Birthday: August 21, 1980
Hometown: Eau Claire, Wis.
Current Residence: Charlotte, N.C.
Hobbies: Snow Skiing, Dirt Bikes, Hunting, Boating

Career Highlights:
•    2012-Recorded best finish (16th) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver points standings
•    2011-First Sprint Cup Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
•    2008-First Sprint Cup Series Pole Award at Daytona International Speedway
•    2006-First NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at The Milwaukee Mile
•    2004-First Nationwide Series Pole Award at Kansas Speedway
•    2003-First ARCA Racing Series win at Talladega Superspeedway

2013 marks Paul Menard’s seventh full-time season in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Menard will pilot the No. 27 Menards Chevrolet SS for the third consecutive year at Richard Childress Racing. Veteran Crew Chief Slugger Labbe will be atop the pit box for his fourth season with Menard.

The Eau Claire, Wis., native began his racing career at age eight racing go karts. Menard won two Briggs Class Championships during his karting career. Following his karting stint, Menard raced in the International Ice Racing Association, winning 10 events. He also competed in the NASCAR Challenge Series (2001) and NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series (2002), recording victories in both before advancing to the ARCA Racing Series in 2003. Menard competed in four ARCA events capturing his first pole at Winchester Speedway and his first win at Talladega Superspeedway.

From 2004-2006 Menard competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series tallying one win at The Milwaukie Mile, two poles, 13 top-five and 31 top-10 finishes.

In 2007, the driver of the No. 27 machine made the move to full-time competition in the Sprint Cup Series and won Rookie of the Race honors in four events. Menard’s first Cup Series Pole award came at Daytona International Speedway in 2008. In 2010 he joined forces with Slugger Labbe and the pair combined for a then career-best one top-five and six top-10 finishes.

Joining the RCR family in 2011, Menard’s year was highlighted by his first Sprint Cup Series win at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He went on to capture four top-five and eight top-10 finishes, en route to a 17th-place finish in the driver point standings. 2012 was a stellar year for the Wisconsin driver as he recorded a career-high finish of 16th in the points, accumulating one top-five and nine top-10 finishes.

• 2013
• May

• 18 - Charlotte Showdown (Started 8th, Finished 4th) 11 - Darlington Cup (Started 15th, Finished 19th) 5 - Talladega Cup (Started 16th, Finished 26th)

• April

• 27 - Richmond Cup (Started 29th, Finished 13th) 21 - Kansas Cup (Started 12th, Finished 10th) 13 - Texas Cup (Started 19th, Finished 17th) 7 - Martinsville Cup (Started 16th, Finished 19th)

• March

• 24 - Fontana Cup (Started 27th, Finished 8th) 17 - Bristol Cup (Started 5th, Finished 9th) 10 - Las Vegas Cup (Started 17th, Finished 10th) 3 - Phoenix Cup (Started 16th, Finished 20th) 2 - Phoenix NNS (Started 10th, Finished 33rd)

• February

• 24 - Daytona Cup (Started 16th, Finished 21st) 23 - Daytona NNS (Started 10th, Finished 1st)

• 2012
• November

• 18 - Miami Cup (Started 18th, Finished 11th) 11 - Phoenix Cup (Started 7th, Finished 9th) 4 - Texas Cup (Started 27th, Finished 27th)

• October

• 28 - Martinsville (Started 9th, Finished 12th) 21 - Kansas Cup (Started 14th, Finished 3rd) 20 - Kansas NNS (Started 5th, Finished 16th) 13 - Charlotte Cup (Started 24th, Finished 27th) 12 - Charlotte NNS Kevin Harvick (Started 5th, Finished 2nd) 7 - Talladega Cup (Started 16th, Finished 28th)

• September
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  30 - Dover Cup (Started 19th, Finished 22nd) 29 - Dover NNS (Started 4th, Finished 2nd) 23 - Loudon Cup (Started 7th, Finished 12th) 16 - Chicago Cup (Started 11th, Finished 15th) 11 - Chicago NNS (Started 7th, Finished 5th) 9 - Richmond Cup (Started 25th, Finished 23rd) 2 - Atlanta Cup (Started 18th, Finished 8th)

• August
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  25 - Bristol Cup (Started 7th, Finished 10th) 19 - Michigan Cup (Started 10th, Finished 9th) 12- Watkins Glen Cup (Started 22nd, Finished 12th) 11 - Watkins Glen NNS (Started 3rd, Finished 8th) 5 - Pocono Cup (Started 3rd, Finished 11th) 4 - Iowa NNS Brendan Gaughan (Started 6th, Finished 14th)

• July
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  29 - Indianapolis Cup (Started 8th, Finished 14th) 28 - Indianapolis NNS (Started 9th, Finished 8th) 15 - Loudon Cup (Started 13th, Finished 17th) 7 - Daytona Cup (Started 13th, Finished 14th) 6 - Daytona NNS Kevin Harvick (Started 4th, Finished 28th)

• June
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  30 - Kentucky Cup (Started 15th, Finished 12th) 24 - Sonoma Cup (Started 23rd, Finished 20th) 23 - Road America NNS Max Papis (Started 5th, Finished 4th) 17 - Michigan Cup (Started 18th, Finished 22nd) 16 - Michigan NNS (Started 7th, Finished 8th) 10 - Pocono Cup (Started 3rd, Finished 9th) 3 - Dover Cup (Started 20th, Finished 17th)

• May
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  27 - Charlotte Cup (Started 9th, Finished 15th) 19 - All-Star Cup (Started 7th, Finished 16th) 12 - Darlington Cup (Started 14th, Finished 13th) 6 - Talladega Cup (Started 17th, Finished 17th)

• April
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  28 - Richmond Cup (Started 31st, Finished 13th) 22 - Kansas Cup (Started 19th, Finished 18th) 14 - Texas Cup (Started 11th, Finished 18th) 13 - Texas NNS (Started 1st, Finished 2nd) 1 - Martinsville Cup (Started 11th, Finished 26th)

• March

• 25 - Fontana Cup (Started 27th, Finished 19th) 18 - Bristol Cup (Started 11th, Finished 10th) 11 - Las Vegas Cup (Started 26th, Finished 7th) 4 - Phoenix Cup (Started 20th, Finished 31st)

• February

• 27 - Daytona Cup (Started 37th, Finished 6th)