Heading into Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway in eastern Pennsylvania, powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports has two separate winning streaks they would like to extend.
The first is a three-race winning streak at Pocono. Jeff Gordon won here in August of 2012, followed by Jimmie Johnson last June and Kasey Kahne two months after that, leaving Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the odd man out, although he is expected to be a contender tomorrow.
The second streak involves wins this season. Hendrick cars have also won three straight points races coming into tomorrow's race (not including the non-points All-Star Race won by Chip Ganassi driver Jamie McMurray). Jeff Gordon won at Kansas, followed by Jimmie Johnson winning two in a row at Charlotte and Dover.
In today's final practice session for the race, all four Hendrick drivers placed within the top 15, and all but Kahne in the top ten. But it was the Hendrick-powered Stewart-Haas Racing car of Kevin Harvick who posted the fastest time in the session. Earnhardt and Gordon are starting in the top ten tomorrow.
UPDATE: Both streaks are still alive with Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning.
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