NASCAR Sprint Cup

Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Menard is picking up speed. Paul Menard scored his best finish of this young Sprint Cup Series season on Sunday but that didn't matter so much. Priority No. 1 this year for the 27 year old was to improve upon his rookie season and he and his Dale Earnhhardt Inc. team have done that week after week after week. He said they had the best Cup car he had ever had of that race last month. Rven finishing seven laps off the pace after an accident, his point was made. What makes it enjoyable was that they had a top five car. Even though they didn't get the finish, it was a confidence builder.