I darn Micheal Phelps,Sidney Crosby and Usan Bolt to race Michael Schumacher in a Formula One race car. By definition a sport involves physical exertion and skill, so running a 100 meters wouldn't be considered a sport. Any of us can run 100 meters and there's no skill involved.
A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. By definition a marathon is not a sport, all track running events are not sports, NFL linemen are not playing a sport
@PhilliesPhanPhorever Haha, I laugh at your ignorance. Funny how most drivers aren't even from the south and no talent? What expertise have you acquired that gives you knowledge that it takes no talent? You drive a car at 200 mph and turn left at full throttle, I want to see that wreck when that happens, lol..
When you sit in a car thats over 120 degrees even on a cool day and your driving without power steering you really have to exert your upper body to even turn the wheel. Do this for 4 hours and say you sat on your ass and did nothing.
Don't forget there are only 3 sports Bull riding, Boxing, and Auto Racing. The rest are all just games.
People who consider NASCAR a sport are simply stupid. I'm not saying that it doesn't take skill, I'm sure it's hard as hell to be bumper to bumper going 200 mph, but it's not a sport.
This guy is a total narrow minded idiot. Sure being a driver doesnt require the same ammount of athleticism as being a wide reciever, but id say its comparable to baseball players as far as physical exertion. If your a driver and not physically fit, then you have to have a ton of talent to compensate for the athletic disadvantage.
Listen, for people who say NASCAR is not an actual sport, lemme lay some facts down for ya:
1. The cars they drive are going triple digit speeds every weekend. Lot of guys who aren't in NASCAR can't even do 60 down the highway without crashing.
2. NASCAR has actual cars, IndyCar and F1 have go-karts on Steroids.
3. A NASCAR stock car isn't going to go as fast as easy if the driver weighs 400lbs, so obviously, he has to be in some sort of shape.
i think nascar is a sport its very hard and jimmie johnson is a very good athlete i disagree with u sir nascar Voted #1 sport in america over football may a say more thumbs down to u
Have you morons ever stepped foot inside a Race Car and driven a 5 hour race? It is a sport. The G Forces that go against the drivers are insane, along with the 140 degree car, the arm strength to steer a large car going 180+, not to mention the pit crew has to work out 3+ hours hardcore daily to stay in shape.
You don't have to have a stick and ball to be considered a sport.
My god the ignorance of some people.. Step into a race car, I can GUARANTEE you would not last physically.
nascar is most defiantly not a sport and have no right to be called athletes, but defiantly jockeys and equestriennes are athletes because equestrian is most defiantly a sport.
@soonermagic24 so your saying if tom brady won the superbowl with a broken hand its not a sport your fucking retarded.
and yes they need stamina they are in a 115 degree car driving 500 miles at around 180mph with g-forces up to 3.0 at fast tracks and if they wreck they experince up to 50g's
@oxfordden f1 drivers experince 5g's when braking hard if you did that youd slam your head on the steering wheel you wouldnt last 1 hour in a f1 or nascar
@jeffg24LT21 Dude, my Uncle used to race at Atco Speedway in the 60's ... been there - done that ... agreed, it's not fun slamming that head ... sorry man, NOT a sport ... just fun ...
i dont like jimmie johnson but they are athletes they may not do stuff very athletic but the thing is they are the most dehydrated power drained people after an event and they may not swim the best or run the fastest but if a regular person wanted to enter a nascar race they probably couldnt even finish the race because of the stamina involved
Hell I have done a few ultramax kart races and by the time your done your arms are jello. Your body deals with so many forces from so many directions, it's exhausting, to do it for 4 hours and 130mph faster...no thanks.
Your points are completely invalid. Your talking about people not cars and horses. Mark Martin can bench 400lbs and has written a weight lifting book, Carl Edwards can be found on the cover of mens health. You cannot compare a guy running a mile to a guys performance in a car, that makes no sense. I would liek to see what you consider to be athletes, drive around a race track at 190mph for 4 hours in a 200 degree car all the while remaining completely focused. Get educated before you speak.
Jimmie johnson wasnt givin a great car drivers have to make a car great
you know what go play NASCAR 2003 game with a wheel and set it to the most realistic settings and make it a full race then make a video on why it isnt a sport
how is it not a sport the drivers have to work out as much as a football or basketball player. they have to be hydrated to with stand the heat in the summer. try wearing ur heavy winter clothes while driving with the windows up during a hot day . i dont know if u could do that for 36 hot races or more depending on if u race in other series
assume you would get a similar result. I think you did a wonderful job on your video and thank you for being courteous, but I'd like to leave you with this Ernest Hemingway quotation. "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”
the interior temperatures reach over 130 degrees F as well as the steering and the pedals being very difficult to actuate. this comes from specified steering and braking geometries custom suited to each racetrack. A faster car does make it easier to win but slight advantages within the machine do not make a driver fast. Skill and endurance make them fast. I will leave you with this. I would give you the same challenge. Allow Usain Bolt to race Jimmy Johnson or Michael Schumacher. I would
I am a professional racing driver. I am not famous, nor have I any achievements that would constitute saying that I am anything special or different from anyone else that gets behind the wheel of a race car. However I would say that most race drivers are athletes. I would not say it is the same physically in difficulty to doing the tour de france, nor would I step into a boxing ring with a pro fighter. However I can run several miles easily at a 5 minute pace i can box for 5 rounds
and be ready to go again in just a few minutes. I cannot swim very quickly at all, nor beat a sprinter in a foot race, but I do work very hard to maintain myself. We don't train to be runners, swimmers, fighters or football players. We just race cars. It is very difficult to do believe it or not. I feel the same strain and stress as I do when I run or box. I have to have a high enough level of endurance to maintain focus and concentration even though my body is failing
@kemoblue I just got back from driving my race car and ill tell you Yes it is a sport and Yes it not easy just to turn left if you dont belive me you try it and let me know how it goes
Yeah but Nascar the cars all handle about the same, but even if they didn't then I still it could still be considered a sport. For example but Payton Manning or Tom Brady on a bad team they're not going to do as well. The Michael Shumacher is just F1 fans praising about how talented he is, but I think you made a good point unlike all the idiots who just say, "It's left turns I can do that!"
as a huge nascar fan i usually get pretty peeved when i hear anti-nascar rants, but in this case at least his opinions are well researched and educated instead of the usual "its not a sport because it sucks" bullshit. its nice to hear someone actually know what their talking about and have an understanding about what their debating. megatron, i disagree with your opinions , but i respect them nevertheless because of your effort.
