The National Corvette Museum is using its Chevrolet connections to bring NASCARs Iron Man to Bowling Green next week. Terry Labonte, who drives the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Kelloggs No. 5 car, will be the second NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver in three years to make an appearance at the National Corvette Museum when he comes to Bowling Green on Aug. 25, executive director Wendell Strode said. This is a way of letting the fans bond with one of the drivers, Strode said. Dale Earnhardt made appearances at the National Corvette Museum in 1997 and 1998.Labonte, who hasnt missed a race since the beginning of his full rookie season in 1979, is the only NASCAR driver other than Earnhardt to start in each race during the 1980s and 1990s.Labonte went on to surpass the retired Richard Pettys all-time NASCAR record of 513 starts in 1996 and has two NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships to his credit. The 22-year NASCAR veteran won his series titles in 1984 and 1996 and has 21 victories, 172 top-five and 330 top-10 finishes. Iron Man debuted on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit at the Southern 500 in 1978. He finished fourth in that race. In 1980, the race that kicked off his career on NASCARs Winston Cup Series circuit also was the scene of his first series win. After winning the Southern 500 in 1980 his 59th start he won his first pole a year later in Atlanta. When his career began in 1978, Labonte drove for car owner Billy Hagan for 12 seasons before switching to the Hendrick Motorsports Team in 1994. In Labontes first season driving for Hendrick Motorsports, he produced personal bests for wins (three) and winnings ($1,125,921).I just think its going to be a great event, Strode said. Weve got one of the superstars of NASCAR coming. One thousand tickets will be sold for Labontes media interview and autograph session, which will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the museums front circle. Of the 1,000 tickets to be sold for the event, only 500 ticket-holders will be eligible to receive autographs because of time constraints. Those tickets cost $25 each. Five hundred general admission tickets also will be sold for $10 each, but do not include an autograph opportunity. Instead, these tickets allow for picture-taking from six to eight feet away, listening in on the media interview, purchasing Labonte merchandise and touring the museum.