Old man Labonte going to race at Richmond

Terry Labonte

There are 48 entries, including a former Cup champion who has not raced this year, for the Air Guard 400 Sprint Cup race this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.

The 44 full-time teams are entered along with the debut of Stavola Labonte Racing with Terry Labonte behind the wheel as well as the part-time Braun Racing, Gunselman Motorsports and K-Automotive Motorsports teams.

Labonte, who last raced in Cup at Homestead last year, isn’t guaranteed a spot in the field. Although he is a past champion, his brother, Bobby, is entered in the Phoenix Racing car, which does not have one of the 35 guaranteed spots.

If Bobby Labonte doesn’t make the 43-car field on speed, he would be eligible for a past champion’s provisional as the most recent past champion (Bobby won in 2000). If he makes it, then Terry Labonte, the champion in 1984 and 1996, is eligible for a provisional.