It didn’t work out so hot the first time, but when he returned it stuck. Back then, most drivers were in their 30’s when they were finally trusted with a Cup car, so Martin - at 22 - tried to field his own. Kyle Larson, Dylan Kwasniewski and Austin Dillon might be the young guns of today, but back it the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, there was a youngster tearing up the Midwest short track scene, beating up on veterans like Dick Trickle, Larry Phillips and Bob Senneker. Even when Dale Earnhardt “rattled his cage” at Bristol in 1999, Labonte eschewed any hysterics or theatrics in the post-race interview.
Well, with Val it’s probably more like “The Ice Cream Man” these days, but Texas Terry wore the name best courtesy of his cool, calm demeanor. Other notables have used the moniker: George Gervin.
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