Miguel Paludo

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Miguel Paludo
Miguel Paludo at TMS.jpg
Paludo in 2012
Born (1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 40)
Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Achievements2008, 2009, 2017, 2020 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 4 years
2023 position45th
Best finish45th (2023)
First race 2012 Sargento 200 (Road America)
Last race 2023 Pennzoil 150 (Indianapolis G.P.)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
73 races run over 4 years
2013 position9th
Best finish9th (2013)
First race 2010 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
0251
Statistics current as of December 27, 2023.

Miguel Paludo (born July 26, 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes full-time in the Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series. Paludo formerly competed in NASCAR full-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driving for Red Horse Racing and Turner Scott Motorsports. He has won four championships in the Porsche GT3 Cup Series, with three (2008, 2009, and 2020) in the Carrera Cup and the other (2017) in the Endurance Series.

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Racing career

Early career

Paludo began racing go karts at the age of 14, and in 2004, moved up to touring car racing in a regional Brazilian series, competing for his family-owned team with his brother Daniel. [1] He competed for several years in regional and national series in Brazil, most successfully in the Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, where he won back-to-back series championships in 2008 and 2009. [1] [2]

2010–2013 and 2021–present: NASCAR

Paludo at Rockingham in 2012. Miguel Paludo Turner Motorsports Chevrolet Rockingham 2012.jpg
Paludo at Rockingham in 2012.
Paludo making a pit stop at Texas in 2012. Texas Pit Stop.jpg
Paludo making a pit stop at Texas in 2012.

Paludo began his NASCAR career in 2010, competing in the K&N Pro Series East in a car fielded by Hattori Racing Enterprises. He finished fifteenth in the series standings that year, with a best finish of fourth. [1] He also made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series, competing for Germain Racing and Red Horse Racing in four races. [1] He finished ninth in his first race in the series, at Bristol Motor Speedway, widely regarded as a difficult track for rookie drivers. [3]

In 2011, he ran full-time in the Camping World Truck Series for Red Horse Racing, with a best finish of third; [3] he ended the season finishing seventeenth in the points standings and fourth in the series' Rookie-of-the-Year competition. [4]

Paludo during driver intros at Road America in 2012 Miguel Paludo 32 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Paludo during driver intros at Road America in 2012

Following the end of the 2011 season, Paludo left Red Horse Racing to drive for Turner Scott Motorsports in the No. 32 truck with teammates James Buescher and Nelson Piquet Jr., another Brazilian driver. [4] Paludo started the season with a pole in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, where he was the first Brazilian to win a pole in one of NASCAR's top-three series, and alongside Piquet Jr., comprised the first all-Brazilian front row in the history of NASCAR. But during the race, Paludo would suffer a very violent crash when his truck lost control and crashed hard into the inside frontstretch wall. The impact sent his truck spinning in circles and flew through the air while also catching on fire. Paludo would walk away from the crash unhurt. [5] Paludo's best finish of the season (fifth) came in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and he ultimately finished 10th in the NCWTS driver point standings, his best points position to date. Additionally, Paludo ran two NASCAR Nationwide Series races in 2012, competing at Road America and Watkins Glen International, [6] in the latter of which he earned his best NNS finish of 13th.

In 2013, Paludo returned to the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado with Turner Scott Motorsports for another complete NCWTS season. [7] At Talladega Superspeedway in October, Paludo was involved in a spectacular last-lap accident, his truck being flipped in the trioval. [8]

Following the 2013 season, Paludo was released by Turner Scott Motorsports due to a lack of sponsorship. [9] He was unable to find another ride in NASCAR for 2014.

In 2021, Paludo would return to NASCAR and the Xfinity Series (previously Nationwide) and would drive the No. 8 JR Motorsports in three road course races (the Daytona Road Course, Circuit of the Americas and Mid-Ohio) during the first half of the season, replacing Josh Berry, the car's driver for the first half of the season. JRM had announced months earlier that Sam Mayer would be driving the No. 8 car during the second half of the season, which was why Paludo was not given the car for all seven road course races on the schedule. The deal came about through BRANDT, Paludo's sponsor in Brazil, which was also the primary sponsor of JRM's No. 7 car of Justin Allgaier. Allgaier and Paludo were teammates at Turner Scott Motorsports from 2011 to 2013, and BRANDT was Allgaier's primary sponsor there as well, and in addition to that, they sponsored Paludo in one Truck race. [10] Paludo would return to JR Motorsports for the same 3 events in 2022.

