 2002 fundraising drive with a home run: the fourth annual NASCAR Driver Auction raised $89,131 for the needy children of Las Vegas and southern Nevada. The auction, held

Labonte’s Honored in Texas UPDATE:

Labonte’s Honored in Texas UPDATE:

February 27, 2002
Labonte's Honored in Texas UPDATE: Terry [#5] and Bobby Labonte [#18] have been elected to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame located in Waco, TX. Induction ceremonies are scheduled for February 26rh, 2002. The Texas Sports Hall of Fame is a nonprofit, educational museum

Friday’s Daytona 500 Practice:

Friday’s Daytona 500 Practice:

February 15, 2002
Friday's Daytona 500 Practice: #29-Kevin Harvick was the fastest in Friday's only Cup practice with a speed of 189.243mph with #21-Elliott Sadler next at 189.084 and #5-Terry Labonte 3rd fastest at 188.949 (all in the draft). Slowest were #45-Kyle Petty at 185.155

Labonte to run Daytona in ARCA:

Labonte to run Daytona in ARCA:

January 31, 2002
Justin Labonte will be running the February 10th ARCA race at the Daytona in the #4 Dodge owned by Kerry Sherer. Currently, Labonte spends his days working at Labonte Racing's state of the art facility in Trinity, NC. Labonte is taking a hands-on approach to working

update on the USS George Washington visit:

update on the USS George Washington visit:

January 29, 2002
update on the USS George Washington visit: Three drivers with NASCAR ties, two Indy Racing League stars, a world record-setting motorcycle drag racer and a NASCAR crew chief will spend 24 hours on the nuclear-powered aircrasft carrier USS George Washington this week

Labonte and Cheez-It:

Labonte and Cheez-It:

January 14, 2002
Labonte and Cheez-It: #5 Terry Labonte will run a Cheez-It/Kelloggs scheme at Las Vegas and the Coca Cola 600. See the Paint Schemes Gallery for the image(1-14-2002)

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March

Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7:

Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7:

December 22, 2001
Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7: hearing former #12 Penske Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo could end up with the #7 Ultra Motorsports/Evernham Motorsorts team and driver Casey Atwood(11-28-2001) UPDATE: The word on the street -- it's not official

Sospenzo to the #5? #7?

Sospenzo to the #5? #7?

December 18, 2001
Sospenzo to the #5? #7? hearing former #12 Penske Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo could end up with the #7 Ultra Motorsports/Evernham Motorsorts team and driver Casey Atwood(11-28-2001) UPDATE: The word on the street -- it's not official and could just be part of the rumor

#5 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE 2 Yep:

#5 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE 2 Yep:

December 7, 2001
#5 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE 2 Yep: hearing Gary Dehart will not crew chief the #5 Kelloggs / Hendrick Motorsports chevy and driver Terry Labonte in 2002. Am hearing Jim Long [formerly of the #7 Ultra Motorsports team] is in the running. As reported before by FoxSports

Brad Parrott to crew chief Burton:

Brad Parrott to crew chief Burton:

December 5, 2001
Roush Racing announced that Brad Parrott will assume the role of crew chief for the #9 Gain Laundry Detergent Ford with driver Jeff Burton in the BGN Series. Parrott assumes his responsibilities as crew chief immediately. Parrott is no stranger to racing, and he's