Paul Menard | Jayski

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

We had a green/white/checker finish today at Talladega Superspeedway....and we didn't make it a mile into the final five before it was over. Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 510 today under caution to give him his second win of the season, his 5th at Talladega, and the ...

Stock Car Fans:

#24-Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon and David Gilliland ran identical times.....to the thousandth of a second (49.857.....192.069 MPH), but since Gordon is waaaaay ahead of Gilliland in Owner Points, he gets the spot. This was...

Talladega Rookie Notes & News:

#15-Paul Menard was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 21 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Menard scored a 25th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time in 2007. Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by five points (...

Rumblings – Texas Race Notes:

We had a good old-fashioned Texas Shootout today for the final 20 laps or so, and Jeff Burton prevailed over Matt Kenseth to take the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Burton passed Kenseth in turn two on the final lap (the only one he led today, btw) and held on...

Qualifying Rained Out

for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and the field was set by the rules book, so the top-35 in 2007 Owners Pts fill the top 35 spots, then #83-Brian Vickers as a past race winner in 2006-2007 (2006 race winner at Talladega in the #25), #44-Dale Jarrett (past...

Tough day for BBM at Martinsville:

Billy Ballew Motorsports headed to the Martinsville Speedway with two Craftsman Trucks entered in the Kroger 250. Bill Lester, the team's primary driver, was in the #15 Red Top Auto Auction truck and Paul Menard, the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series regular, piloted...

Menard entered with Billy Ballew: UPDATE: Joint venture with DEI:

The entry list for Martinsville shows Paul Menard entered in the #51 Chevy; a second entry for Billy Ballew Motorsports along with series regular Bill Lester in the #15 Chevy. No sponsorship has been announced.(3-27-2007) UPDATE: Billy Ballew Motorsports has announced...

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Gordon captured the Bud Pole today at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday's Food City 500 with a speed of 125.453 (15.295 sec) for his second top-spot of the season (he's the first repeater, btw) and the 58th of his NextelL Cup career.....and that's pretty significant...

Menard tests COT at South Boston:

#15-Paul Menard tested the Car of Tomorrow at South Boston Speedway (Wednesday, March 21st). While the focus of the test was to prepare for next weekend's event at Martinsville, a secondary goal was to improve DEI's overall COT program.(co-Pilott.com PR)(3-22-2007)...

Rumblings – Atlanta Race Notes:

Jimmie Johnson passed Tony Stewart (and crowded him a bit) with three to go today at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win the Kobalt Tools 500. Coming from third on the final restart with 11 laps remaining, Johnson captured his second win in a row, his 2nd at ...

Ramblings – Las Vegas Qulaifying Notes:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has new asphalt, new banking, and a new pit road.....and it's baaaaad fast. And the baaaaadest, fastest of 'em all was Kasey Kahne. Kahne tooled around in a smooth 29.212 seconds (184.856 mph)....and you know every qualifier shattered the previous...

Rumblings – Daytona:

Kevin Harvick passed Mark Martin as all heck was breaking loose behind them tonight and took the Daytona 505 by all of .02 seconds at the line. It was Harvick's first plate win and the 11th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied with Greg Biffle for 50th place on ...

More Money for Raybestos Rookie program in 2007:

Officials with Affinia Group today announced an increase in the year-end payout to Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the Nextel Cup Series. The driver who wins Raybestos Rookie of the Year will take home a check for $65,000, a $15,000 increase from 2006. The company ...

New sponsor for Menard? UPDATE:

hearing that #15-Paul Menard will make a sponsorship announcement on Saturday morning at Daytona. No word if it is for the Busch or Nextel Cup Series.(2-10-2006) UPDATE: Long-time racing supporter and sponsor to some of the most celebrated drivers in motorsports history...

DEI Testing at Lakeland?

hearing DEI is testing at USA Speedway in Lakeland FL, supposedly #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr and #1-Martin Truex Jr. are testing and #15-Paul Menard may be testing too.(2-5-2007) UPDATE: Menard is not in Lakeland testing, but is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway testing a Busch...

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 AM:

The 2nd day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 88 cars with 56 drivers/teams. 15B-Paul Menard was fastest in the morning session with a speed of 188.370mph [the old track record before the banking was added: Kasey Kahne 174.904 in 2004] followed by...

DEI Using Hoosier at Lakeland UPDATE 2 more testing at Lakeland:

A top DEI official stated Monday afternoon that the company would be using Hoosier tires on at least one car they will test at Lakeland Speedway later this week. One of the burning questions since Goodyear started leasing, instead of selling, tires to race teams was...

Kerry Earnhardt to work at DEI, maybe run a few Busch races:

Kerry Earnhardt will join Dale Earnhardt Inc. as a full-time employee next week, serving as a liaison between the Nextel Cup and Busch programs and driving in a handful of races. "Teresa and Richie have been talking to me about coming there for several years," Kerry...

Kerry Earnhardt to work at DEI, as test driver and more:

Kerry Earnhardt will join Dale Earnhardt Inc. as a full-time employee next week, serving as a liaison between the Nextel Cup and Busch programs and driving in a handful of races. "Teresa and Richie have been talking to me about coming there for several years," Kerry...

Harvick Hires Stillman for #33 Team:

Kevin Harvick confirmed December 7 that he has hired Dan Stillman to crew chief the #33 Chevy for Kevin Harvick, Inc. in 2007. Stillman replaced Wally Rogers, whom Harvick said would be crew chief of KHI's #77 entry. Stillman was last employed at Dale Earnhardt Inc...