Marbles in the field: Live and up close at Jimmie Jam

[Editor's note: Reader Trevor Brownell attended Monday night's "Jimmie Jam" in Santee, California, celebrating Jimmie Johnson's fourth championship. Here's his report. -JB] At first, all I knew about "Jimmie Jam" was that Jimmie would be attending an event at his hometown Lowe's store after visiting his elementary school in Crest, where he grew up, and visiting with Marines and their families at Camp Pendleton. I figured I could leave my house about 3 miles from the Lowe's store around 6:15 for the event starting at 7:00 because 1. it was a school night and 2. we're not in Charlotte. There aren't any NASCAR fans in San Diego, right? Well, I was wrong. My wife and I knew we were a little tardy when we saw Cal Trans signs on the freeway and road to the store alerting drivers to the event. Once there, we saw that, contrary to what you might read online, there are plenty of NASCAR fans. One woman in attendance drove out from Phoeni...