Paul Menard’s racing career began to take shape at just eight years
old when Menard won the Briggs Junior Class Championship in his hometown
of Eau Claire, Wis. He later won the Briggs Medium Class Championship
before working his way up the proverbial racing steps. Menard began ice
racing when he was 15 years old and went on to win 10 International Ice
Racing Association (IIRA) events in his career. To date, Menard
continues to compete in IIRA events during the NASCAR off season.Menard
made his foray into NASCAR competition in 2003 and has since proved to
be a rising star. The Wisconsin driver posted his first NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series top-10 finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the spring of
2006. Still a full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Menard
continued to show strength by earning great finishes including his first
NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at The Milwaukee (WI) Mile in June of
2006. Overall, Menard earned one win, 10 top-fives, 16 top-10s and a
sixth-place
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