Paul Menard

Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 27 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, and he also drives the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in the Xfinity Series for Richard Childress Racing on a part-time basis. He is the son of Midwestern home improvement tycoon John Menard, Jr., founder of the Menards chain.

Early career

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.

Paul Menard (ice hockey)

Paul Leo Menard (born May 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

During the 1972–73 season, Menard played one game in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars.

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