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Johnson smart on Saturday

By Rupen Fofaria
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, May 18, 2003

Not that Jimmie Johnson wasn't equally dedicated, but there were two people so intent upon seeing the No. 48 Chevrolet in Victory Lane on Saturday night that the 27-year-old California boy was sure he wasn't going to have a moment's rest. Not the night before the race, nor the moments leading up to it. When Johnson won -- nay, dominated -- the first two segments of The Winston last year, losing the all-star race in the third and final segment, it convinced a few people that he was capable of b ...

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