The decision to compete in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR XFINITY Series sixth annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville at Road America (WI) paid off in a huge way for Paul Menard who scored his third career XFINITY victory at his hometown track.
Menard, a native of Eau Claire, Wis. started eighth and saw a decision to stay out after pitting on lap 24 work to his advantage as he edged out a relentless Ryan Blaney by 0.573 seconds at the 14-turn road course. After the contest, Menard said had the race extended a lap further, he would not have collected his first XFINITY win since Michigan International Speedway last June. Continue reading