NASCAR Sprint Cup

Ignore that talk about Hendrick Motorsports slipping into the pack. Saturday changed that. Jimmie Johnson, the two-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, gave Rick Hendrick's powerhouse team its first win of the year on Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnson said "We're back". He said they had been working very hard to get back. He couldn't be more proud of the folks back at Hendrick Motorsports. This one wasn't secure for the No. 48 Chevrolet, despite leading a race high 120 laps on the mile oval, until crew chief Chad Knaus gambled on going this last 80 laps without stopping for gas. That did it for them because the others dashed in for a spash of gas to keep going.