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LOUDON, N.H. -- Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports a needed bright spot, turning a lap of 133.971 mph Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to win his first pole of the season.Johnson, a two-time race winner this season, could use a boost following a five-race slump where he failed to finish better than 13th. He has crashed out of his last two races, finishing 35th at Daytona International Speedway and 32nd last weekend at Kentucky Speedway.He was the lone Hendrick Motorsports driver in the top five.Hendrick suffered a blow this week when Dale Earnhardt Jr. dropped out of Sundays race because he suffered from symptoms of a concussion. Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet next week at Indianapolis if Earnhardt is not cleared to return.Alex Bowman, making his first Sprint Cup start of the season, qualified 20th subbing for Earnhardt.Johnson, Earnhardt, Kasey Kahne and Chase Elliott have all contributed to Hendrick Motorsports losing drought over the last 13 races. Johnsons March 20th win in Fontana, California, was the last for a Hendrick driver.Kyle Busch was second, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin.The car wasnt driving as well as I would have liked it to drive for qualifying, Busch said. But good speed, thats what matters right now and being able to put up a good lap like that.Heres what else was going on during Fridays qualifying:ITS ON THE POLEJohnson has 35 poles in 526 career NASCAR starts and first in 29 career Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire. Hes a three-time winner at New Hampshire and one of only two drivers to win two straight times on the track. Johnson has nine top-10 starts this season.TESTING, TESTINGEarnhardt, Denny Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Aric Almirola were the only drivers to participate in a two-day Goodyear tire test last month at New Hampshire.The fact that Dale tested here, it makes (his absence) a larger issue, Johnson said. Those face-to-face conversations are so much more important than reading notes. Were going to miss that part, for sure.DRIVE FOR FIVEBrad Keselowski starts ninth as he tries for his fifth victory of the season.It is nice to have four wins. I wish they meant more. When it comes Chase time, I have four stickers on my car and that is about it, he said.BOWMANS STARTThe 23-year-old Bowman has not raced in the Cup series this season and had no top-10 finishes in 71 starts over the 2014-2015 seasons with BK Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing. He drives part-time in the second-tier Xfinity Series for Earnhardts JR Motorsports team.I felt like we probably could have qualified a little better, he said. I probably didnt do the best job I possibly could have and we got a little too tight off. Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports has worked really hard on this thing. Obviously, I hope Dale is feeling betterIts been a crazy 24 hours. Im ready to go take a nap, eat some food and relax a little bit until tomorrow.FINDING GORDONIs everyone sure Gordon knows he might be driving next weekend? Gordon is in France this weekend, which ruled him out for a potential return at New Hampshire.Somebody better call him, I think hes in the south of France drinking rose, Johnson said. We need to sober him up and get him back.Cheap Air Vapormax Canada .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Nike Vapormax Shoes Cheap . 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Wholesale Nike Air Vapormax . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --?Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe suffered what he called a hairline fracture by his elbow in Sundays loss to the Oakland Raiders, but coach Gary Kubiak said Monday that the team got encouraging results from exams on the injury.Kubiak said Monday afternoon that the injury was still being evaluated after initial X-rays and that Wolfe was scheduled to have a CT scan later Monday.Actually the news was encouraging. Were still evaluating, Kubiak said. We feel Dereks going to, obviously, be OK, but were still evaluating.A source confirmed to ESPN that Wolfe wont need surgery, which was first reported by the NFL Network.Asked if the injury was similar to the fracture wide receiver Bennie Fowler suffered near his elbow in the preseason opener, Kubiak said the report he had from the teams medical staff was that Wolfes injury was not as severe. Fowler missed five games -- three preseason games and the first two regular-season games -- before he returned to the lineup.I hate to say I dont know. I know there was a concern it was similar to his ... but no was the aanswer, so well see where we go from there, Kubiak said.ddddddddddddWolfe suffered the injury with just under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter of the?30-20 loss. He left the game and did not return, and by the time the night was over, the Broncos had surrendered 218 rushing yards.Kubiak said head trainer Steve Antonopulos told him of Wolfes rehab: Weve got to go to work on it and get him back.Cornerback Aqib Talib missed Sunday nights game -- his second consecutive missed contest -- because of a back injury, and he did not make the trip to Oakland. Talib went to California last week for a second opinion and returned to Denver on Friday and received an injection, which the Broncos hoped would help him return to practice.Talib was getting treatment Monday, and Kubiak said the Pro Bowl cornerback had improved in recent days.[Hes] doing better, Kubiak said. ... He didnt travel. Hes in here [Monday], feeling good. Hell be day-to-day this week. ' ' '