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CONCORD, N.C. -- A career-long 24-race winless streak.Only two cars qualifying for the Chase for the Cup championship.Dale Earnhardt Jr.s season-ending concussion.Yep, it has been a rough season for Hendrick Motorsports -- but Jimmie Johnson is out to salvage it.Johnson gained some big-time momentum and a measure of breathing room on Sunday in his quest for a record-tying seventh Cup championship, winning at Charlotte to advance to the third round for the first time since the new playoff format was established in 2014.Johnson was knocked out in the second round two years ago. He bowed out in the first round last year.We knew we would get back in victory lane, Johnson said. Yes, it was slower than we wanted it to be, but to be here today and have this victory is great.Hendrick said he was so excited to win that he took his first champagne bath ever after the race.It feels good, Hendrick said with a satisfying smile.Johnson and Chase Elliott were the only Hendrick drivers to make the Chase after Earnhardt was forced to call it a season while dealing with concussion symptoms and Kasey Kahne was unable to find victory lane.It looked like it might be another tough-luck day for owner Rick Hendrick when Elliott was knocked out of the race in a wreck after leading 103 laps. But Johnson took the baton in the second half of the race and led 155 laps.Johnson passed Matt Kenseth on the restart with 17 laps remaining and held on to win his third race of the season and his record eighth win at his home track.Together, Hendrick drivers combined to lead 258 of 334 laps, leaving Chase driver Kyle Busch to wonder if the powerhouse team is back.They had some speed, Busch said. Maybe they are bringing new cars and they have found something -- and have been holding out on us. We will have to be start doing the same thing.Said Johnson: We have hit on some things. But we cant celebrate too much. But this does buy us a couple of weeks of freedom in the Chase.Hendrick said the last few months were difficult, saying for a while we were struggling to get in the top 10.I cant tell you how many races we were in a position to win, Hendrick said. There would be a caution or something and we would just fumble the ball.Hendrick said the team went back to the wind tunnel for testing and worked hard to find more speed.Usually teams come apart when they are not finding speed, Hendrick said. But the guys came together.Said Hendrick: Charlotte is like home to us. Its been a drought.After the race, one of Johnsons children pulled a fake $1 million bill out of Johnsons pocket that he been given a long time ago by Humpy Wheeler.That seemed to match Johnsons million-dollar smile on Sunday.Really we just fell back on what we are made of at Hendrick Motorsports, he said. There is a culture there and a belief. It was not fun to experience all that we have been through, but we have seen the cars get stronger, better and faster. 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Australias Olympic gold medal-winning Womens Sevens team will feature in the 2017 World Rugby Sevens Series event in Sydney.ESPN exclusively revealed plans to include a womens sevens event as far back as February and confirmation of the initiative will see them play in conjunction with the mens sevens competition at Allianz Stadium from February 3-5.NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres was confident the addition of the Rio gold medallists will spark greater interest and provide a major boost to the Sydney crowd figures.The Sydney 7s was one of the best events of this year, and the addition of Australias first ever Womens World Series event will make the 2017 event even better, Ayres said.It will also be a great event for the NSW economy, with thousands of domestic and international visitors expected to travel to Sydney to be part of the action.Ayres sentiments were echoed by ARU chief executive Bill Pulver.The success of our Womens Sevens team in Rio captivated the nation and put the sport of Rugby Sevens on the map, both here in Australia and all over the world, Pulver said.Fans will now be able to watch this history-making team in action on home soil with Sydney securing an official HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for women, to be played alongside the mens tournament which was a huge success in 2016.Being crowned World and Olympic Champions in the same year was an astonishing achievement given this group of players were brougght together just three short years ago, and now many of the players have become household names in Australia as a result of their Gold medal success.ddddddddddddI am incredibly excited for our Womens team to have the opportunity to play in an official tournament in front of their home fans and Im sure that everyone who comes along to the HSBC Sydney 7s will be equally in awe of the exciting brand of Rugby they play.World Rugby Chairman, Bill Beaumont applauded the Australian Rugby Union for its commitment to Womens Rugby and praised the achievements of the newly-crowned Olympic champions.Australias women have shown themselves to be at the very top of Rugby Sevens and their performances in last seasons series and the Olympic Games in Rio were inspirational, not only to Australians but also to women and girls around the world who dream of someday standing on that podium with gold medals around their necks, Beaumont said.The HSBC Sydney 7s will be a great opportunity for fans to pay tribute to the players and cheer them on. Of course, there will be plenty of teams keen to spoil the home teams party so we can expect two days of fantastic competition and world-class Sevens action.HSBC World Rugby Womens Sevens Series dates and venues:Dubai: 1-2 December, 2016Sydney: 3-5 February, 2017Kitakyusyu: 22-23 AprilVictoria, Canada: 27-28 MayClermont-Ferrand: 24-25 June ' ' '