 2007 / Justin Labonte marked a historic weekend in his family’s rich racing history by finishing fifth in the Peterbilt 250 on Sept. 2 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The event marked the first time that Justin raced against his father Terry, whose car experienced electrical problems and was placed 26th in the final order of finish.
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 2006 / Justin Labonte returned to Caraway Speedway and won three feature races while campaigning on a limited basis. He also drove a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a 22nd-place finish in the October Busch Series race at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park and competed in his first-ever Craftsman Truck Series event in November at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing 23rd in a Bill Davis-owned Toyota.
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 2005 / Justin Labonte’s first full-time effort in the Busch Series netted a best finish of seventh place in April at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. He was running at the finish in 25 of 32 starts and won more than $890,000.
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 2004 / While running a partial schedule for family-owned Labonte Racing, Justin claimed his first Busch Series victory in just the 31st start of his career – taking the checkered flag July 10 in the Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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 2003 / Justin Labonte’s 2003 racing appetite was satisfied by a weekly diet of success in late-model competition as part of the nationally-sanctioned Dodge Weekly Series at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. He won seven feature races en route to the track championship at Caraway, where his uncle Bobby had won the crown 16 years earlier. Justin celebrates with his grandfather Bob (far left) and father Terry (far right).
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 April 3, 1999 / Justin Labonte made his NASCAR Busch Series debut on this date at Nashville, Tenn., some two months before his high school graduation. He finished 41st and at year's end, showed a best finish of 14th (at Myrtle Beach, S.C.) in nine starts.
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 1997 / When most teens reach their 16th birthday, one of the first things they do is get a driver’s license. Justin Labonte was no different but did take things a step further in 1997, claiming a division championship at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. He set the tone for that season by winning the 20-lap mini-stock feature on opening night. Also in 1997, Justin placed second in the season point standings at Concord (N.C.) Motorsports Park.
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 1996 & 1997 / Justin Labonte walked onto one of the most famous stages in American stock car racing – Lowe’s Motor Speedway in suburban Charlotte, N.C. – and won back-to-back championships in the track’s Summer Shootout Series for racing’s rising stars. Justin accepts the congratulations of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, the speedway’s president and general manager. |