How is nascar not a sport and the how are the drivers not atheletes they train just like any other SPORT get you but in one of those cars and see how long you last
@Mattj148 lmao the hell do you they train lmao? you have to be taught how to turn left 400 times? If i can do it at 70 years old then its NOT a sport! Driving =/= a sport
NO NO NO NO, they are NOT ATHLETES, any moron can drive, and yes if you give them a shity car then they LOSE, NASCAR IF FOR STUPID PEOPLE WHO CANT BE REAL ATHLETES
I don't doubt Michael schumacher's abilities at other sports because he has trained his body to withstand and cope with the worlds strongest force; gravity. Any other training would therefore be easier, making him a superb athlete.
ns and in crashes exert their body up to 75 g's which is about 10x more than fighter pilots. Conditioning? What do u think you retard. Say this to my or any f1 drivers face and we wouldn't feel sorry for rearranging your face... Don't mix up NASCAR and f1 they are completely different.
F1 drivers are without a doubt the best athletes in the world. Why? Because they battle the worlds strongest force, gravity. Drivers pull multiple g's in tur
its funny, because the owner of jimmie johnsons car also owns 3 other cars, driven by Dale earnhardt jr, Mark martin, and jeff gordon. wouldnt you think that if they are all driving the same equipment they would all be just as good? thats your logic, i would repect this alot more if you would actually research before you make an opinion, your just a fuck head and i cant beleive i wasted my time on this bullshit. if you dont like the sport than dont watch it, dont become and evangilistic retard
So if you got in Jimmie Johnson's car you could win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race? That is basically what you are saying, its all car no skill. You obviously have never driven a race car.
Hi, i race Dirt Grand Nationals here in WI. I have been told my whole life racing isnt a sport and all you do is mash the gas and turn left. I have offered people to drive the car for me in somehing we call a mechanics race. You get 10 laps to go balls to the walls as you say. But nonone yet has taken me or my father up on it yet. Because they know that racing taked damn near as much or more skill than dribbling a damn basketball.
nascar is deffinatly not a sport and they should not be called athletes or anything to do with athletes. thats like saying my 80 year old grampa is an athlete because he can drive a car
i dont think nascar is a sport i think its a motorsport and i think it should be in a different category then sports because there is a motor LOL but i think F1 indy and nascar should be in its own category which is the motorsport category im not saying motorsports are easy i just think its really hard to compare kobe bryant to jeff gordon because thier is big differences in what they do for a living
nascar sucks, not too much skills required, but pro motocross/supercross takes some MAD BIKE SKILLS. Id like to see a pro swimmer bust out 20 sx laps on a supercross track riding a 450.
Racecar drivers are athletes. Are they the greatest in the world as athletes? No, of course not. But no one questions that golfer's are athletes. Drivers have to be in reasonable condition, at some of the higher g-load tracks, they take 800lbs of pressure onto the chest every 10 seconds going into a corner. The cars are usually 120 degrees, and they wear about 15lbs of gear. That said, racing (from the driver seat) is much more about mentality, knowing what to do, and knowing what you feel from
the car, knowing how to put it into words, and knowing how to explain it to the crew chief so that they know how to adjust and make the car better. You also obviously have to pay attention to everything going on around you and how the track changes in temperature and such. That is alot of information to be tossing around in your head as your driving a car 200mph, into a turn, sliding on used up tires, and trying to keep it off of someone else doing the exact same thing. Racing is more mental.
@weaverracing96 Golfers have to at least walk. NASCAR or ''Auto racing'' is not a sport. ANYONE can drive a car and turn. As a drive YOU YOURSELF aren't doing anything physically demanding on your body. Plus, some NASCAR drivers are fucking fat. ''Racing'', ''speed'', and ''fat'' don't belong together.
motocross is the hardest sport in the world, U could give james stewart a shitty bike and he would still beat everyone. University's have done testing on all the top athlete's in a wide varity of sports, and compared them physically to the mx riders and the mx riders scored higher on all the tests. So it seems like you don't know what ur talking about.
if a basketball player gets his hand cut off will he be as good as he was before? no. its the same for racecar drivers. if they are on a team that doesnt have much money and the crew cant build a car or make a good pit stop then the racecar drivers arent gonna do as good. and michael schumacher couldnt beat a baseball player at baseball but you forgot to mention that any ball sport player could never in a million years beat michael schumacher or any other NASCAR driver in a race.
Dude, you just are trying to be funny and failing miserably. I feel like I am wasting time even commenting on your time-wasting but what do you consider a sport? A sport is not only based on running or jumping. Some sports are different than others. Accept it man, NASCAR is competitive, requires mental and physical endurance, quick-reaction time, and also a lot of practice, just like any other sport.
To all of u NASCAR haters, how come I never hear people saying that formula 1 or Indy car is not a sport. Just because it's a "redneck" sport which it's not just a redneck sport, you guys say it isn't a sport, it's not just some rednecks hope in car and drive in circles it takes a lot of skill for the ppl behind the wheel and the ones at the shop
Nascar drivers have to be in reasonable shape? HUGE understatement they lose at LEAST 4 pounds a race how bout insted of us battling you you go battle a nascar driver and see what you think then
Ok what do you think is a sport, if you say hockey I will agree with you but you have never raced I can tell. You will never because you could never and anyone could be an Olympic athlete but not everyone can be a race car driver or a motorcycle driver you are one of those people that could not.
Do you think that you could win 4 Nascar Championships while 42 other of the greatest drivers in the world are chaseing you down? i dont think so, Im not even a johnson fan but still the facts are the facts and if you were in the exact same car as jimme you still would not beat him, you wouldent beat himif you had a better car. So the facts are you would suck and he has amazing talent
I guess were all athletes then when we drive to work every morning. At least i turn right sometimes and do U-turns. Nascar is a compition, not a sport. They have winners and losers but driving a car doesn't make you an athlete. Nascar drivers soley rely on their cars to do the work for them and if they run out of gas then they can't win.
