| Owner | John Menard Jr. |
|---|---|
| Base | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series CART PPG IndyCar World Series Indy Racing League |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 1999 (NASCAR) 1980 (CART) |
| Closed | 2001 (NASCAR) 2004 (IRL) |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (1996-1997, 1999 IRL) |
| Race victories | 10 |
Team Menard was an auto racing team that competed in theIndianapolis 500,CART,Indy Racing League,NASCAR Cup Series, andNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was owned byMenards founder,John Menard Jr. Founded in 1980 to compete in CART, from 1991 to 1996 they modified their ownBuick V6 engines for racing. This combination won pole for the 500 withScott Brayton in 1995 and 1996;Tony Stewart used this combination for the first part of his 1996-1997 IRL Championship. With more stringent regulations, the team continued to shine winning the 1999 championship withGreg Ray. However, with the influx of formerCART teams to the IRL in the early 2000s, Team Menard struggled to compete for wins and the team merged in 2004 withPanther Racing, although their car continued to carry Menard's colors and be driven first byMark Taylor, who was then replaced byTownsend Bell. In 2005, Menard's was an associate sponsor for another team and the former Menard No. 2 car driven byTomáš Enge carried no identification to its Menard lineage. For 2006, the No. 2 car was dropped by Panther and all vestiges of the once dominant Team Menard lineage disappeared until the spring of 2008 when Menards became a primary sponsor on the No. 20Vision Racing Dallara driven byEd Carpenter in theIndyCar Series.
The Team Menard name has also been used to refer to their sponsoring of various drivers throughout motorsports, includingPaul Menard,Ryan Blaney,Austin Cindric,Brandon Jones andMatt Crafton inNASCAR,Simon Pagenaud inIndyCar andFrank Kimmel inARCA, while TeamMenard.com was a portal to information on these drivers and their sponsor. However, Team Menard is not the name of any of their race teams and none of those cars are owned by John Menard. The URL currently redirects to the Menards home page.
Menard also had a NASCAR team running the No. 13 car. Robby Gordon ran 17 races in 2000, withP.J. Jones running an additional race.
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||
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| 1980 | ONT | INDY | MIL | POC | MDO | MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT | MCH | MXC | PHX | ||||||||||||||||
| Lightning Mk 1/77 | Offy DrakeL4t | G | 28 | 14 | DNQ | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | PHX | MIL | ATL | MCH | RIV | MIL | MCH | WGL | MXC | PHX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lightning Mk 1/77 | ChevroletV8 | G | 28 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eagle 81 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | PHX | ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | |||||||||||||||||
| Eagle 81 | ChevroletV8 | G | 28 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | ATL | INDY | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | |||||||||||||||
| Eagle 81 | ChevroletV8 | G | 27 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | ||||||||||||
| March 84C | CosworthDFXV8t | G | 28 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | |||||||||||||
| March 85C | CosworthDFXV8t | G | 8 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | |||||||||||
| March 86C | CosworthDFXV8t | G | 28 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | |||||||||||||
| Lola T89/00 | CosworthDFXV8t | G | 98 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
| Lola T89/00 | Buick3300V6t | G | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | SFR | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | |||||||||||
| Lola T91/00 | Buick3300V6t | G | 51 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T89/00 | 59 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | SFR | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
| Lola T92/00 | Buick3300V6t | G | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T91/00 | 59 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | SFR | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | NHA | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
| Lola T93/00 | MenardV6t | G | 27 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T92/00 | Buick3300V6t | 59 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | SFR | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
| Lola T93/00 | MenardV6t | G | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | MIA | SFR | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | |||||||||||
| Lola T95/00 | MenardV6t | G | 40 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(key) (Results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2000[4] | Robby Gordon | 13 | Ford | DAY 18 | CAR 38 | LVS 13 | ATL DNQ | DAR 28 | BRI 32 | TEX DNQ | MAR 40 | TAL 37 | CAL 31 | RCH 37 | DOV | MCH 28 | POC | SON 9 | DAY DNQ | NHA | POC | IND DNQ | GLN 4 | MCH 34 | BRI 31 | DAR | RCH DNQ | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT 38 | TAL | CAR 41 | PHO DNQ | HOM | ATL 27 | 43rd | 1517 | |
| P. J. Jones | CLT 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2000[4] | Bryan Reffner | 3 | Chevy | DAY 35 | HOM 30 | PHO 11 | MMR 6 | MAR 8 | PIR 7 | GTY 8 | MEM 8 | PPR 8 | EVG 10 | TEX 5 | KEN 5 | GLN 13 | MLW 10 | NHA 28 | NZH 9 | MCH 15 | IRP 8 | NSV 8 | CIC 7 | RCH 11 | DOV 29 | TEX 1 | CAL 6 | 9th | 3153 |
| 2001[4] | DAY 8 | HOM 28 | MMR 18 | MAR 8 | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | ? | 1023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Starr | TEX 3 | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX 4 | LVS 7 | PHO | CAL 5 | |||||||||||||