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Team: Richard Childress Racing-27
Age / DOB:  (32) / 8/21/1980
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 180

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Paul Menard has 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
His best start of fifth and best finish of eighth both came in 2010. The Wisconsin native has completed 4,044 of 4,246 laps attempted (95.5 percent) at the 1.5-mile track. In last year's 600-mile race Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the ninth position and fought a tight-handling race car thought the event, ultimately finishing 15th.-Richard Childress Racing May 21 - 8:17 PM

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Paul Menard has five-career Sprint Showdown starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His best start of third came in 2011 and best finish of fourth came in 2010. In his last appearance in the Sprint Showdown, Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the third position and was involved in an on-track incident causing damage to the car. Ultimately, Menard finished 11th in the 40-lap event. Fans have the opportunity to vote Menard into the Sprint All-Star Race with the Sprint Fan Vote.-Richard Childress Racing
May 14 - 11:17 PM
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Paul Menard led the first practice for the Sprint Cup Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

His lap of 173.963 mph in the No. 27 Chevrolet SS was the quickest of the 43 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 15 Clint Bowyer, No. 1 Jamie McMurray, No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. and No. 99 Carl Edwards were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. No. 35 Josh Wise was the slowest. Menard also had a 10-lap average speed of 170.124 mph. This was the best of the 18 cars running at least 10 consecutive laps.
May 10 - 4:37 PM
Paul Menard - Richard Childress Racing-27

Paul Menard has six career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Darlington Raceway.

His best start of 14th and best finish of 13th both came in 2012. The Wisconsin native has completed 2,161 of 2,206 laps attempted (98 percent) at the 1.366-mile track. Menard will pilot chassis No. 414 at Darlington. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Auto Club Speedway finishing eighth.-Richard Childress Racing
May 7 - 8:47 PM
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Paul Menard has 12 starts at Richmond International Raceway.

His best start of seventh came in 2010 and best finish of 13th came in 2012. He has completed 4,689 of 4,810 laps attempted (97.5 percent) at the Virginia track, leading one of them. Race Rewind ... Starting 31st, Menard finished 13th in last spring's 400-lap race at Richmond, marking his best finish to-date at the .75-mile track.-Richard Childress Racing
Apr 23 - 8:28 PM
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In 14 starts at Kansas Speedway, Paul Menard's best start of second came in 2010 and best finish of third came in 2012.

He completed 2,079 of 2,084 laps attempted (99.8 percent) at the 1.5-mile oval, leading 17 of them. After the first seven races this year, Menard is one of only three drivers (Greg Biffle and Brad Keselowski join him) to have completed 100 percent of laps (2,317) attempted this season. In this race last year at Kansas Speedway, Menard started 19th in the No. 27 Chevrolet and fought handling issues during the 400-mile event, eventually finishing 18th.-Richard Childress Racing
Apr 16 - 4:00 PM
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Paul Menard had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the third practice for the Sprint Cup NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

His average of 185.944 mph in the No. 27 Chevrolet SS was best of the 13 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 2 Brad Keselowski, No. 24 Jeff Gordon, No. 78 Kurt Busch and No. 56 Martin Truex Jr. are the rest of the top five on this list.
Apr 12 - 2:32 PM
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In 13 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Paul Menard has a best start of fourth and best finish of fifth.

The Wisconsin native has completed 4,168 of 4,353 laps attempted (95.8 percent) at the 1.5-mile oval, leading two of them. The No. 27 Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet SS will sport a different look this weekend carrying a special paint scheme combination of Quaker State green and Menards yellow. In this race last year at TMS, Menard started 11th and after struggling with handling issues throughout the night, finished 18th under the lights.-Richard Childress Racing
Apr 10 - 11:52 AM
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In 11 starts at Martinsville Speedway, Paul Menard's best start of ninth came in 2010 and 2012 and best finish of 12th came in 2012.

The Wisconsin native has completed 5,279 of 5,534 laps attempted (95.4 percent) at the half-mile oval. After the first five races this year, Menard is one of only five drivers to have completed 100 percent of laps (1,483) attempted this season.-Richard Childress Racing
Apr 3 - 3:21 PM
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Paul Menard brought home an eighth-place finish at Auto Club Speedway after recovering from a flat tire mid-race to score his third-consecutive top-10 finish of the season.

The CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet SS driver took the green flag from the 27th position. Menard's top-10 finish moves him to eighth in the championship points standings heading into the Easter off-weekend.-Richard Childress Racing
Mar 25 - 7:19 PM
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Paul Menard has 11 starts at the half-mile Bristol oval.

His best start of fourth and best finish of fifth both came in 2011. In Menard's last four Sprint Cup events at Bristol, he has earned three top-10 finishes. He has completed 5,490 of 5,509 laps attempted (99.7 percent) at Bristol, leading 35 of them. Menard's 10th-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway allowed him to gain five positions in the driver championship point standings. He heads to Bristolin 12th, just six markers out of the top 10.-Richard Childress Racing
Mar 13 - 10:37 PM
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Paul Menard is 12th in the standings with 82 points; 47 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

In the Kobalt Tools 400, Menard had his second consecutive top-10 showing at Las Vegas. A 10th-place finish keeps Menard ahead of some of the sport's bigger names due to the driver's ability to keep his No. 27 Chevrolet out of trouble and finish races. This week: In 11 starts at Bristol, he has one top five and three top 10s. For point-paying races in the past eight years at Bristol, Menard ranks 23rd out of 45 drivers with an average place of 20.2.-NASCAR.com
Mar 11 - 8:25 PM
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Paul Menard has six starts at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

His best start of 18th came in 2011, and his best finish of seventh came in last year's event. The Wisconsin native has completed 1,599 of 1,620 laps attempted (98.7 percent) at the Las Vegas track, leading three of them. In his last appearance at LVMS, Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the 27th position and brought home a top-10 finish of seventh, his best effort to-date at the track.-Richard Childress Racing
Mar 6 - 12:01 PM
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Starting from the 16th position, Paul Menard and the No. 27 Serta/Menards team faced handling issues throughout the 316-lap event, earning a 20th-place finish when the checkered flag flew at Phoenix.

He quickly made it to eighth by lap 15. As time went on, he began to struggle with handling. The pit crew made a series of chassis and air pressure adjustments proving some relief in the later part of the event, and Menard was scored 18th with just two laps remaining. A late-race caution set up the field for a green-white-checkered finish. When the green-flag flew, Menard was shuffled out of line on the last lap, crossing the stripe 20th.-Richard Childress Racing
Mar 4 - 8:15 PM
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Paul Menard has 12 starts at the one-mile Phoenix oval.

His best start of seventh came in both 2009 and 2012 and his best finish of ninth came in both 2011 and 2012. The Wisconsin native has completed 3,795 of 3,818 laps attempted (99.4 percent) at the Avondale, Ariz. track. In his last appearance at PIR, Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the seventh position and brought home a top-10 finish, crossing the stripe in ninth.-Richard Childress Racing
Feb 26 - 7:34 PM