Which team had all of its drivers in the top 10?

Not Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin won and Tony Stewart was solid with a fifth, but Kyle Busch’s car was junk. After spending time in the garage, he returned to finish 38th.

Not Richard Childress Racing. Jeff Burton appeared to be headed toward his second straight win but wound up third; Clint Bowyer was 10th and Kevin Harvick was 12th. Close, but not enough.

Not Roush Fenway. Jamie McMurray desperately needed a good finish and got it, taking eight, a spot ahead of Carl Edwards. David Ragan’s up-and-down season continued with an 11th and Greg Biffle was nothing special in 20th. Matt Kenseth struggled all day and wound up 30th.

But Hendrick did. Jeff Gordon was second. Jimmie Johnson was strong, taking fourth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps and was sixth, just in front of Casey Mears.

That Hendrick didn’t go to victory lane matters, but only so much. They’ve gotten out of the gate slowly this season — particularly Johnson and Mears — but perhaps Martinsville was their coming out party.

It’s going to happen. At the very least, Johnson, Gordon or Earnhardt is going to win this season. It shouldn’t surprise any of us if each of them do. Mears may yet win too, but that would be more of a longshot.

Given the organization’s success at Martinsville, maybe this isn’t much of a surprise. A more telling test will come this weekend at Texas, where a Hendrick car has been to victory lane only twice in the track’s 14-race history.

Maybe in seven days we’ll be talking about an Earnhardt win; that’s where he won his first Cup race, after all.

Can any of us truly say we didn’t see it coming?

• ONE THING DID CATCH my eye on Sunday. Before leaving for the Nationals’ home opener at their new ballpark, I had the pre-race coverage on in the background.

There was Michael McDowell, making his first Cup start for Michael Waltrip. He was grinning as wide as his face would allow.

I didn’t see him afterward — the race was difficult to find in the crowded press box — but I’m guessing the smile was gone.

He held up Jeff Burton for several laps. Burton was none too pleased.

“We had one driver that I thought was real inconsiderate,” Burton said, according to the Associated Press story.

“He better learn some manners or he’s going to get taught.”

• I MUST APOLOGIZE for not updating on Friday like I said I would. I did keep checking my inbox, but it seems like Lee White, Toyota’s general manager for its Cup programs, merely released a statement. Toyota, as a manufacturer, had nothing to do with any theft from Roush Fenway, he said.

Jack Roush, on the other hand, had a lot to say. He clarified his comments and explained the situation. It turns out the stolen part was a sway bar and Waltrip’s team (outed by Waltrip himself, not Roush) was the one who wound up with it in his possession.

Roush’s bluster included continued talk of lawsuits — notably a restraining order to prevent MWR from using anything it may have learned from the proprietary part — and an insistence that NASCAR do something. (NASCAR responded by saying it’s up to the teams to work out their problems.)

Gordon doesn’t have a dog in the fight. His reaction?

“I think the whole thing is just hilarious,” he said. “I think it’s a great story, certainly we’ve been talking about it. Once I heard about it today, we were talking about it up in the truck so I’m sure it’s making for some good entertainment around the garage area and here in the media center. I really hope Jack is not taking it that serious because he shouldn’t.”

Make of it what you will…

(Photo by John Raoux/Associated Press)