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1984 and 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup champion, Terry Labonte was an infrequent competitor in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series in 2011. Of the 36 events on the schedule, Labonte started in only eight races. Labonte started seven events for Frank Stoddard's small team while his eighth start was in Front Row Motorsports #38 at Watkins Glen. "Texas" Terry's best finish of the season was in the Great American Race, the Daytona 500 with a 15th place effort. Labonte finished 34th in his effort with FRM due to transmission problems.
Even though Labonte only started eight events in 2011, he saw penalties from NASCAR in six of the eight races. Labonte proved to be a victim of wrecks in these races as he had to pit prior to pit road being open eight times. Labonte was caught speeding in the pits by NASCAR twice and two additional penalties for a commitment line violation and for smoking on the track in the Watkins Glen race. Stoddard and FRM's crews did their job the times Labonte raced for them as they were not penalized a single time.
2011 Statistics For Terry Labonte
39th in Sprint Cup standings
0 top 5s
0 top 10s
Best Finish: 15th in the Daytona 500
2 laps led
2011 Penalty Report For Terry Labonte
Race 1 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end; Speed-Entering pits, tail end; Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Race 8 - Speed-Entering pits, Pass Thru
Race 16 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Race 17 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
Race 22 - Pitting before pit road is open, tail end; Pitting before pit road is open, tail end; Safety violation, pit - smoke
Race 24 - Commitment Line Violation, tail end