Under a brilliant blue Montreal sky, Terry Labonte – whose grandparents migrated to the United States from the Quebec area – turned the first laps in a NASCAR stock car Tuesday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in preparation for the NASCAR Busch Series’ foray into Canada on Aug. 4.
Labonte, a two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion who owns 11 career NASCAR Busch Series wins – four at Watkins Glen International – drove equipment provided by Richard Childress Racing’s No. 21 Chevrolet team.
Labonte was met with tremendous media enthusiasm upon his arrival for the 9 a.m. session, where over 75 outlets packed a press conference to learn about his first laps around the 2.71-mile course. The NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge is scheduled for 74 laps (200.054 miles).
“There are some good passing places on this track,” Labonte said following his last run. “Everything went really well (with the test). This will be a good show come August. The fans up here will love it.”
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