Hendrick turns focus to Junior's team
(AP) -- Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
"We're all over it, and we've been all over it," Hendrick said Tuesday in a conference call. "It's my primary focus here, starting Monday."
Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its NASCAR record 12th championship in Sunday's season finale, and Hendrick drivers swept the top three spots in the standings. Mark Martin finished second and won five races this season, while Jeff Gordon finished third and had one victory.
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| Sprint Cup SeriesFord 400 | Nov. 2212:30 PM PT1:30 PM MT2:30 PM CT3:30 PM ET TV: ABC |
| Nationwide SeriesFord 300 | Nov. 211:45 PM PT2:45 PM MT3:45 PM CT4:45 PM ET TV: ESPN2 |
| Camping World Truck SeriesFord 200 | Nov. 205:18 PM PT6:18 PM MT7:18 PM CT8:18 PM ET TV: SPEED |
| NASCAR Leaders: Points | |||
| Rank | Driver | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6652 | 7 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 6511 | 5 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 6473 | 1 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 6446 | 2 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 6335 | 4 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 6309 | 4 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | 6292 | 0 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 6252 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 6175 | 0 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | 6128 | 2 |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | 6118 | 0 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | 5929 | 1 |
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