With #25-Casey Mears winning the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports has now won five straight races [#25-Mears: Charlotte; #24-Gordon: Phoenix, Talladega, Darlington; and #48-Johnson: Richmond], the first team to do so since Petty Enterprises did so in 1971. Carl Kiekhafer’s team holds the record with 16 in 1956 with four drivers [the team won 40 of 56 races that season]PE also hold the record with 10 straight in 1967 [with Richard Petty winning all 10], the list: 2007 Hendrick Motorsports 5 wins in a row 4/22 to current 1971 Petty Enterprises 5 wins in a row from 7/14 to 8/1 1967 Petty Enterprises 10 in a row from 8/12 to 10/1 1963 Petty Enterprises 6 in a row from 4/14 to 5/5 1962 Petty Enterprises 6 in a row from 8/5 to 8/21 1956 Carl Kiekhafer 16 in a row from 3/25 to 6/3 (5-29-2007)
