Paul Menard, AAA 400 Sprint Cup Race Preview
Press Release & Staff Report
Race: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400
Venue: Dover International Speedway (1-mile banked concrete)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 27
Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: ABC, 1 p.m. ET
Race Distance: 400 laps/400miles
2008 winner: Greg Biffle
2008 pole winner: Jeff Gordon
Paul Menard Race Preview
Driver's Power Ranking on Raceway Report.com: x
Paul Menard No. 98 Energizer / Menards Ford
YATES RACING – FAST FACTS
Paul Menard
- PAUL MENARD will make his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Dover International Speedway this Sunday in the AAA 400.
- MENARD AT DOVER… In his previous starts, Menard has three top-25 finishes. His average start at Dover is 30.2; his average finish is 24th.
- LAPS… Menard has completed 1553 of 1600 (97.1%) of the laps he has attempted in Cup Series competition at the Monster Mile.
- ON THE TRACK WITH ENERGIZER…The No. 98 team will unload the Energizer / Menards Ford Fusion for this weekend’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Paul Menard – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 98 Energizer / Menards Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Larry Carter
Menard on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“After our last run at Dover earlier this spring, I’m really looking forward to this weekend. We didn’t have the best starting position in the spring, but we were able to drive up through the field. Our day was going great until we were taken out with like 100 laps to go. Hopefully, we can avoid the wrecks and have a good solid weekend of racing at Dover in our No. 98 Energizer / Menards Ford Fusion.”
Crew Chief Larry Carter on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“As it is each weekend, qualifying is going to be so important this weekend in establishing good track position and putting yourself in a good position before the race even starts. It seems the No. 98 team has struggled a little this season with qualifying as a whole. Paul has been really good behind the wheel of the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion this season, and I think could really turn it up a little bit with a little better qualifying effort on Friday.”
ABOUT MENARDS
Well-known as the place to “Save Big Money,” Menards is a family-owned home improvement retailer with 252 hometown hardware stores in 12 Midwestern states. Menards carries all the tools, materials and supplies for all your home improvement needs from just needing a light bulb to building a new house. Most Menards stores also carry name brand appliances, pet products, lawn and garden supplies and even groceries as your one-stop shopping experience. There is something for everyone at Menards from the beginning do-it-yourselfer to the experienced contractor. The company’s strength and success can be seen in the well-stocked and maintained stores, the lowest prices in the area and the way guests are always treated like family in a hometown hardware store atmosphere.
ABOUT YATES RACING
Yates Racing currently operates three motorsports teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Formerly known as Robert Yates Racing, the team is owned by Doug Yates, who took the reins after his father, Robert Yates, retired following the 2007 season. In 2008, Doug partnered with Max Jones; a former road racer and long-time race team championship General Manager. During Yates Racing’s 21-year tenure in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, the organization has earned a total of 57 wins, 49 poles, 270 top-five finishes, 433 top-ten finishes, and a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. In 2009, Hall of Fame Racing has teamed up with Yates Racing to field the No. 96 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Sponsorship opportunities are available; please contact Jon Sands with Yates Racing at 704-720-4621 or visit www.yatesracing.com.
- Yates Racing, Press Release
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