.. Paul Menard won the Coors Light Pole for the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola, turning a lap of 185.916 mph/48.409 seconds. .. This is Menard’s first pole in 57 career Sprint Cup Series starts. His previous best career start was 13th at this season’s Dover race. .. Menard’s previous best start at Daytona was 21st at this season’s Daytona 500. .. Menard is the second first-time pole winner this season (Patrick Carpentier, New Hampshire). .. Mark Martin (second) notched his seventh top-10 start of the season, and 19th at Daytona. .. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (third) registered his 11th top-10 start of the season, and 13th at Daytona. .. Regan Smith (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie. .. Joe Nemechek (fourth) was the fastest of those drivers who were required to make the field on time.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-4-2008)
