Winner's Circle

It wasn't quite as dramatic as the Miami Dolphins ' 13-game winless streak last season, but Hendrick Motorsports ' inability to reach Victory Lane over the first seven races of the season was the talk of the garage before last Saturday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix . Well, that talk has been silenced. Hendrick's Jimmie Johnson (right) won the race to move from sixth to fourth in the standings. Last year, when Hendrick drivers took 18 of the 36 checkered flags, the team tended to win races in bunches, and Hendrick now looks poised to go on another roll. Next on the schedule is the Aaron's 499 on April 27 at Talladega , where Hendrick drivers have won the last four Cup events.