Hagan Enterprises (also known as Hagan Racing) was a

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team that operated from 1969; 1975–1994. It was owned by owner/driver Billy Hagan. The team is best known for winning the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship with Terry Labonte.

History

Hagan made three starts in NASCAR's Grand National/Winston Cup division, finishing eighth in his first start, the inaugural Talladega 500 in a self-owned 1968 Mercury

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. He did not field another car until 1975, finishing 19th once again at Talladega. He also fielded a car for five races for Skip Manning. In 1976, he fielded the #92 Stratagraph Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna for Manning, and he won Rookie of the Year honors. Manning was released in 1978, and replaced by

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. Hagan hired

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crew chief

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for the 1984 season. Labonte won the

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, and won the 1984 championship. Labonte left the team in 1986, and was replaced by

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. Labonte returned to the team in 1991, but was unable to continue their success. 1994, marked Hagan's last season as a single car owner, fielding cars for

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and Randy MacDonald. In 1996, his shop was purchased by

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. Hagan continued to serve as a co-owner of the operation until the team's demise in 1999. The team ran 547 races, won 6 races, had 101 top 5s, 236 top 10s, 372 top 20s, and 15 poles. They led 3,551 laps out of a possible 156,701, completing 85.83% of them. The drivers who drove for Hagan was Billy Hagan himself, Randy McDonald, Mel Larson,

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, Dick May,

, Skip Manning,

, and

. Labonte is the only driver who won a race for the team and won the 1984 Winston Cup Championship.

History

Team Results

Car No. 44/94/14 results (1979 onward)

Car No. 1/72 results

References