Terry Labonte runs the #1 Skoal car for one season (1991)
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Why? After a moderately-successful three year run with Junior Johnson, Terry Labonte made plans to start his own race team for 1990. However, difficulties landing a sponsor, combined with issues building his race shop, led to Richard Jackson giving Texas Terry a ride in the Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile.
How successful were they? After a runner-up finish in the 1990 Daytona 500, it was a mostly-disappointing season, leaving them 15th in the points standings.
What was the aftermath? Labonte returned to his original team owner Billy Hagan for the next two years before revitalizing his career with Hendrick Motorsports. The Jackson-owned 1 car remained an also-ran until it went under in 1998.
Ranking on the Strange-O-Meter? 2 tins of chaw out of 10—Terry had a surprisingly-varied career, running for multiple teams with varying levels of success, so wasn’t much of a surprise.
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