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If you’re like me, then you spend a lot of your time watching races on your Satellite TV and chances are the name Bobby Labonte has come up on more than a few occasions. Born in May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Bobby was born a racer. He raced quarter midgets when he was five years old winning his first major race only a year later and from there it was just a small step to go-karts which would open the door to his stellar career.

Most of his later success came from a stint he did driving old-model stock cars where he won a dozen different races in Caraway Speedway. He spent some time in the local leagues and races before finally making that momentous jump into the exciting world of NASCAR, and from there his racing career only continued to skyrocket with 21 wins on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 10 wins on the NASCAR Nationwide Series and 1 win on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – and he’s just getting started folks. Bobby Labonte and his brother, Terry, have both won the Cup series championship and are still out there tearing up the track and blazing through the finish.

If you ask 100 people, who is the better driver, Bobby or brother Terry Labonte, you will probably have a split vote. The brothers became the first siblings who have both won the NASCAR championship. Terry was twice the winner in 1984 and 1996. Bobby took home the win in 2000.

Fifty-four year old Terry Labonte was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. He has 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins during his career. He also has 11 NASCAR Nationwide Cup

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Billy Hagan, a NASCAR driver/owner from Lillie, Louisiana, died a few years ago on the fifty-first birthday of one of his prized drivers, Terry Labonte. The two had spent many years together on the NASCAR circuit. It all started in 1978 when Labonte replaced Skip Manning. He remained with Hagan until 1986. Five years later he returned to the Hagan team but with little success. During his years with Hagan, Labonte became the youngest champion, of his era. He was 27

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Terry Labonte, 54, is now a semi retired NASCAR driver. He currently owns a Chevrolet Car Dealership in North Carolina. Labonte was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Terry Labonte started racing quarter-midgets when he was a young child growing up in Texas. He started to excel in the sport at the age of seven. By the age of nine, Terry won a National Championship Title. He moved on to racing at local short tracks in a stock car, through his teenage years. During those years Labonte raced on both dirt and

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Terry and Bobby Labonte truly are NASCAR legends. Any true fan can easily rattle off statistics regarding their multiple wins, the ups and downs of their careers, and sometimes surprising finishes. The brothers have collectively been in the sport since 1978, with Terry beginning his career at Darlington Raceway and Bobby following in 1982 at Martinsville. They are the only brothers to have won the NASCAR championship; Terry in 1984 and Bobby in 2000.

In a sport that’s been ever increasing in popularity

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