@snave31 wow ur seriously going to point out the main point of nascar driving in a circle actually its an oval dumbass and if u do that for every sport u could think every sport is simple. Football u run a ball back in forth between a 100 yard feild while another team tries to stop them. Baseball u hit a ball with a stick, and soccer u kick a ball into a goal.
You ignorant idiot want to drive a stock car 500 miles where it can be over 120 degrees in the car and have to fight the wheel and pass other cars inches away. They are more impressive athletes than in any other sport, they put their lives at risk to do what they do.
Golf berely uses any muscular strength and thats considered a sport, and nascar uses a lot of muscle power using the stering wheel for 3-4 hours.. turning a wheel may not sound bad but i raced and my arms started to burn within the first 20 laps. it sux at place like bristol with 500 laps, so you have to turn the wheel 1000 times for 4 hours.. and yea obviesly it is a sport if it is called a sport. EVEN if it isnt i dont care because it doesnt make a difference, i will be a fan of nascar forever
I almost forgot, the part where the guy said that if u put Jimmie in a crappy car then he would suck, yea he might but if u put a star football player on the Detroit lions, the lions would still suck.
@trx450r38 Doesn't mean that football player would suck though. He would still catch interceptions, run fast, and do everything he was doing before. You cannot say a race car driver is an athlete or that auto racing is a sport. It's not. It's a competition sure. It's an activity sure. BUT, it is not a sport. I am more impressed by the fact that a human has run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds than I am by anything Jimmie Johnson has done.
Why do people hate NASCAR so much. It is a damn sport just give it a rest! I am a racing fan all the way around. I'm even a fan of football, hockey, and a little bit of basketball and I can tell you that racing especially NASCAR is an exciting sport. You drive your car 120 plus mph (if your car even goes that fast) let alone 200 mph and tell me that it wasn't an adrenaline rush.
@trx450r38 Yeah, its an adrenaline rush for the 'drivers' but that shit is boring as hell from the stands or tv screen. It just might be a little more entertaining than golf and drag racing.
@Geylgamesh i am a diehard nascar fan but i dont think anybody sits and watches it streight...thats wat people like you think they do. i mean i do other stuff when i watch it and usually switch back and fourth between channels. but the ends are really fun!! esspeacially talladega, that shit is craaazy :P
@trx450r38 ooh. lets spend hours watching cars drive around in a circle. like THREE HUNDRED FREAKIN TIMES! adrenaline makes a ride not a sport and you gotta admit that it does not take effort to push down the gas pedal.
no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!!
dennisrayso: And football/basketball players can't drive a car 200 MPH inches apart from 42 other drivers while having the mental and physical abilities and strengths to do what they do. You fuckin liberal haters always gotta whine about NASCAR when you ignorant fools don't know the first thing about it. Go suck a dick. Seriously.
@dennisrayso And who gives a shit that you drive a truck, or who gives a shit that Kobe Bryant can knock down a 3 anytime he wants. Who gives a shit when David Ortiz hits a homerun.. You know who does? Fans of the sport. And you obviously or you wouldn't be wasting your amazing trucker time on here.
@kasey9fan It takes more talent to play Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, etc than it does to drive a car at enormous amounts of speed. Live with it.
As far as its the machine not the driver. In NASCAR all car manufacturers are represented by drivers and teams that produce results. In Chevy you have all the Hendrick Cars, In Ford you have drivers like Matt Kenseth, In Toyota Kyle Busch, and Dodge his brother Kurt. Its true that it takes the effort of an entire team but lets not forget for the exception of running and other such sports, all sports take team effort. Jimmie Johnson deserves the award for he is the dominant driver today.
There was a time when sport was about putting ones life on the line. Boxing used to be bare fist, they used to wear leather helmets in football. The spectacle was seeing men do amazing things. Racing, be it NASCAR, F1, ALMS, BTCC etc, is most certainly a sport. I don't call drivers atheletes, i call them drivers because that's what they are. Racing at those speeds in tight groups takes a ton of mental and physical aptitude. Remember "Everything else is just a game." ;)
The physical stamina, and mental stamina to do what race-car drivers do, is unbelievable. while drag racing falls into its own category in my mind otherwise I have never seen a driver stay at the top of their game without major physical training
@dennisrayso So your a truck driver, drive around with your big ole rig and you think NASCAR waste gas? No shit they do. All motorsports do and so do you and everyone else in this world that drives anywhere just to drive.
NASCAR is a sport, Drivers are athletes. Jump in there feet and do what they do and tell me there not athletes you little twit. Give Albert pujols a shitty bat and does he hit a home run? Yeah no. I DARE you to race with Jeff Gordon, I dare you to even try and race agaisnt Jimmie Johnson. You a little computer nerd with ignorance far more then any little liberal in this world can even have. Is Tiger Woods an athlete for hitting a golf ball and walking around? Ya don't know jackshit bout nascar.
Actually if you researched you would find that a lot of athletes are good in other sports. For instance I believe Carl Edwards is a very good basketball player. There are others but the names are escaping me right now
@kasey9fan why dont you come over to WhoTheMan and challenge me to a battle. lets see how good you are. let the fans vote for who they think is right.
@WhoTheMandotcom Damn you were owned!!!!!!!! Everything he said is true. And you cant rebuke that dumbass. Oh and btw Jimmie Johnson deserves athlete of the year because he won 4 straight championships. He's more of an athlete than Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Lebron James, Sidney Crosby or anyone that hasent won more championships than him. Nascar is also more challenging than football, baseball, basketball, or hockey. Thats right I said that. And im not afraid to argue with you either.
@444614 I;ve said it before and I'll say it again. why dont you come over to WhoTheMan and challenge me to a battle. lets see how good you are. let the fans vote for who they think is right. but im certain you wont cause all youre good at if making anonymous comments.
@444614 we'll have the battle on WhoTheman -(dot)- com. Its fun dude. theres been debates about this on that site before also. my name on that site is megatron
@444614 Most people don't like Nascar because it's not a sport. It's a motor sport. But to compare a person like Jimmy Johnson to real athletes such as LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Peyton Manning, & Albert Pujols is really a slap in the face to them. Considering it takes more muscles and endurance to do what they do on the field of play. As oppose to fuckin Jimmy Johnson and others who want to drive 250 MPH in circles. There's a big difference between athletics and motor sports.
