Jimmie Johnson

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For the first seven races this season, a car not owned by Hendrick Motorsports went to Victory Lane.

Ignore that talk about Hendrick Motorsports slipping into the pack.

AVONDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - The race victory often doesn’t go to the fastest, but often to the slowest.

It turns out Carl Edwards was almost as good on a 1-mile oval as he has been on the 1.5-mile tracks.

Davi Millsaps raced to his second victory of the season Saturday night, beating Timmy Ferry in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross event at Ford Field. Millsaps, riding for Red Bull Honda, led the final 18 laps in the 20-lap event Chad Reed, an eight-time winner this year, had a hard crash in practice that sent him to the hospital with multiple injuries to his chest and shoulder.

Kyle Busch beat Carl Edwards out of the pits on their final stop, then held off the defending NASCAR Nationwide Series champion in overtime for his second straight victory Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway.

With leader after leader diving for the pits to take on gas in the waning laps of Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Knaus was a constant presence on the radio, telling Johnson he had a big enough lead to slow way down.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year, winning a fuel gamble Saturday night at Phoenix International Speedway.