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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis, Ind.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:  Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

Sunday, July 26^th, 2009

1:30 PM Eastern TV – ESPN

1:15 PM Eastern RADIO - IMS

Paul Menard                No.   98 Johns Manville / Menards Ford

YATES RACING – FAST FACTS

Paul Menard

• Menard has two starts at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with his best finish of 20^th coming in July 2007.
• On Thursday evening, Menard will sign autographs at the Menards in Fishers, Ind.  Beginning at 6:00pm, Menard and Camping World Truck Series driver Matt Crafton will sign at 7145 East 96th Street; Fishers, IN 46250
• In 28 starts, Yates Racing has kissed the bricks three times (1997, 2000, and 2005)

• Johns Manville will be back on the hood of the No. 98 Johns Manville / Menards Ford Fusion for this weekend’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.

Yates Racing – Track History

Current Yates Racing drivers in the NSCS at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Driver                                Starts                Wins               Top-5’s            Top-10’s             Poles

Paul Menard                         2                      0                      0                      0                      0

Totals                                  2                      0                      0                      0                      0

All-time Sprint Cup Series Records for Yates Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Starts            Wins               Top-5’s            Top-10’s            Poles

28                  2                      7                     10                    3

Yates Racing - Current Point Standings

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series-              After 19 of 36

Place    Driver                   Points         Behind     Starts         Poles       Wins           Top-5’s       Top-10’s

33.    Paul Menard           1562           1322         19               0             0                   0                0

Paul Menard – NSCS ADVANCE

Team:           No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion

Crew Chief:   Larry Carter

Chassis:       Primary: RK-653 – Last Raced; Pocono 2009, Finished 29^th

Backup: RK-503

Menard, results at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Date             Event                          S        F       Laps       Led        Status

7/27/08       Allstate 400                  37      41       118/160     0         Running

7/28/07       Allstate 400                  28      20       160/160     0         Running

Races    Wins   Top 5s       Top 10s       Led       Poles

Cumulative       2             0          0                 0             0            0

Menard on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

“I can remember for years going to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for either the 500 or the Brickyard race.  Racing at Indy has been a part of my family for a long time.  This weekend, I know that Larry (Carter) and all the guys have put together a really good No. 98 Johns Manville / Menards Ford Fusion.  We had a really good run going in Chicago a couple weeks ago, and unfortunately we weren’t able to showcase what I felt was one of the best cars I’ve had all season.  Hopefully, this weekend at Indy we can make it up.

“We have a lot going on this weekend with an autograph session in Fisher, Ind., on Thursday night, and then a dinner with Johns Manville, who does a lot this weekend at the Brickyard on Saturday night.  Overall, it should be a great weekend of racing.”

Crew chief Larry Carter on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

“After a weekend off I know all the guys on the No. 98 Menards team are rested and ready to get back out there.  Our Ford Racing teams have done a lot of testing at Indy over the last year, and I feel confident we’ll put on a great show for the fans.  They have the tire in a position where it will last the entire fuel run and make the race pretty competitive.  Hopefully, we can have a couple good days of practice, earn ourselves a solid starting position and go out there have a great run for Paul (Menard) and all the guys on the No. 98 Menards team.”

- Yates Racing, Press Release