17 Facts About Miguel Paludo

Miguel Paludo was born on July 26,1983 and is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes full-time in the Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series.

Miguel Paludo has won four championships in the Porsche GT3 Cup Series, with three in the Carrera Cup and the other in the Endurance Series.

Miguel 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.

Miguel Paludo 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.

Miguel Paludo finished fifteenth in the series standings that year, with a best finish of fourth.

Miguel Paludo made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series, competing for Germain Racing and Red Horse Racing in four races.

Miguel Paludo finished ninth in his first race in the series, at Bristol Motor Speedway, widely regarded as a difficult track for rookie drivers.

Miguel 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.

Additionally, Miguel Paludo ran two NASCAR Nationwide Series races in 2012, competing at Road America and Watkins Glen International, in the latter of which he earned his best NNS finish of 13th.

In 2013, Miguel Paludo returned to the No 32 Chevrolet Silverado with Turner Scott Motorsports for another complete NCWTS season.

Miguel Paludo was unable to find another ride in NASCAR for 2014.

Allgaier and Miguel 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 Miguel Paludo in one Truck race.

Miguel Paludo would 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.

Miguel Paludo is married, and has one son, Oliver, with his wife Patricia.

Miguel 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.

Miguel Paludo is the first representative of the organization from South America.

Miguel Paludo and his wife Patricia learned in 2012 that their son Oliver, at the time only eight months old, was a type 1 diabetic.