Paul Menard
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Born: Aug 21, 1980 , Eau Claire, WI
2012 Key Stats
Rank
Races
Wins
Poles
% Laps
13
11
0
0
96.2%
Driver Notes
May 23
13th, 29 points out of the top 10. Only one top-10 finish in 10 starts. Menard said his luck at Charlotte has never been too good. "We've qualified well and raced well, but we just haven't got good finishes," said Menard. "We've run into bad luck a few times. We've wrecked a few times and had some parts failures as well. With any race, everything needs to go right to get a good finish, and we just haven't been able to get it to go right at Charlotte." ... More
More Driver Notes
Stats By Time Frame
Top
Average
Best
Points
Time Frame
Races
Wins
Poles
5
10
Finish
Start
Finish
Race
Bonus
Pen
Total
Winnings
2012 Season
11
0
0
0
3
16.2
20.4
6th
306
2
0
308
$1,515,305
Last 5 Races
5
0
0
0
0
15.8
18.4
13th
141
1
0
142
$502,910
Last 10 Races
10
0
0
0
2
17.2
18.7
7th
268
1
0
269
$995,610
2012 Race Log
Points
Date
Race
Finish
Start
Laps
Race
Bonus
Pen
Total
Winnings
Car
Feb 18
Budweiser Shootout *
23rd
24th
8/82
0
0
0
0
$18,030
Chevrolet
Feb 23
Gatorade Duel 1 *
24th
8th
8/60
0
0
0
0
$0
Chevrolet
Feb 27
Daytona 500
6th
37th
202/202
38
1
0
39
$427,900
Chevrolet
Mar 4
Subway Fresh Fit 500
31st
20th
303/312
13
0
0
13
$79,385
Chevrolet
Mar 11
Kobalt Tools 400
7th
26th
267/267
37
0
0
37
$127,865
Chevrolet
Mar 18
Food City 500
10th
11th
500/500
34
0
0
34
$102,060
Chevrolet
Mar 25
Auto Club 400
19th
27th
128/129
25
0
0
25
$98,705
Chevrolet
Apr 1
Goody's Fast Relief 500
26th
11th
510/515
18
0
0
18
$84,685
Chevrolet
Apr 14
Samsung Mobile 500
18th
11th
333/334
26
0
0
26
$121,980
Chevrolet
Apr 22
STP 400
18th
19th
266/267
26
0
0
26
$88,785
Chevrolet
Apr 28
Capital City 400 Presented by Virginia is for Love
13th
31st
400/400
31
0
0
31
$88,110
Chevrolet
May 6
Aaron's 499
17th
17th
194/194
27
1
0
28
$103,330
Chevrolet
May 12
Bojangles' Southern 500
13th
14th
368/368
31
0
0
31
$100,705
Chevrolet
May 19
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race *
16th
7th
90/90
0
0
0
0
$73,765
Chevrolet
*Note: This race does not contribute to Sprint Cup point standings.