@444614 Can the Jump and dunk a basketbal?l,can he skate and score a goal in hockey?,does he have the arm strength to throw a football?,can he run 200 meters in 9.95 seconds?. I just don't see why nascar is a sport,i do give him credit for having good reflexes but NASCAR i think shouldn't be called a sport
@ErikHutt Did you see shaq vs? Shaq said when he went in a Nascar for 10 laps was harder than any basketball practice he did. Oh and I think you dont understand Nascar. Try to know what its about before you say something.
@ErikHutt Dude you dont know what it is. Once again actually know what it is before saying something. Oh and I will tell you right now their is no race track where the drivers go in circles never has been.
@Indabaz Well Nascar is one of the most athletic things you can do. Just ask my friend. Hes a driver down at Berlin Raceway in Grand Rapids. He plays basketball a lot too. But he said he gets a lot more of a work out from Racing than basketball. Its not just like a regular car lol. It takes a ton of skill to drive those cars. And don't try to argue that point unless you have driven one before. Its okay with me if you don't like Nascar or other motor sports but at least respect peoples opinions.
@444614 i respect your opinion, and i have gone on ride alongs, because my uncle is a nascar fanatic. and sure it take skill to dive, but not athletic ability. A skill is something you learn, ability is something your born with. anyone can be conditiond to dive a car at any speed, you just need to become acustomed to it. but no matter how hard you train almost nobody can run as fast as maurice Green, he was just born different. that is what makes an athlete.
@WhoTheMandotcom I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but kasey9fan is right. I will battle you just to prove that NASCAR is a sport, unlike your gay little cricket or whatever the hell you play over there that is definitely not as popular as NASCAR, or as golf, for that matter.
@kasey9fan no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!!
@kasey9fan no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!! how can u be an athlete when your sitting down the whole time.? i guess that makes taxi drivers athletes as well!!!
@893160007 So is "Horse racing" a sport? Is Golf a sport? Tell me what "defines a sport". Talent/Ability, strength, smarts? Or does it have to have a stick and or a ball to be called a true sport? I'm curious to here your thoughts.
lol.. I love when people say any moron can drive. Well can't any moron run or throw a ball?
retiredsearge 2 days ago
I darn Micheal Phelps,Sidney Crosby and Usan Bolt to race Michael Schumacher in a Formula One race car. By definition a sport involves physical exertion and skill, so running a 100 meters wouldn't be considered a sport. Any of us can run 100 meters and there's no skill involved.
retiredsearge 2 days ago
A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. By definition a marathon is not a sport, all track running events are not sports, NFL linemen are not playing a sport
retiredsearge 2 days ago
NASCAR=
sitting in car, driving, making an occasional left turn, no athletes, no talent, rednecks
PhilliesPhanPhorever 4 days ago
@PhilliesPhanPhorever Haha, I laugh at your ignorance. Funny how most drivers aren't even from the south and no talent? What expertise have you acquired that gives you knowledge that it takes no talent? You drive a car at 200 mph and turn left at full throttle, I want to see that wreck when that happens, lol..
JRRacing64 3 days ago
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When you sit in a car thats over 120 degrees even on a cool day and your driving without power steering you really have to exert your upper body to even turn the wheel. Do this for 4 hours and say you sat on your ass and did nothing.
Don't forget there are only 3 sports Bull riding, Boxing, and Auto Racing. The rest are all just games.
JRRacing64 5 days ago
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JRRacing64 5 days ago
Nascar is the best sport. YOU try it if it is so EASY!
baxterispro 6 days ago
nascar is a sport face it
xSN1PERxFREAKx 1 week ago
@manchesterunited2014 I said it is NOT a sport
machinenemy 2 weeks ago
Nascar is not a sport
machinenemy 2 weeks ago
@machinenemy nascar sucks shit fuck u all who like that stupid redneck shit.
manchesterunited2014 2 weeks ago
People who consider NASCAR a sport are simply stupid. I'm not saying that it doesn't take skill, I'm sure it's hard as hell to be bumper to bumper going 200 mph, but it's not a sport.
poopflinga98 1 month ago
@poopflinga98 the drivers sure might not be athletes, but nascar is a sport
nascarman14 1 month ago
@nascarman14 you can't have a sport without athletes.
poopflinga98 3 weeks ago
@poopflinga98 the pit crew are athletes
nascarman14 3 weeks ago
@nascarman14 You may have a point, but you dont see the pit crew get any attention.
poopflinga98 3 weeks ago
This guy is a total narrow minded idiot. Sure being a driver doesnt require the same ammount of athleticism as being a wide reciever, but id say its comparable to baseball players as far as physical exertion. If your a driver and not physically fit, then you have to have a ton of talent to compensate for the athletic disadvantage.
RockyTopTN11 1 month ago
I'd like to see you "Race against Usain Bolt in the 100 meter dash, or Michael Phelps
TMANMAN16z 1 month ago
Listen, for people who say NASCAR is not an actual sport, lemme lay some facts down for ya:
1. The cars they drive are going triple digit speeds every weekend. Lot of guys who aren't in NASCAR can't even do 60 down the highway without crashing.
2. NASCAR has actual cars, IndyCar and F1 have go-karts on Steroids.
3. A NASCAR stock car isn't going to go as fast as easy if the driver weighs 400lbs, so obviously, he has to be in some sort of shape.
I can go on, but I'm out of characters.
nascarfanatic2425 2 months ago
i think nascar is a sport its very hard and jimmie johnson is a very good athlete i disagree with u sir nascar Voted #1 sport in america over football may a say more thumbs down to u
GamerVlog14 2 months ago
Have you morons ever stepped foot inside a Race Car and driven a 5 hour race? It is a sport. The G Forces that go against the drivers are insane, along with the 140 degree car, the arm strength to steer a large car going 180+, not to mention the pit crew has to work out 3+ hours hardcore daily to stay in shape.
You don't have to have a stick and ball to be considered a sport.
My god the ignorance of some people.. Step into a race car, I can GUARANTEE you would not last physically.
