Terry Labonte

January 5, 2024
Race Car Driver

Quick Facts

Terry Labonte
Full Name Terry Labonte
Occupation Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth Nov 16, 1956(1956-11-16)
Age 68
Birthplace Corpus Christi
Country United States
Birth City Texas
Horoscope Scorpio

Terry Labonte Biography

Name Terry Labonte
Birthday Nov 16
Birth Year 1956
Place Of Birth Corpus Christi
Home Town Texas
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Scorpio
Parents Bob Labonte, Martha Labonte
Siblings Bobby Labonte
Spouse Kimberly Vameter
Children(s) Justin Labonte, Kristy Labonte

Terry Labonte is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on November 16, 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. NASCAR legend who won 885 races, and won 22 times over his career that spanned three decades.

He fought alongside He competed with Dale Earnhardt for Rookie of the Year honors in 1979. for Rookie of The Year honours in 1979.

Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator. A two-time NASCAR Cup Series (then Winston Cup Series) champion 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 Greensboro, North Carolina with Rick Hendrick. He appeared on the CBS series The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984, where he played an unnamed pit crew member.

Labonte failed to return to victory lane over the next two years but didn’t finish outside the Top 5 in the final standings. He won his second career race in 1983 in the Budweiser-sponsored Chevrolet. In 1984, his team received a sponsorship from Piedmont Airlines and he won races at Riverside International Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway as well as clinching his first Winston Cup championship. He dropped to seventh in the final points in 1985. During that season, he made his Busch Series debut at Charlotte in the No. 17 Pontiac owned by Darrell Waltrip and won the 400 miles (640 km) race. Waltrip asked Labonte to drive after deciding to focus his driving priorities solely on Winston Cup racing during what would be Waltrip’s 307-point gain over Bill Elliott in the final eight races of the 1985 season.

He got married to Kimberly Vameter in May 1978 and they had an infant son in 1981 as well as one daughter in 1983.

Terry Labonte Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Race Car Driver
House Living in own house.

Terry Labonte is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Terry Labonte 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He raced quarter-midgets for two years, before he won the national championship at the age of nine.

He was selected as the NASCAR’s Fifty Greatest Drivers in 1998.

Terry Labonte was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1956. He was introduced to racing through his father, who had worked on race cars as a hobby for his friends. He started racing quarter midgets when he was seven and won a national championship at nine before moving onto the local short tracks in a stock car as a teenager. Driving on both dirt and asphalt, he won track championships in his hometown, in Houston, and in San Antonio from 1975 to

  1. During this time he also met Louisiana businessman Billy Hagan.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Terry Labonte Dating?

According to our records, Terry Labonte married to Kimberly Vameter. As of December 1, 2023, Terry Labonte’s is not dating anyone.

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Terry Labonte scrapped plans to run a self-owned independent team, because he couldn’t land a full sponsorship, the News-Record of Greensboro, N.C. reported in 1990, so he signed to the Precision Products Racing team.

Facts & Trivia

Terry Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Terry Labonte celebrates birthday on November 16 of every year.

Labonte came back to Hagan Racing to drive the No. 94 Sunoco-sponsored Oldsmobile in 1991, winning his first pole since 1988. He began 1992 with finishes inside the Top 8 in each of the first eight races. He had a total of four Top 5 finishes and 16 Top 10 finishes, ending the season eighth in points. In 1993, the team switched to the No. 14 Kellogg’s-sponsored Chevrolet. While he had ten Top 10s, for the first time in his career, Labonte failed to finish a race in the Top 5 and he dropped to 18th in points.

Where is Terry Labonte today?

Labonte turns 65 in November and splits his time between Texas and North Carolina.

Is Terry Labonte in the NASCAR Hall of Fame?

In 2015 Corpus Christi native Terry Labonte was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The 1975 Carroll graduate was one of five inducted in the Hall’s class of 2016. Labonte won NASCAR titles in 1984 and 1996 and amassed 22 titles in what is now the Sprint Cup Series.

Are Terry and Bobby Labonte brothers?

The Labonte brothers, Bobby and Terry, are from Texas. Both brothers started their racing careers in quarter midgets. The older of the two, Terry, made his NASCAR debut in 1978 for Hagen Racing. Terry won his first NASCAR race at Darlington in 1980 and his first championship in 1984.

How old are Terry and Bobby Labonte?

“I think the best thing I could do is call my dad first to find out if he (Terry) called him,” said Bobby Labonte, who at 33 is 7 1/2 years younger than 41-year-old Terry.

Who is currently the best NASCAR driver?

RankDriver
1| Ross Chastain
2| Chase Elliott
3| Aric Almriola
4| Chase Briscoe

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