Jimmy Johnson: NASCAR Slayer

Just a warning to possible Jimmie Johnson fans out there, this isn't an article of flattery.  He truly is a NASCAR slayer, but he isn't slaying his fellow competitors, he's slaying NASCAR itself.  Jimmie Johnson has said his dominance should be good for NASCAR just like Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan's dominance were good for their respective sports.  Just one problem.  Tiger and Michael were incredibly polarizing.  They were either incredibly popular or incredibly hated.  They had the pro wrestling personality.  Half thought they were the good guys, half thought they were the bad guys. No singular athlete who has dominated his sport evokes more indifference than Jimmie Johnson.  NASCAR has been on a ...

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