Paul Menard took what he learned of the new track surface at Kansas Speedway during the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday and, with crew chief Slugger Labbe back on top of the pit box after a six-week hiatus, turned it into a very strong third-place finish in the Kansas 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Menard qualified 14th Friday afternoon and ran in the top 20 for the first 116 laps of the 267-lap event. It was then that green-flag pit stops began but Labbe decided to keep his driver out for as many laps as possible.The turning point of the race for the No. 27 CertainTeed/Menards team occurred on lap 122 when the fifth of the day’s 14 caution flags waved. Menard came down pit road two laps later in the fifth position and a strong effort by the No. 27 pit crew picked up two positions for Menard when green-flag racing resumed on lap 128. He moved into second on lap 147 and took the top spot for six laps beginning on lap 212. Menard dropped back to fourth after pitting during ...
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