By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
The image of a racecar driver hasn’t always lent itself to inclusion among the world’s elite athletes.
Perhaps the memories of Dick Trickle smoking a cigarette behind the wheel or Richard Petty streaking around the track in blue jeans and a T-shirt are hard to shake. For whatever reason, stock car drivers—even at the highest levels—often haven’t benefited from the same appreciation of their athletic abilities as have, say, Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali.
That’s why Jimmie Johnson’s selection by The Associated Press as its Male Athlete of the Year represents a paradigm shift in the way drivers are perceived. Johnson is the first driver to be honored in the 79-year history of the award.
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