Terry Labonte News

Problem with the #6? #5? UPDATE Fines:

Problem with the #6? #5? UPDATE Fines:

July 11, 2000
Hours after the race, NASCAR officials announced they had discovered "an issue" with Mark Martins #6 Valvoline Ford but would not discuss what, if anything, had failed to pass post-race inspection. Indications are that "the issue" would not change the final finishing

Drivers OK:

Drivers OK:

July 10, 2000
Three drivers involved in hard hitting accidents at NHIS are OK. On Lap 7, #5-Terry Labonte and #97-Chad Little collided in Turn 4, wrecking both cars. Labonte, who is already nursing a fracture in his right leg, was uninjured. Little complained of neck pain and was

#44 Crew Chief? UPDATE:

#44 Crew Chief? UPDATE:

July 7, 2000
hearing Fred Graves will become the crew chief for the #44 Hot Wheels team and Kyle Petty. Graves started the year as the crew chief for the #13 Robby Gordon team(7-4-2000) UPDATE: Championship crew chief Fred Graves has been named to head the Hot Wheels Racing Pontiac

Labonte’s Crash UPDATE 4:

Labonte’s Crash UPDATE 4:

July 6, 2000
#5-Terry Labonte was taken to Halifax Medical Center for precautionary x-rays. The two-time Winston Cup champion briefly lost consciousness after hitting the concrete wall near the start-finish line(Gaston Gazette) UPDATE: Terry Labonte was taken to the hospital for

Wallace and 500:

Wallace and 500:

June 25, 2000
When Rusty Wallace starts in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, it will be his 500th consecutive start. Terry Labonte is the leader at present with 652 with Dale Earnhardt at 629 and Ricky Rudd at 590(6-25-2000)

Pocono Rain Info:

Pocono Rain Info:

June 19, 2000
This is the first time that a NASCAR event at Pocono has been postponed by rain and moved to Monday since the Coca-Cola 500 in July 1979(and only the second time ever). Cale Yarborough wound up winning the race ahead of Richard Petty and Buddy Baker. Three drivers

UPS to the #5? UPDATE:

UPS to the #5? UPDATE:

June 7, 2000
on the The LTN Hour (can be heard on the Internet in Real Audio), Jack Flowers of the Speedway Scene, reported that UPS could replace Kelloggs on the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Terry Labonte drives(6-6-2000) UPDATE: sources tell me that Kelloggs has already

#44 Crew Chief:

#44 Crew Chief:

May 4, 2000
#44 Crew Chief: Justin Labonte's father Terry Labonte and grandfather Bob Labonte are taking over the crew chief role for the #44 Slim Jim team(Times-Dispatch) looks like Kevin Caldwell is out, no idea of his plans(5-4-2000)

California Notes:

California Notes:

April 25, 2000
All three Winston Cup Series races at California have been won from a top-five starting position. Darrell Waltrip posted his most recent top-five finish in the 1998 California 500 when finished fifth. Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte have both posted three top-10 finishes

Lap Leaders:

Lap Leaders:

April 2, 2000
#32-Scott Pruett led his first Winston Cup laps at Texas. #5-Terry Labonte, #26-Jimmy Spencer, #33-Joe Nemechek and #42-Kenny Irwin all led their first laps in 2000. #4 drivers now have led a lap in 2000. To see who has led laps and who leads in the bonus points, see

Stats:

Stats:

April 2, 2000
Only five times in NASCAR's modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won by the sixth race of the season. Those champions were Benny Parsons in 1973, Terry Labonte in 1984 and 1996, Darrell Waltrip in 1985 and Dale Jarrett in 1999. Winners after the first

Paint Schemes UPDATE 2:

Paint Schemes UPDATE 2:

March 22, 2000
hearing that Mark Martin will run a "New Life" schemes and Terry Labonte a "Fruit Loops" schemes, have not heard where, but Labonte has run schemes before at Michigan Speedway, near the headquarters of Kelloggs. No idea what "New Life" represents. Also hearing that

Hendrick Comments:

Hendrick Comments:

March 20, 2000
Rick Hendrick, owner of the Chevrolets of Jeff Gordon, Jerry Nadeau and Terry Labonte, said Sunday if NASCAR plans to make more rules changes - including a move to common templates - it should give teams plenty of time to prepare. See full story at That's Racin'(3-

UP and DOWN:

UP and DOWN:

March 20, 2000
#4-Bobby Hamilton advanced the most positions in the Mall-com 400 at Darlington moving up 26 postions from 33rd to 7th, followed by #5-Terry Labonte (+23), #99-Jeff Burton (+22), and #97-Chad Little(+22). Who fell back the most? #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell back 30 spots

Lowes Tire Test:

Lowes Tire Test:

March 18, 2000
#5-Terry Labonte and #12-Jeremy Mayfield tested more than 15 Goodyeat tire combinations Tuesday and Wednesday night at the 1.5-mile Lowes Motor Speedway. Labonte was unofficially the fastest during the test, posting a speed of 181.818mph and Mayfield ran laps in the