H3Forge 3 months ago
slowly turning left...
imnotavegeta 3 months ago
nascar is most defiantly not a sport and have no right to be called athletes, but defiantly jockeys and equestriennes are athletes because equestrian is most defiantly a sport.
volleyballlibero1996 3 months ago
Stop crying.
ALLRacingTV 3 months ago
nascar rocks, therefore jimmie johnson rocks...end of story
racsangurl 4 months ago
hey asian ass
twonbazz 4 months ago
so just because nascar is hard justifies that its a sport
2323jpjp 5 months ago
@2323jpjp No this does athletes, fitness, practice, strategy, teams, and a winner. Racing pretty much has that covered.
ALLRacingTV 3 months ago
It is HARDER to drive a car than be a quarterback. I do both, and racing is the most skillful and difficult.
stknightisawesome 5 months ago
whoever won the last race, had a broken foot.. who wins a race with a broken foot????????????? NOT A SPORT
soonermagic24 6 months ago
@soonermagic24 so your saying if tom brady won the superbowl with a broken hand its not a sport your fucking retarded.
and yes they need stamina they are in a 115 degree car driving 500 miles at around 180mph with g-forces up to 3.0 at fast tracks and if they wreck they experince up to 50g's
jeffg24LT21 6 months ago
@jeffg24LT21 no qb has ever won a superbowl with a broken hand... its not possible..
soonermagic24 6 months ago
@soonermagic24 so just because someone is injured and they win means its not a sport? antonio gates won in the playoffs with a twisted ankle
jeffg24LT21 6 months ago
NOT a sport ... I'll race anyone of these jokers ... and guarantee a 50% win ratio ... give me the car - I race ya' anytime ... buncha' jokers
oxfordden 7 months ago
@oxfordden f1 drivers experince 5g's when braking hard if you did that youd slam your head on the steering wheel you wouldnt last 1 hour in a f1 or nascar
jeffg24LT21 6 months ago
@jeffg24LT21 Dude, my Uncle used to race at Atco Speedway in the 60's ... been there - done that ... agreed, it's not fun slamming that head ... sorry man, NOT a sport ... just fun ...
oxfordden 6 months ago
Nascar is a sport. But they are not athletes.
StanBennet 7 months ago
@StanBennet how arnt they?
jeffg24LT21 6 months ago
i dont like jimmie johnson but they are athletes they may not do stuff very athletic but the thing is they are the most dehydrated power drained people after an event and they may not swim the best or run the fastest but if a regular person wanted to enter a nascar race they probably couldnt even finish the race because of the stamina involved
legohalonascarfan3 7 months ago
@legohalonascarfan3 stamina??? they sit
soonermagic24 6 months ago
Hell I have done a few ultramax kart races and by the time your done your arms are jello. Your body deals with so many forces from so many directions, it's exhausting, to do it for 4 hours and 130mph faster...no thanks.
shadowk3 7 months ago
Your points are completely invalid. Your talking about people not cars and horses. Mark Martin can bench 400lbs and has written a weight lifting book, Carl Edwards can be found on the cover of mens health. You cannot compare a guy running a mile to a guys performance in a car, that makes no sense. I would liek to see what you consider to be athletes, drive around a race track at 190mph for 4 hours in a 200 degree car all the while remaining completely focused. Get educated before you speak.
shadowk3 7 months ago
Every time k drive it's a sport
BUDA511 8 months ago
Jimmie johnson wasnt givin a great car drivers have to make a car great
you know what go play NASCAR 2003 game with a wheel and set it to the most realistic settings and make it a full race then make a video on why it isnt a sport
thumbs up if you agree
ror3dracer01 9 months ago
NASCAR is a sport that requires
extinsive trainning both driver and pit crew
fractions of a second timing,
Endurance,
and the ability to drive around a big circle for 4-5 hours a week (including practice)
if you cant stand driving on a highway for 500 miles straight barley stopping and never geting out of the car until its over
nascar is not your sport
ror3dracer01 9 months ago
denny hamilin is a NASCAR driver and he is really good at basketball
robert8and4fan 9 months ago
how is it not a sport the drivers have to work out as much as a football or basketball player. they have to be hydrated to with stand the heat in the summer. try wearing ur heavy winter clothes while driving with the windows up during a hot day . i dont know if u could do that for 36 hot races or more depending on if u race in other series
robert8and4fan 9 months ago
Is competition?... yes! a sport?...no!
mexipacfan 9 months ago
Typical Asian, lol.
RyanTheIncredible882 9 months ago
assume you would get a similar result. I think you did a wonderful job on your video and thank you for being courteous, but I'd like to leave you with this Ernest Hemingway quotation. "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”
kin3ticwav 10 months ago
the interior temperatures reach over 130 degrees F as well as the steering and the pedals being very difficult to actuate. this comes from specified steering and braking geometries custom suited to each racetrack. A faster car does make it easier to win but slight advantages within the machine do not make a driver fast. Skill and endurance make them fast. I will leave you with this. I would give you the same challenge. Allow Usain Bolt to race Jimmy Johnson or Michael Schumacher. I would
kin3ticwav 10 months ago
I am a professional racing driver. I am not famous, nor have I any achievements that would constitute saying that I am anything special or different from anyone else that gets behind the wheel of a race car. However I would say that most race drivers are athletes. I would not say it is the same physically in difficulty to doing the tour de france, nor would I step into a boxing ring with a pro fighter. However I can run several miles easily at a 5 minute pace i can box for 5 rounds
kin3ticwav 10 months ago
and be ready to go again in just a few minutes. I cannot swim very quickly at all, nor beat a sprinter in a foot race, but I do work very hard to maintain myself. We don't train to be runners, swimmers, fighters or football players. We just race cars. It is very difficult to do believe it or not. I feel the same strain and stress as I do when I run or box. I have to have a high enough level of endurance to maintain focus and concentration even though my body is failing
kin3ticwav 10 months ago
god i want to puch u in the face so fucking bad.
limbeboy7 10 months ago
@kemoblue I just got back from driving my race car and ill tell you Yes it is a sport and Yes it not easy just to turn left if you dont belive me you try it and let me know how it goes
Mattj148 10 months ago
Yeah but Nascar the cars all handle about the same, but even if they didn't then I still it could still be considered a sport. For example but Payton Manning or Tom Brady on a bad team they're not going to do as well. The Michael Shumacher is just F1 fans praising about how talented he is, but I think you made a good point unlike all the idiots who just say, "It's left turns I can do that!"
