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15 Paul Menard
POLES
1
WINS
0
RANK
28
POINTS
2202
BEHIND
-2878
A second-year driver in both the Cup series and with Dale Earnhardt Inc, Wisconsin-native Paul Menard twice finished sixth in the final standings of what is now the Nationwide Series.
Career Highlights
- Runner-up NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2004
- Won 2002 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series event at Phoenix
Driver Details
- Ht: 70 Wt: 180
- Born: 08/21/1980
- Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 26 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2202 | 2,608,310 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2007 Finished 34th in the driver standings … Struggled early with being outside the top 35 in owners points, but earned a locked-in position when DEI merged with Ginn Racing and he gained the former No. 14 team's points.
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2006 Competed in seven Cup races in preparation for a full rookie run in 2007, earning one top-10 finish.
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2005 Competed in one race for DEI.
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2003 Competed in one race for Andy Petree Racing.