Paul Menard News

Richard "Slugger" Labbe will serve as the new crew chief for Paul Menard . Labbe left his position at TRG Motorsports last week to join what will be Richard Petty Motorsports when the merger with Yates Racing is completed.

Richard "Slugger" Labbe will be the crew chief for Paul Menard and the No. 98 Menard's Ford in 2010.

This is the third installment of our look at the 2009 Sprint Cup season, and this is the third team, we have looked at that seems to have some questions for 2010.

Following Sunday's race in Phoenix , Paul Menard takes a commanding 164-point lead in the FLOPPER standings going into the final race of the year.

After Sunday's very early wreck at Talladega , Paul Menard is running away with this year's FLOPPER award.

Kurt Busch just did a massive spin at the entrance to pit road, skidding through the trioval grass and bringing out the caution.

A word? Not even close. Dreadful grammar? Damn skippy. But when you take a look at the odds for this week's Amp Energy 500 , it's clear why this bad boy is a track unlike any other on the Sprint Cup circuit.

Take heart, Paul Menard. Bobby Labonte's 31st-place finish at Charlotte inched him slightly closer to the FLOPPER lead.

Lap 303: Jimmie Johnson leads. Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer round out the top five.

A number of things to get to, so let's go: # Goodyear tested the taller, wider tire at Richmond last week.

Good news for Paul Menard. The race in Kansas on Sunday tightened up the FLOPPER standings.

The Frontstretch: Bubble Breakdown: Menard Spins Out Early While Andretti Runs Dry Late by Mike Ravesi -- Monday October 5, 2009 Well, it didna t take long for the bubble teams to find trouble at Kansas.

Lap 22: Johnson up to sixth, Juan Pablo Montoya up to eighth - he's also surging up.

With Dover over and Kansas on the horizon, it is time to update the FLOPPER standings.

Yates Racing says it will host its bi-annual Fan Appreciation Day on Oct. 15 at the NASCAR Sprint Cup team's headquarters in Concord, N.C. Fans can tour the Yates Racing campus and receive a VIP view of the shop.

Lap 142: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead. Lap 135: Kurt Busch is in traffic. Jimmie Johnson is catching him and Juan Pablo Montoya is gaining ground on the 48.

Casey Mears doesn't know what next season holds for him - yet. With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the No.

Paul Menard finished Sunday's race in New Hampshire a strong 34th, 13 laps off the lead.

Ford Motor Co. will manufacture a low-cost compact car in India from early next year, the automaker said Wednesday, as it seeks to boost sales in fast-growing Asia.

NASCAR Driver Paul Menard admires the new 2010 Ford Mustang, while helping kick off the race weekend Friday night in the SYLVANIA hospitality tent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.