theMstanglover 10 months ago
@theMstanglover sorry for example PUT Payton etc...
theMstanglover 10 months ago
as a huge nascar fan i usually get pretty peeved when i hear anti-nascar rants, but in this case at least his opinions are well researched and educated instead of the usual "its not a sport because it sucks" bullshit. its nice to hear someone actually know what their talking about and have an understanding about what their debating. megatron, i disagree with your opinions , but i respect them nevertheless because of your effort.
metallichode41 1 year ago
then why is nascar part of ea sports
98dalejr 1 year ago
@98dalejr or why is it on espn or fox sports
cameron23231 11 months ago
i agree with mattj148 it is a sport they train from what a now they have to run on there bear feat to train sometimes
adler5678 1 year ago
so pretty much the bottom line is sitting a car turning is not a sport, stupid hicks
claytom711 1 year ago
How is nascar not a sport and the how are the drivers not atheletes they train just like any other SPORT get you but in one of those cars and see how long you last
Mattj148 1 year ago
@Mattj148 lmao the hell do you they train lmao? you have to be taught how to turn left 400 times? If i can do it at 70 years old then its NOT a sport! Driving =/= a sport
kemoblue4u 10 months ago
NASCAR is only a sport so they can make a ton of more money off of it
CrazyAwsumScreamoEmo 1 year ago
NO NO NO NO, they are NOT ATHLETES, any moron can drive, and yes if you give them a shity car then they LOSE, NASCAR IF FOR STUPID PEOPLE WHO CANT BE REAL ATHLETES
Indabaz 1 year ago
Shaq vs. I win.
RyDogRidesTheBus 1 year ago
fuck you your not legal
99boyz 1 year ago
@99boyz Fuck you "you're" not literate.
CrudeDude 1 year ago
I don't doubt Michael schumacher's abilities at other sports because he has trained his body to withstand and cope with the worlds strongest force; gravity. Any other training would therefore be easier, making him a superb athlete.
mclarenf142 1 year ago
@mclarenf142 your a moron
Indabaz 1 year ago
ns and in crashes exert their body up to 75 g's which is about 10x more than fighter pilots. Conditioning? What do u think you retard. Say this to my or any f1 drivers face and we wouldn't feel sorry for rearranging your face... Don't mix up NASCAR and f1 they are completely different.
mclarenf142 1 year ago
@mclarenf142
NASCAR is simply F1 for the beer-swilling, inbred, uneducated, trailer-dwelling redneck.
CrudeDude 1 year ago
F1 drivers are without a doubt the best athletes in the world. Why? Because they battle the worlds strongest force, gravity. Drivers pull multiple g's in tur
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is his eyes open??
bradhall23 1 year ago
its funny, because the owner of jimmie johnsons car also owns 3 other cars, driven by Dale earnhardt jr, Mark martin, and jeff gordon. wouldnt you think that if they are all driving the same equipment they would all be just as good? thats your logic, i would repect this alot more if you would actually research before you make an opinion, your just a fuck head and i cant beleive i wasted my time on this bullshit. if you dont like the sport than dont watch it, dont become and evangilistic retard
bmxking46 1 year ago
So if you got in Jimmie Johnson's car you could win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race? That is basically what you are saying, its all car no skill. You obviously have never driven a race car.
P.S. Shaq disagrees with you as well.
calirider209 1 year ago
none of them its not a freakin sport
sfgiants160 1 year ago
Yeah, well, ping pong isnt a sport either...
esfootwear33 1 year ago
Your Asian , you have no idea what it means to live in the south or be a real man. So be quiet.
EarnhardtJrFan4Life 1 year ago
LOL I just learned what retards sound like. Just watch this video.
guitarman2134568 1 year ago
Hi, i race Dirt Grand Nationals here in WI. I have been told my whole life racing isnt a sport and all you do is mash the gas and turn left. I have offered people to drive the car for me in somehing we call a mechanics race. You get 10 laps to go balls to the walls as you say. But nonone yet has taken me or my father up on it yet. Because they know that racing taked damn near as much or more skill than dribbling a damn basketball.
EWSC37 1 year ago 2
nascar is deffinatly not a sport and they should not be called athletes or anything to do with athletes. thats like saying my 80 year old grampa is an athlete because he can drive a car
budwin21 1 year ago
@budwin21 Drive a car at what, 10 mph cause thats how far his bones will let him press on the pedal? You make no sense.
guitarman2134568 1 year ago
Why don't you take on Jimmie Johnson in a race and see who wins, not that i disagree with you, I just think it would be hilarious.
hardstheman 1 year ago
@hardstheman Why would a sane person do something as stupid & insane as driving 200 MPH around a fuckin circle you dumbshit?
HarveyRex23 1 year ago
@HarveyRex23 You obviously didn't understand that i was being sarcastic, lighten up asshole.
hardstheman 1 year ago
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HarveyRex23 1 year ago
@hardstheman I'm sorry.I didn't think you were smart enough to invoke sarcasm in any of your stupid ass comments shitface.
HarveyRex23 1 year ago
@hardstheman
guitarman2134568 1 year ago
i dont think nascar is a sport i think its a motorsport and i think it should be in a different category then sports because there is a motor LOL but i think F1 indy and nascar should be in its own category which is the motorsport category im not saying motorsports are easy i just think its really hard to compare kobe bryant to jeff gordon because thier is big differences in what they do for a living
Reiterj3 1 year ago
nascar sucks, not too much skills required, but pro motocross/supercross takes some MAD BIKE SKILLS. Id like to see a pro swimmer bust out 20 sx laps on a supercross track riding a 450.
rlh450rr 1 year ago
Racecar drivers are athletes. Are they the greatest in the world as athletes? No, of course not. But no one questions that golfer's are athletes. Drivers have to be in reasonable condition, at some of the higher g-load tracks, they take 800lbs of pressure onto the chest every 10 seconds going into a corner. The cars are usually 120 degrees, and they wear about 15lbs of gear. That said, racing (from the driver seat) is much more about mentality, knowing what to do, and knowing what you feel from
weaverracing96 1 year ago
the car, knowing how to put it into words, and knowing how to explain it to the crew chief so that they know how to adjust and make the car better. You also obviously have to pay attention to everything going on around you and how the track changes in temperature and such. That is alot of information to be tossing around in your head as your driving a car 200mph, into a turn, sliding on used up tires, and trying to keep it off of someone else doing the exact same thing. Racing is more mental.
