Paul Menard

2013 Sprint Cup Standings

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ANALYSIS
2012 recap: Statistically, Menard had the best season of his career, ending the year 16th in the standings (he was 17th in 2011) with an average finish of 15.5, which was 2.5 spots better than 2011 when he won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Menard has managed to finish every race in the past five seasons. His nine top-10s also were a career best.
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SERIES	RANK	STARTS	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10	LAPS LED	MONEY	PTS
Sprint Cup	11th	15	0	0	0	4	4	$2,151,628	415

DATE	RACE	PLACE	START	LEAD	COMP	MONEY	PTS	BONUS
6/16	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan	14	4	0	200	$124,126	30	0
6/9	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono	30	9	0	160	$105,826	14	0
6/2	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover	20	16	0	399	$126,846	24	0
5/26	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte	13	22	1	400	$142,271	32	1
5/18	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showdown	4	8	0	40	$34,540	0	0

DATE	RACE	PLACE	START	LEAD	COMP	MONEY	PTS	BONUS	PEN
6/15	NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan	3	2	0	125	$24,750	0	0	0

Blount: A season of strangeness

We've had a woman on the Daytona 500 pole, car parts injuring spectators and TV cable lines falling from the sky. Can the season get any more unusual? Oh, you bet it can.
about 19 days ago | Terry Blount | ESPN.com
Menard signs multiyear extension with RCR

Paul Menard will remain in the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Sprint Cup car beyond this season.
about 25 days ago | David Newton | ESPN.com
McGee: Rich and poor

The insult Tony Stewart lofted at Joey Logano may have crackled across media, but calling another driver a spoiled rich kid is older than Stewart, older than NASCAR, and for some ... it gets old.
about 77 days ago | Ryan McGee | ESPN The Magazine

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