2008  Nine starts for Petty Enterprises in the team’s No. 45 Dodge … One start for Gillett Evernham Motorsports in team’s No. 10 Dodge.

2007  Started three races in the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.

2006  Split seat time between Hendrick (10 starts) and Hall of Fame Racing (7) … best finish of third for Hall of Fame at Infineon Raceway.

2005 Ran abbreviated schedule for Hendrick, making nine starts … also drove Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 entry for five races, with top finish of ninth in fall race at Richmond.

2004 Final season as full-time driver for Hendrick Motorsports … 26th finish in points … No wins, no top-fives, six top-10 finishes.

2003 Returned to the top-10 in points for the first time since 1998, finishing 10th … Lone win came in the final Southern 500 at Darlington, S.C. It was Labonte’s final win as a full-time driver … Four top-five and nine top-10 performances … Richmond pole was 27th and final pole.

2002 Finished 24th in points … Failed to post a win for the third consecutive season … Series record 655 consecutive starts was broken by fellow driver Ricky Rudd.

2001 Completed nearly 97 percent of all laps contested, but failed to lead a single lap … One top-five, three top-10 finishes … Earned $3,011,901 for season … finished 23rd in points, lowest in 24 full seasons.
 
2000 First winless season since 1993 … Injured in crash at Daytona in July, forcing him out of the car for two races (Indianapolis, Watkins Glen), ending record streak of 655 consecutive starts … Three top-five and six top-10 finishes … 17th in final driver points.

1999 One win (Texas) and 7 top-10 finishes en route to 12th place finish in point standings while driving Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet … Won annual All-Star race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

1998 Snagged win at Richmond for only win of season … earned five top-five and 15 top-10 finishes … ninth in driver point standings.

1997 Earned one win (Talladega) … Finished sixth in points on strength of eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.

1996 Captured second Cup championship after scoring two wins (North Wilkesboro, Lowe’s Motor Speedway), 21 top-fives and 24 top-10s … 12-year separation between Cup titles is longest in the sport … Won four poles … Broke Richard Petty’s record for most consecutive starts with No. 514 (April 21) at Martinsville, Va.

1995 Posted three wins (Richmond, Pocono and Bristol) en route to sixth-place finish in points … 14 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes … One pole (Talladega).

1994 Joined Hendrick Motorsports … Earned three wins (North Wilkesboro, Richmond and Phoenix) with six top-five and 14 top-10 finishes … Seventh in point standings.

1993 Managed 10 top-10 finishes, 18th-place finish in driver point standings in final year with owner Billy Hagan … Six DNFs.

1992 Began season with eight consecutive top-10 runs … finished year with 16 total, including four top-fives, en route to eighth-place points finish.

1991 Rejoined team owner Billy Hagan, with whom he won his first Cup title in 1984 … won pole at Watkins Glen … Seven top-10 finishes … 18th in final point standings.

1990 Finished 15th in points for car owner Richard Jackson … Four top-five and 9 top-10s … captured special NASCAR exhibition race in Australia … saw streak of seasons with at least one win end at seven.

1989 Two wins (Pocono, Talladega) en route to a 10th-place finish in the points for team owner Junior Johnson … nine top-five and 11 top-10 finishes … Won International Race of Champions (IROC) title.

1988 Won from the pole at North Wilkesboro for his only victory of the season … 18 top-10 finishes, including six in the last six races of the season, helped him garner a fourth-place finish in the points for team owner Junior Johnson.

1987 Began three-year association with legendary team owner Junior Johnson … finished third in points despite only one win (North Wilkesboro) … 22 top-10 and 13 top-five finishes … four poles (Pocono, Riverside, Watkins Glen and Bristol).

1986 Posted one victory, winning from the pole at Rockingham, for Hagan … 10 top-10 finishes … Ended year 12th in point standings.

1985 One win (Riverside) … four poles and 16 starts of fifth or better … Seventh in points … Won Busch Clash at Daytona.

1984 Captured first of two career Cup titles, beating Harry Gant by 65 points … Wins came at Riverside (Calif.) and Bristol … Also won poles at Riverside (2) and Bristol … 17 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.

1983 Finished fifth in points, but set tone for following year by finishing fifth or better in nine of final 11 races … 20 top-10s, three poles.

1982 Managed 17 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, but no wins … finished third in points … average finish position of 5.3 through first 11 races before rash of engine failures slowed team’s progress.

1981 Eight top-five and 17 top-10 runs led to fourth-place points finish.

1980 Earned first career Cup win at Darlington, where he had made his Cup debut two years earlier … Finished 8th in points … 16 top-10s.

1979 Two top-fives, 13 top-10s in first full season, including season-best third at Darlington, with team owner Billy Hagan in No. 44 entry … 10th-place points finish was first of seven consecutive seasons in which he finished 10th or better.

1978 First career Cup start (Sept. 4) at Darlington, where he finished fourth for car owner Billy Hagan … made four more starts that season for Hagan.