Terry Labonte News

First, he was Texas Terry, the smooth, young driver from Corpus Christi with all the potential in the world. Then he became the Ice Man, known for his cool demeanour and unflappable personality. A little further down the NASCAR road, Labonte became the Iron Man, setting a record with 655 consecutive NASCAR starts, a mark later broken by Ricky Rudd. In the end, though, the two-time series champion wants to ...

By Tom Gardner SONOMA, Calif. (AP) _ Fuel strategy paid off for Terry Labonte on Sunday at Infineon Raceway, where the two-time NASCAR champion benefited from some late cautions and a little luck to nurse his car the final 50 laps on a tank of gas. The result: a third-place finish in the Dodge/Save Mart 350. ``It was an awful good run. We got really good gas mileage,'' Labonte said. ...

By Jenna Fryer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Jimmie Johnson and Terry Labonte had their Daytona 500 qualifying runs thrown out Sunday after their cars failed inspection. NASCAR officials said someone illegally altered the rear window on Johnson's Chevrolet after it passed through pre-qualifying inspection. The infraction was discovered when the car was presented after its qualifying run for a second inspection. Labonte's car was found to have illegal modifications ...