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Paul Menard, 2009 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 NSCS Race Preview
Press Release
Long Pond, Pa.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Pennsylvania 500
Sunday, August 2nd
1:30 PM Eastern TV – ESPN
1:15 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
Paul Menard No. 98 MOEN / Menards Ford
YATES RACING – FAST FACTS
Paul Menard
- In the Sprint Cup Series, Menard has recorded five starts at Pocono Raceway.
- His best finish in five Cup starts at Pocono was last June when Menard started 17th and finished the race in the 25th position.
- MOEN will be back on the hood of the No. 98 MOEN / Menards Ford Fusion for this weekend’s Pennsylvania 500.
- Last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway marked Menard’s 95th Sprint Cup Series career start.
Yates Racing – Track History
Current Yates Racing drivers in the NSCS at Pocono Raceway:
Driver Starts Wins Top-5’s Top-10’s Poles
Paul Menard 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 0 0 0 0
All-time Sprint Cup Series Records for Yates Racing at Pocono Raceway:
Starts Wins Top-5’s Top-10’s Poles
68 4 19 25 2
Yates Racing - Current Point Standings
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series- After 20 of 36
Place Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top-5’s Top-10’s
33. Paul Menard 1638 1416 20 0 0 0 0
Paul Menard – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 98 MOEN / Menards Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Larry Carter
Chassis: Primary – RK-560 – Last outing, Charlotte, May 2009; Finished 17th
Backup – RK-503
Menard, Results at Pocono Raceway
Date Event S F Laps Led Status
6-10-09 Pocono 500 33 29 200/200 0 Running
8-3-08 Pennsylvania 500 22 42 200/200 0 Accident
6-8-08 Pocono 500 17 25 200/200 0 Running
8-5-07 Pennsylvania 500 35 26 177/200 0 Running
6-10-07 Pocono 500 21 28 106/106 0 Running
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Led Poles
Cumulative 5 0 0 0 0 0
Menard on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Last time we were at Pocono, we seemed to struggle a bit in turns two and three. We went down a lap, but through some pit strategy on Larry’s (Carter) part, we were able to finish on the lead lap. Pocono is the first track that we are revisiting this season, outside of Daytona, which is a different animal because it’s a restrictor-plate track. I think the Ford Racing group as a whole has learned a lot since then and should have a pretty good showing this weekend.
”Pocono is a long race, maybe a little too long, but you have a lot of time to get your car better and work your way through the field. Hopefully, we can get the handling a little better than last time and get ourselves a good finish.”
Crew Chief Larry Carter on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono is one of the tougher tracks on the circuit that we setup for during the year. It’s a relatively flat track that has three completely different corners. Just because you are good in two of them, doesn’t mean at all that you will be good in the others. You have to because you don’t setup too much for one and miss out on the others. It’s a long race, and we depend a lot on our engines. Doug (Yates) and the engine shop give us great horsepower and hopefully, if we just get our car a little better in turns two and three, we should have a good weekend.”
– Yates Racing, Press Release
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