Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Placed In New Light By Brilliant HBO Series

Over the past two years, I’ve repeatedly said Jimmie Johnson’s dominance is not good for NASCAR. It causes fans to become disinterested and makes many races - and particularly the Chase - entirely predictable.

Despite winning four consecutive championships, Johnson’s corporate personality hasn’t captured the attention of the mainstream sports fan like a Lance Armstrong or a pre-sex-scandal Tiger Woods, and he has drawn far more boos than cheers within racing - no matter what you’ve heard about increased souvenir sales.