| Terrance Lee Labonte was born on November 16 in | | | | at the same time. |
| 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also the older | | | | In 1997 Labonte had twenty top-ten and won at |
| brother of Bobby Labonte and the father of Justin | | | | Talladega Superspeedway. He won at at Texas |
| Labonte. Labonte started out with the quarter-midgets | | | | Motor Speedway and the Winston all star race in 1999 |
| in 1963 and by the time he was 9, Labonte had | | | | but only came in 12th in points. The next year, Labonte |
| already won a National Championship. Once he | | | | was forced to miss several races as he was |
| reached his teens, Labonte took on the local short | | | | diagnosed with inner ear injuries. He went back in 2001 |
| stacks and won track championships in Corpus Christi, | | | | and won two top-six finishes but came back in 23rd in |
| Houston and San Antonio. | | | | final points. The next year he went down to the 24th |
| Labonte made his NASCAR debut in 1978 when he | | | | spot in points. |
| qualified for the 19th and finished fourth that weekend | | | | In his next season, he won his second career best at |
| at Darlington Raceway. The next year, although he lost | | | | the Mountain Dew Southern 500 and his pole since |
| out to the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the year | | | | 2000 at Richmond. Into the 2004 season Labonte |
| title, he went on to finish up in the top-ten in points. He | | | | made it known public that he would make that season |
| bounced back the next year when he won the | | | | his last full-time season. In 2005, he came in 12th at |
| Winston Cup on Labor Day. Although he did not make | | | | Pocno Raceway while driving part-time. The next year, |
| any big wins for the next couple of years, he | | | | Labonte past-champion's winnings gave his team the |
| maintained on the top five positions through out those | | | | spot needed in the first five races. They finished with |
| couple of years. In 1985 he made his Busch Series | | | | the 30th spot that season in points. In the next season, |
| debut and won the race at Charlotte. | | | | Labonte finished at third place at Infineon after taking a |
| In 1986, he had four pole starts and won the Holly | | | | fuel mileage gamble. |
| Farms 400. In 1988 he won the fourth place in points | | | | Labonte, who is an avid hunter is also known as the |
| and went back to tenth spot in 1989 for the | | | | IceMan for his calm nerves on the racetrack, is also |
| championship. He did however, win his fist pole in 1991 | | | | actively involved in charities like the Ronald McDonald |
| and had four top five finishes in 1992 with a 8 eight | | | | House and the Victory Junction Gang Camp, which |
| spot finish in points. He had a better year in 1996 when | | | | are the few among many. He was also voted on of |
| he managed to win North Wilkesboro and won the | | | | NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 and both the |
| championship as well. Even though he was driving with | | | | Labonte brothers have a park named after them in |
| a broken hand, he managed to pull it off and drove | | | | Corpus Christi. They've also been inducted into the |
| through the dual victory lap with his younger brother | | | | Texas Sports Hall of fame. Labonte's son, Justin |
| Bobby, who had won the race. The Labonte brothers | | | | Labonte, used to race in North Carolina and was also |
| made history that day to be the only time siblings had | | | | a late model track champion at Caraway Speedway. |
| brought back the championship and the won the race | | | | |