weaverracing96 1 year ago
@weaverracing96 Golfers have to at least walk. NASCAR or ''Auto racing'' is not a sport. ANYONE can drive a car and turn. As a drive YOU YOURSELF aren't doing anything physically demanding on your body. Plus, some NASCAR drivers are fucking fat. ''Racing'', ''speed'', and ''fat'' don't belong together.
wexlerchick 1 year ago
motocross is the hardest sport in the world, U could give james stewart a shitty bike and he would still beat everyone. University's have done testing on all the top athlete's in a wide varity of sports, and compared them physically to the mx riders and the mx riders scored higher on all the tests. So it seems like you don't know what ur talking about.
dogg502 1 year ago
Agree 100%
TheNef77 1 year ago
why the fuck is nascar a sport?
HERiiBERtOc97 1 year ago
if a basketball player gets his hand cut off will he be as good as he was before? no. its the same for racecar drivers. if they are on a team that doesnt have much money and the crew cant build a car or make a good pit stop then the racecar drivers arent gonna do as good. and michael schumacher couldnt beat a baseball player at baseball but you forgot to mention that any ball sport player could never in a million years beat michael schumacher or any other NASCAR driver in a race.
xracerx12 1 year ago
Dude, you just are trying to be funny and failing miserably. I feel like I am wasting time even commenting on your time-wasting but what do you consider a sport? A sport is not only based on running or jumping. Some sports are different than others. Accept it man, NASCAR is competitive, requires mental and physical endurance, quick-reaction time, and also a lot of practice, just like any other sport.
rden94 1 year ago
To all of u NASCAR haters, how come I never hear people saying that formula 1 or Indy car is not a sport. Just because it's a "redneck" sport which it's not just a redneck sport, you guys say it isn't a sport, it's not just some rednecks hope in car and drive in circles it takes a lot of skill for the ppl behind the wheel and the ones at the shop
trx450r38 1 year ago
Nascar drivers have to be in reasonable shape? HUGE understatement they lose at LEAST 4 pounds a race how bout insted of us battling you you go battle a nascar driver and see what you think then
tylerebill 1 year ago
Ok what do you think is a sport, if you say hockey I will agree with you but you have never raced I can tell. You will never because you could never and anyone could be an Olympic athlete but not everyone can be a race car driver or a motorcycle driver you are one of those people that could not.
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24dupontfan1 1 year ago
Do you think that you could win 4 Nascar Championships while 42 other of the greatest drivers in the world are chaseing you down? i dont think so, Im not even a johnson fan but still the facts are the facts and if you were in the exact same car as jimme you still would not beat him, you wouldent beat himif you had a better car. So the facts are you would suck and he has amazing talent
bdc1439 1 year ago
I guess were all athletes then when we drive to work every morning. At least i turn right sometimes and do U-turns. Nascar is a compition, not a sport. They have winners and losers but driving a car doesn't make you an athlete. Nascar drivers soley rely on their cars to do the work for them and if they run out of gas then they can't win.
snave31 1 year ago
@snave31 wow ur seriously going to point out the main point of nascar driving in a circle actually its an oval dumbass and if u do that for every sport u could think every sport is simple. Football u run a ball back in forth between a 100 yard feild while another team tries to stop them. Baseball u hit a ball with a stick, and soccer u kick a ball into a goal.
AMPLIGHTNING 1 year ago
give a basketball player shitty shoes. he wont do good. ;) get your facts right also you asian
3Slipknot88 1 year ago
What you have right: Jimmie Johnson not an athlete. What you have wrong: NASCAR not a sport.
tonystewartrocks14 1 year ago
You ignorant idiot want to drive a stock car 500 miles where it can be over 120 degrees in the car and have to fight the wheel and pass other cars inches away. They are more impressive athletes than in any other sport, they put their lives at risk to do what they do.
pm15fan 1 year ago
Yeah NASCAR isn't a sport. They are good drivers. Not Atheletes. I
TaylorTV5 1 year ago
Ok whoever said that it isn't hard to push your foot on the gas pedal, let me ask you this, do u think u can do it! I don't think so!
trx450r38 1 year ago
next thing you know it, hot dog eating will be a sport.
dennisrayso 1 year ago
Golf berely uses any muscular strength and thats considered a sport, and nascar uses a lot of muscle power using the stering wheel for 3-4 hours.. turning a wheel may not sound bad but i raced and my arms started to burn within the first 20 laps. it sux at place like bristol with 500 laps, so you have to turn the wheel 1000 times for 4 hours.. and yea obviesly it is a sport if it is called a sport. EVEN if it isnt i dont care because it doesnt make a difference, i will be a fan of nascar forever
speedzonefilms 1 year ago
I almost forgot, the part where the guy said that if u put Jimmie in a crappy car then he would suck, yea he might but if u put a star football player on the Detroit lions, the lions would still suck.
trx450r38 1 year ago
@trx450r38 xD HAHA thats true! good point!
speedzonefilms 1 year ago
@trx450r38 Doesn't mean that football player would suck though. He would still catch interceptions, run fast, and do everything he was doing before. You cannot say a race car driver is an athlete or that auto racing is a sport. It's not. It's a competition sure. It's an activity sure. BUT, it is not a sport. I am more impressed by the fact that a human has run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds than I am by anything Jimmie Johnson has done.
wexlerchick 1 year ago
Why do people hate NASCAR so much. It is a damn sport just give it a rest! I am a racing fan all the way around. I'm even a fan of football, hockey, and a little bit of basketball and I can tell you that racing especially NASCAR is an exciting sport. You drive your car 120 plus mph (if your car even goes that fast) let alone 200 mph and tell me that it wasn't an adrenaline rush.
trx450r38 1 year ago
@trx450r38 Yeah, its an adrenaline rush for the 'drivers' but that shit is boring as hell from the stands or tv screen. It just might be a little more entertaining than golf and drag racing.
