Are the days of Hendrick Motorsports dominance over?
It sure seemed that way in the aftermath of Sunday's Nextel Cup event at Chicagoland Speedway, where Tony Stewart snapped a 20-race winless streak to give Joe Gibbs Racing its second victory of the year (watch video). The class of NASCAR for much of this season, Hendrick has watched as rival organizations have claimed six of last seven races, including the last five in a row.
It seems a long way from the stretch of 10 victories in 14 race weekends that the Hendrick cars rattled off to open the year. Gibbs and Roush Fenway Racing, two teams with multiple championships, have each won twice since Hendrick last visited Victory Lane with points leader Jeff Gordon at Pocono.
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Teams continue to close the gap on Hendrick carsWell, they're not closing in on Jeff Gordon if you look at the point standings.....