August 21st, 1980
Paul Menard
Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.
He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang for Wood Brothers Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 12 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. He is the son of Midwestern home improvement tycoon John Menard Jr., founder of the Menards chain.
Menard's racing career began at the age of eight when he won the Briggs Junior Karting Class Championship in his native Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He later won the Briggs Medium Class Champion before working his way up to higher level racing. He began ice racing at the age of 15 and won 10 International Ice Racing Association events in his career. He continues to compete in IIRA events in and around Wisconsin. In the summers he raced legends cars on short tracks in Wisconsin. He borrowed Bryan Reffner's Late Model for a week winning his heat race and placing around fourth in the feature. He decided to build his own late model and raced the car three to four times per week. In an interview with Motorsports Minute, Menard said he chose stock cars over Indy Cars because there was no feeder series for Indy Car in his native Wisconsin.
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He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang for Wood Brothers Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 12 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. He is the son of Midwestern home improvement tycoon John Menard Jr., founder of the Menards chain.
Menard's racing career began at the age of eight when he won the Briggs Junior Karting Class Championship in his native Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He later won the Briggs Medium Class Champion before working his way up to higher level racing. He began ice racing at the age of 15 and won 10 International Ice Racing Association events in his career. He continues to compete in IIRA events in and around Wisconsin. In the summers he raced legends cars on short tracks in Wisconsin. He borrowed Bryan Reffner's Late Model for a week winning his heat race and placing around fourth in the feature. He decided to build his own late model and raced the car three to four times per week. In an interview with Motorsports Minute, Menard said he chose stock cars over Indy Cars because there was no feeder series for Indy Car in his native Wisconsin.
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