JIMMIE JOHNSON TOO CALI FOR NASCAR

With Jimmie Johnson taking home his 2nd straight NASCAR Nextel Cup on Sunday, he may be pushing the sport away from it's core fan-base by not being a good 'ol boy from the south with a bad boy image.

Johnson, a native of El Cajon, Ca. has come on to dominate the sport that has traditionally been led by drivers from the Carolina's with bag 'em up images, such as that of pioneers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr....

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