2014–present: Sports car racing

After Paludo ended up not running any NASCAR races during the 2014 season, he moved back to Brazil in 2015 and began racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Series again. He would also compete in and win one championship in both the Porsche Endurance Series as well as the Carrera Cup, giving him a total of four titles in the series across all of its divisions. [10]

Personal life

Paludo's No. 32 Unite for Diabetes/Duroline Chevrolet paint scheme at Texas Motor Speedway Number 32 truck at TMS.jpg
Paludo's No. 32 Unite for Diabetes/Duroline Chevrolet paint scheme at Texas Motor Speedway

Born in Nova Prata in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, [1] Paludo currently resides in Mooresville, North Carolina. [11] He is married, and has one son, Oliver, with his wife Patricia. [3]

Diabetes advocacy

Paludo was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2004 at the age of 21 and has since become an advocate of diabetes awareness and care. In addition to a long-standing relationship with the American Diabetes Association, Paludo announced in 2012 that he would become the next Blue Circle Champion for the International Diabetes Federation, a worldwide alliance of some 200 diabetes associations in more than 160 countries. Paludo is the first representative of the organization from South America. [12]

Paludo and his wife Patricia also learned in 2012 that their son Oliver, at the time only eight months old, was also a type 1 diabetic. In response to the news, Paludo ran a special No. 32 Unite for Diabetes/Duroline paint scheme in the June 2012 NCWTS race at Texas Motor Speedway. The scheme featured the blue circle, which is the international symbol for diabetes, and an image of Paludo and his son on the truck's tonneau cover. In November of that year, Paludo ran a World Diabetes Day paint scheme at both Texas Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. [12]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2012 Turner Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA
29		 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW 125th101 [13]
30 GLN
13		 CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2021 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY DAY
7		 HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA
34		 CLT MOH
27		 TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO 52nd44 [14]
2022 88 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
9		 RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA
26		 ATL NHA POC IND
24		 MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 49th52 [15]
2023 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
13		 RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC
13		 ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC
22		 GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 45th63 [16]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2010 Germain Racing 77 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI
9		 CHI KEN
20		 NHA LVS MAR TAL 53rd443 [17]
Red Horse Racing 11 Toyota TEX
33		 PHO HOM
9
2011 7 DAY
4		 PHO
25		 DAR
27		 MAR
12		 NSH
27		 DOV
28		 CLT
35		 KAN
13		 TEX
8		 KEN
21		 IOW
15		 NSH
14		 IRP
4		 POC
19		 MCH
3		 BRI
31		 ATL
22		 CHI
8		 NHA
10		 KEN
25		 LVS
27		 TAL
18		 MAR
16		 TEX
9		 HOM
31		17th651 [18]
2012 Turner Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY
30*		 MAR
17		 CAR
15		 KAN
10		 CLT
14		 DOV
12		 TEX
14		 KEN
12		 IOW
13		 CHI
17		 POC
13		 MCH
10		 BRI
16		 ATL
16		 IOW
10		 KEN
8		 LVS
11		 TAL
19		 MAR
15		 TEX
14		 PHO
14		 HOM
5		10th668 [19]
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports DAY
7		 MAR
17		 CAR
10		 KAN
31		 CLT
7		 DOV
18		 TEX
10		 KEN
7		 IOW
7		 ELD
21		 POC
2		 MCH
5		 BRI
13		 MSP
3		 IOW
14		 CHI
12		 LVS
3		 TAL
19		 MAR
21		 TEX
8		 PHO
31		 HOM
11		9th697 [20]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910NKNPSECPtsRef
2010 Hattori Racing Enterprises 77 Toyota GRE SBO
12		 IOW
13		 MAR
29		 NHA
30		 LRP
9		 LEE
11		 JFC
18		 NHA
4		 DOV
14		15th1058 [21]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2010 Hattori Racing Enterprises 17 Toyota DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN
18		 CAR 107th140 [22]
2011 Venturini Motorsports 28 Toyota DAY
13		 TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 109th165 [23]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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