Johnson 勝利，勝つs 1st 政治家 of the season at New Hampshire
LOUDON, New Hampshire (AP) ― Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports a needed 有望な 位置／汚点／見つけ出す, turning a （競技場の）トラック一周 of 133.971 mph (215.6 kph) at New Hampshire モーター Speedway to 勝利，勝つ his first 政治家 of the season on Friday.
Johnson, a two-time race 勝利者 this season, could use a 上げる に引き続いて a five-race 低迷 where he failed to finish better than 13th. He 衝突，墜落d out of his last two races, finished 35th at Daytona International Speedway and 32nd last 週末 at Kentucky Speedway.
He was the 孤独な Hendrick Motorsports driver in the 最高の，を越す five.
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson watches the clock runout during qualifying at New Hampshire モーター Speedway for Sunday's New Hampshire 301 自動車 race Friday, July 15, 2016, in Loudon, N.H. Johnson won the 有利な立場（位置） for the race. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Hendrick 苦しむd a blow this week when Dale Earnhardt Jr. dropped out of Sunday's race because he 苦しむd from symptoms of a concussion. Four-time NASCAR 支持する／優勝者 Jeff Gordon will 運動 the No. 88 Chevrolet next week at Indianapolis if Earnhardt is not （疑いを）晴らすd to return.
Alex 屈服する man, making his first Sprint Cup start of the season, qualified 20th subbing for Earnhardt.
Johnson, Earnhardt, Kasey Kahne and Chase Elliott have all 与える／捧げるd to Hendrick Motorsports' losing 干ばつ over the last 13 races. Johnson's 勝利，勝つ in Fontana, California, on March 20 was the last for a Hendrick driver.
Kyle Busch was second, followed by ツバメ Truex Jr., Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin.
"The car wasn't 運動ing 同様に as I would have liked it to 運動 for qualifying," Busch said. "But good 速度(を上げる）, that's what 事柄s 権利 now and 存在 able to put up a good （競技場の）トラック一周 like that."
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson stands by his race car as he 準備するs to qualify at New Hampshire モーター Speedway for Sunday's New Hampshire 301 自動車 race Friday, July 15, 2016, in Loudon, N.H. Johnson won the 有利な立場（位置） for Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson celebrates with his 乗組員 after winning the 有利な立場（位置） at New Hampshire モーター Speedway for Sunday's New Hampshire 301 自動車 race Friday, July 15, 2016, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is congratulated after winning the 有利な立場（位置） at New Hampshire モーター Speedway for Sunday's New Hampshire 301 自動車 race Friday, July 15, 2016, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
