in 1988, the senior labonte was named as the nascar's 50 greatest drivers. a park was renamed for the labonte brothers in their hometown of corpus christi in 2001, and they were chosen an entry into the texas sports hall of fame in 2002. labonte supports a variety of charities and due to his efforts, the ronald mcdonald house in corpus christi, the victory junction gang camp, and the hendrick marrow program had been benefited. in 2016, he was inducted into the nascar hall of fame.