Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonteis a retired American stock car racing driver. A two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Serieschampion and 1989 IROC champion, he is the older brother of 2000 Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte, and the father of former Nationwide Series driver Justin Labonte. He also co-owns a Chevrolet dealership in North Carolina with Rick Hendrick...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth16 November 1956
CityCorpus Christi, TX
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It's a hard deal to get into, and it takes a lot of money and sponsorship and things like that. It's a lot different from what it used to be, probably a lot tougher today to get into the sport than it was 10 or 15 years ago. He's got to work hard at it and try to be successful at what he's doing before he moves up to the next step. Take it one step at a time.
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Am I going to take it? Heck, yeah, I'm going to take it. I'm going to take it for two weeks and carry it around to all my buddies and get my pictures made with it, and then I'm going to give it back to him.
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It's just a huge undertaking, to start a new team like this. They've got some experienced people there, but none of them have ever worked together before.
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It's embarrassing for me being from Texas. I just want everyone to know that everything in Texas isn't as screwed up as it is at this place.
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I think it's going to succeed. When you look at Roger and Troy, they've been successful in everything they've done. I think they're dedicated to making this thing work. Like I said, though, it's difficult when you first start out. There's going to be a learning curve for everybody involved here. ... These guys are going to work hard at getting this thing going in the right direction.
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That was pretty disappointing for everybody involved. Hall of Fame Racing doesn't even own a carburetor. It was just a mistake, a mistake that never should have happened, but it did. It was the first time I've ever been penalized and had points taken away. It was surprising for all of us.
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All my friends have called and offered me their bowling trophies and things like that. So if we win, we are going to have quite a collection of awards around the house.
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We live in a great country, and one reason is because of the armed forces. It is nice for us to be able to come here and in a very small way say thank you.