Since Juniors win, is Hendrick focusing more on Johnson and Gordon?

Question

Check out these results since the Michigan race for Hendricks top 3 drivers, and tell me if this means that Hendrick is finally focusing on his best 2 drivers, Gordon and Johnson, or is Jr just having bad luck?

Finishes since Michigan;

Dale Earnhardt Jr- 12th, 24th, 8th, 16th

Jeff Gordon- 3rd, 11th, 30th (Daytona but he was running 2nd until Edwards got into him), 11th

Jimmie Johnson- 15th, 9th, 23rd, 2nd

Lets compare them to Kyle Busch since Michigan-

1st, 25th, 1st, 1st

Answer 1

To be honest it looks like the entire Hendrick team is trash here lately from those results, and not just Jr

Answer 2

Seems like Gordon got his car back from Jr. now !!

But Gordon got that lil cute baby girl now, so I don't think he's really willing to take as much of a chance as he once used to.

Answer 3

Jimmie and Chad are getting into their rhythm.  Jeff hasn't had very good luck lately.  Junior can't move through traffic.  If he isn't in the front from the beginning, he gets mired in the back.  Is HMS focusing all of it's attention on 24 and 48.......no, not good for the pocketbook.

Answer 4

Look at where they are in points though. Jr. 2nd, Jimmie 5th., and Jeff 6th...They all have a chance at the championship.

Answer 5

All the Hendrick cars a struggling this year. At this point I'm sure Rick doesn't care who pulls out the win as long as it's a HMS car.

Answer 6

Well I am a Gordon fan all the way and I think that Hendrick puts his efforts to all of the equally. I think that you just have to see if that is a track that they like. If the driver was never good at that track then you can not blame the owner for that. The driver is the one that decides how to handle the car. If the driver is the one in charge then you know that the owner is the one that has the final say. Jeff and Jimmie are good. They just need to find that talent. This being the first year all season with the COT is the reason that so many of them need the just find that talent and give it their all. That is just my opinion.

Answer 7

It's up to Knaus and LeTarte to focus on Johnson and Gordon.

Otherwise it doesn't matter as long as one of them are winning.

Answer 8

Hendrick is no longer #1. Too bad. The #18 is and will be for a long time to the dismay of Jr. fans. All this time they have cheered their last name and he disappoints them with about 1 win per year.

Get over it JGR is the new kings of NASCAR! Hendrick is a group of washed up has beens.

Answer 9

they have enough employees to tend to everyone

Answer 10

Average each HMS cars finishes over that period and you'll see reality..... HMS in general is simply finishing poorly. Dale Jr, JG, and JJ each have an average finish of 12th to 15th. A far cry from the way they ran last year.

Answer 11

No, I think Hendrick is and will focus on Dale Jr. this whole season.  All I have to say is to Hendrick is: if Dale Jr is so

great, why are you putting so much into his car? If he is so

great, he could win in a second rate car!

Answer 12

I think they are going to start focusing on Jimmie to give themselves a third championship.

Answer 13

All teams struggle and go through periods of bad luck, but once HMS gets it back together look out.. Well see somebody else in Victory Lane besides #18.

Go Dale Jr & Hms

Answer 14

So looks like things are back to the way they should be. Junior is being treated evenly and not given the best equipment anymore.