- Justin Labonte
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Name = Justin Labonte
Birthdate = birth date and age|1981|2|25
Birthplace =Trinity, North Carolina
Previous_Year = 2006
Prev_Busch_Pos = 80th
Best_Busch_Pos = 17th - 2005 (Busch Series) | Busch_Wins = 1
Busch_Top_Tens = 3
First_Busch_Race = 1999BellSouth Mobility 320 (Nashville)
Last_Busch_Race = 2006Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
First_Busch_Win = 2004Twister 300 (Chicago)
Last_Busch_Win = 2004Twister 300 (Chicago)
First_Truck_Race = 2006Silverado 350K (Texas)
Last_Truck_Race = 2007 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Achievements = 1996 Summer Shootout Series Champion at Charlotte1997 Summer Shootout Series Champion at Charlotte
2003 Late Model Stock Champion at
Caraway Speedway Awards = 1998
USAR Hooters Pro Cup Consistency Award
Updated_On =November 26 ,2006 Justin Labonte (born
February 25 ,1981 inTrinity, North Carolina ) was aNASCAR Busch Series driver. He is the son of NASCAR driverTerry Labonte , and the nephew ofBobby Labonte . He currently does not have a ride in the Busch Series, and is rumored to be racing late models onNorth Carolina short tracks.Labonte began racing at the age of 15 at
Ace Speedway andConcord Motorsports Park . He also ran the Legends Summer Shootout Series atCharlotte Motor Speedway , where he won back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997. During those two years, he split 25 career victories at Ace and Concord. In 1998, he moved to theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup Series , where he finished 3rd in points and posted thirteen top-tens. He also won the Consistency award for finishing nearly 97% of all possible laps during the season. The next season, he had three top-tens in seven starts.In 1999, Labonte began sharing the #44 Slim Jim
Chevrolet Monte Carlo with his father in the Busch Series. Qualifying nine times, he had a best finish of 14th atMyrtle Beach Speedway . He ran more races in 2000, his best finish a 20th atNashville Speedway USA . He also made three starts in the ARCA series, posting two top-five finishes. In 2001, he ran a limited ARCA schedule, making five starts, including a race atNashville Superspeedway , where he led 70 laps.Labonte began running late model stock series in 2002 at Caraway Speedway. In his first season at the track, he won one feature event and had ten top-tens in twelve starts. He followed that up by winning the track championship the next season. Labonte also returned to the Busch Series in 2002, attempting but failing to qualify for three races in the #04
Victory Junction Gang Dodge forKerry Scherer . He made his first start in three years in 2003, starting 23rd and finishing 29th atMichigan International Speedway in the #06Dodge Intrepid for Scherer.In 2004, Labonte announced he would make a limited run in the Busch Series that season in the #44 car owned by his father and sponsored by the
United States Coast Guard . At theTwister 300 , Labonte passed Mike Wallace on the last lap to win his first career race. Out of seventeen starts that season, it was his only top-ten, but finished 35th in points. For 2005, Labonte's team merged withHaas CNC Racing , and he posted two top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. At the end of the season, he was released from his contract. He ran his only Busch race of 2006 atMemphis Motorsports Park in the #5 forHendrick Motorsports , finishing 22nd. He also made hisCraftsman Truck Series debut atTexas Motor Speedway , driving the #24Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra to a 22nd finish place finish.He most recently raced in the
Craftsman Truck Series in 2007 drivingMichael Waltrip 's #00Aaron's Toyota Tundra. He finished 27th atO'Reilly Raceway Park , followed by a 12th place finish at Martinsville.External links
* [http://www.justinlabonte.com Justin Labonte.com]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=labonju01 Career statistics at racing-reference.info]
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