Terry Labonte
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"Terrance Lee" ""Terry"" "Labonte" is a retired United States/American stock car racing/stock car racing driver. A two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (then Winston Cup Series) champion and 1989 International Race of Champions/IROC champion, he last drove the No. 32 Ford Fusion (Americas)/Ford Fusion for Go FAS Racing in the Sprint Cup Series on a part-time basis. 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 North Carolina with Rick Hendrick.

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Rick thinks it will be great for our sport to have Roger and Troy involved, ... And I get to run 17 races, instead of 10. I think it's great.

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It's a hard deal to get into, and it takes a lot of money and sponsorship and things like that. It's a lot different from what it used to be, probably a lot tougher today to get into the sport than it was 10 or 15 years ago. He's got to work hard at it and try to be successful at what he's doing before he moves up to the next step. Take it one step at a time.

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Being from Texas, it would certainly be hard to tell Roger and Troy no, ... It's just kind of a neat deal for me.

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To have the opportunity to help these guys kick off their team, being from Texas, it was just an opportunity I couldn't turn down, ... It would certainly be hard to tell Roger and Troy no. It's exciting for me.

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We live in a great country, and one reason is because of the armed forces. It is nice for us to be able to come here and in a very small way say thank you.

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This is an opportunity for me to have a little more fun. I've been fortunate to do this for nearly three decades, and I'm excited to go back to some of the places that have meant so much to me, my team and my family over the years.

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Ten years down the road when they're successful, I'll be able to look back and say I ran the first race for those guys. I'm just confident in the team they're putting together and the equipment they're going to have. I'm just a small part of this deal and honored they asked me to help them get started.

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It's embarrassing for me being from Texas. I just want everyone to know that everything in Texas isn't as screwed up as it is at this place.

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