Hendrick finally wins something

Jeff Gordon won the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the first win of any significance for Hendrick Motorsports this year.
OK, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Bud Shootout and one of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona, and Jimmie Johnson won the pole at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, but only because rain washed out qualifying.
Three races into the Cup season and Hendrick has yet to win a race. Some teams have gone three years without a win, but Hendrick is the team that won 18 of the 36 Cup races last year, prompting some to ask what's wrong with the team.
“Oh, whatever. We don’t pay attention to that," said Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "We know what we are capable of doing and we’re three races in. I think it’s kind of silly to even think about that. When there is a lot of hype and expectations, those things happen."
Ryan Newman won the season-opening Daytona 500 for Penske Racing. Carl Edwards followed with wins at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana and Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Roush Fenwway Racing. Although the win at Vegas was marred when inspectors found a lid missing from the oil reservoir on Edwards' car after the race.
Gordon said other than the Roush cars, his cars have been the best in Cup.
"The 99 (Edwards) and the 17 (Matt Kenseth) last week and the 16 (Greg Biffle); those guys have been really strong," Gordon said. "Other than them, I feel like we’ve been the best. And so I’m not really concerned with that. I think if we keep running the way we’re running and if we can get to the finish line, we’re going to get our share of wins.”