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Paul Menard

Race: Federated Auto Parts 300 – Nashville Superspeedway
Team: No. 98 CertainTeed/Menards Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Chassis: 366 Last run in Darlington where Menard finished 10th
Broadcast Information: 7:30 p.m. (EDT) ESPN2 and MRN radio affiliates

FAST FACTS

● PAUL MENARD will make his eighth NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Nashville Superspeedway in Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 300.

● MENARD at Nashville… In seven starts at Nashville, Menard has one top five and two top ten finishes.

● LAPS…Menard has completed 99.6% of the laps he has attempted in NNS competition in 2010.

● Menard has completed 1,515 of 1,575 (96.2%) of the laps he has attempted in NNS competition at Nashville.

● ON THE TRACK…The No. 98 team will carry the CertainTeed/Menards paint scheme on its Ford Fusion for this weekend’s NNS Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway.

QUOTES

Paul Menard on racing at Nashville Superspeedway: “We’ve had really good cars this year and the crew is doing a great job all around. I am confident that Colin Braun and Matt Puccia will get the setup right during practice. We need to stay out of trouble during the race and hopefully we will be run up front all night. “

Crew chief Matt Puccia on racing at Nashville Superspeedway: “We ran very well at Nashville in April and have made some adjustments to the setup based on what we learned. We have a different aero platform some minor chassis adjustments and additional horse power for the straightaways.”

- Roush Fenway Racing, Press Release