NASCAR NOTES
Submitted: Jul 4, 2008 - Paul Menard's lap of 185.916 mph barely edged Mark Martin for the pole in tonight's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Martin's fast lap was 185.870. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek and Johnny Sauter rounded out the top five. Brian France came in yesterday for his annual "state of the sport" press conference, and weighed in on many items.
