Hendrick drivers looking to break skid at Loudon

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a home to competitive balance.

In the Nationwide Series, there have been 23 different winners in 23 New Hampshire races.

Though not as eye popping, the Cup Series at New Hampshire has a similar stat: 10 different winners in the past 10 races. That's the longest current track streak in the series.

That begs the question: Will we see 11 for the past 11 after Sunday?

There are a number of candidates who can continue the streak, all from Hendrick Motorsports.

First and foremost: Jimmie Johnson.

Johnson has won twice at New Hampshire, but not since 2003, when he swept there. He has been close, though. In five of his past six races, Johnson has finished in the top 10. In his past six, Johnson has posted a Driver Rating of at least 107.7.

There's also the momentum factor -- which Johnson certainly owns. Johnson ended a mini-slump last weekend at Infineon, breaking an 11-race winless drought with an impressive victory which scored a Driver Rating of 148.0.

Second on the ballot to continue the impressive parity party: Jeff Gordon.

Every week, it seems to be the same mantra for Gordon supporters: Oh, so close.

Gordon has finished in the top five in each of the past two races (Michigan and Infineon), scoring Driver Ratings of 114.2 and 115.6, respectively.

At New Hampshire, it's much of the same -- strong runs, but no victories.

In the past 10 races, Gordon has three runner-up finishes. During that span, he has had the second-best Driver Rating (108.0), a series-best average running position (7.4) and the second-most fastest laps run (248).

Finally, watch for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Earnhardt's winless drought has reached 73 races. Still there's reason for hope. He had a solid run at Infineon (11th) and a seventh at Michigan two races ago.

He is winless at New Hampshire, but his runs have been solid. In the past 10 NHMS races, Earnhardt has had five races with a Driver Rating above 100.0.

Overall, Earnhardt has a Driver Rating of 100.0 and an average running position of 10.9.