Geylgamesh 1 year ago
@Geylgamesh i am a diehard nascar fan but i dont think anybody sits and watches it streight...thats wat people like you think they do. i mean i do other stuff when i watch it and usually switch back and fourth between channels. but the ends are really fun!! esspeacially talladega, that shit is craaazy :P
speedzonefilms 1 year ago
@trx450r38 ooh. lets spend hours watching cars drive around in a circle. like THREE HUNDRED FREAKIN TIMES! adrenaline makes a ride not a sport and you gotta admit that it does not take effort to push down the gas pedal.
cybershockandifrit 1 year ago
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no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!!
bigmeezo 1 year ago
U small dicked ASIAN!!!!!!!
latinoheatfu 1 year ago 2
dennisrayso: And football/basketball players can't drive a car 200 MPH inches apart from 42 other drivers while having the mental and physical abilities and strengths to do what they do. You fuckin liberal haters always gotta whine about NASCAR when you ignorant fools don't know the first thing about it. Go suck a dick. Seriously.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
who gives a shit if they can drive 200mph
dennisrayso 1 year ago
@dennisrayso And who gives a shit that you drive a truck, or who gives a shit that Kobe Bryant can knock down a 3 anytime he wants. Who gives a shit when David Ortiz hits a homerun.. You know who does? Fans of the sport. And you obviously or you wouldn't be wasting your amazing trucker time on here.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan It takes more talent to play Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, etc than it does to drive a car at enormous amounts of speed. Live with it.
wexlerchick 1 year ago
As far as its the machine not the driver. In NASCAR all car manufacturers are represented by drivers and teams that produce results. In Chevy you have all the Hendrick Cars, In Ford you have drivers like Matt Kenseth, In Toyota Kyle Busch, and Dodge his brother Kurt. Its true that it takes the effort of an entire team but lets not forget for the exception of running and other such sports, all sports take team effort. Jimmie Johnson deserves the award for he is the dominant driver today.
ZephyrRacing 1 year ago
There was a time when sport was about putting ones life on the line. Boxing used to be bare fist, they used to wear leather helmets in football. The spectacle was seeing men do amazing things. Racing, be it NASCAR, F1, ALMS, BTCC etc, is most certainly a sport. I don't call drivers atheletes, i call them drivers because that's what they are. Racing at those speeds in tight groups takes a ton of mental and physical aptitude. Remember "Everything else is just a game." ;)
ZephyrRacing 1 year ago
The physical stamina, and mental stamina to do what race-car drivers do, is unbelievable. while drag racing falls into its own category in my mind otherwise I have never seen a driver stay at the top of their game without major physical training
mmachitownsailor 1 year ago 2
@mmachitownsailor
gas wasters
dennisrayso 1 year ago
@dennisrayso So your a truck driver, drive around with your big ole rig and you think NASCAR waste gas? No shit they do. All motorsports do and so do you and everyone else in this world that drives anywhere just to drive.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
NASCAR is a sport, Drivers are athletes. Jump in there feet and do what they do and tell me there not athletes you little twit. Give Albert pujols a shitty bat and does he hit a home run? Yeah no. I DARE you to race with Jeff Gordon, I dare you to even try and race agaisnt Jimmie Johnson. You a little computer nerd with ignorance far more then any little liberal in this world can even have. Is Tiger Woods an athlete for hitting a golf ball and walking around? Ya don't know jackshit bout nascar.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
nascar guys cant throw a football or shoot a basketball.
im a fucking truck driver.
dennisrayso 1 year ago
@dennisrayso
Actually if you researched you would find that a lot of athletes are good in other sports. For instance I believe Carl Edwards is a very good basketball player. There are others but the names are escaping me right now
jcjr87 1 year ago
@kasey9fan why dont you come over to WhoTheMan and challenge me to a battle. lets see how good you are. let the fans vote for who they think is right.
WhoTheMandotcom 1 year ago
@WhoTheMandotcom Damn you were owned!!!!!!!! Everything he said is true. And you cant rebuke that dumbass. Oh and btw Jimmie Johnson deserves athlete of the year because he won 4 straight championships. He's more of an athlete than Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Lebron James, Sidney Crosby or anyone that hasent won more championships than him. Nascar is also more challenging than football, baseball, basketball, or hockey. Thats right I said that. And im not afraid to argue with you either.
444614 1 year ago
@444614 I;ve said it before and I'll say it again. why dont you come over to WhoTheMan and challenge me to a battle. lets see how good you are. let the fans vote for who they think is right. but im certain you wont cause all youre good at if making anonymous comments.
WhoTheMandotcom 1 year ago
@WhoTheMandotcom I'll challenge you but I wont beat you. Most of the people that are subscribed to that channel probably dont even like nascar.
444614 1 year ago
@444614 we'll have the battle on WhoTheman -(dot)- com. Its fun dude. theres been debates about this on that site before also. my name on that site is megatron
WhoTheMandotcom 1 year ago
@444614 Most people don't like Nascar because it's not a sport. It's a motor sport. But to compare a person like Jimmy Johnson to real athletes such as LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Peyton Manning, & Albert Pujols is really a slap in the face to them. Considering it takes more muscles and endurance to do what they do on the field of play. As oppose to fuckin Jimmy Johnson and others who want to drive 250 MPH in circles. There's a big difference between athletics and motor sports.
HarveyRex23 1 year ago
@444614 Can the Jump and dunk a basketbal?l,can he skate and score a goal in hockey?,does he have the arm strength to throw a football?,can he run 200 meters in 9.95 seconds?. I just don't see why nascar is a sport,i do give him credit for having good reflexes but NASCAR i think shouldn't be called a sport
westsidenasfan 1 year ago
@444614 lol turning left and sitting is soo much work, half of the drivers are out of shape and or overweight.
ErikHutt 1 year ago
@ErikHutt
444614 1 year ago
@ErikHutt Did you see shaq vs? Shaq said when he went in a Nascar for 10 laps was harder than any basketball practice he did. Oh and I think you dont understand Nascar. Try to know what its about before you say something.
444614 1 year ago 2
@444614 um ddriving in a circlit isn't a hard sport to understand
ErikHutt 1 year ago
@ErikHutt Dude you dont know what it is. Once again actually know what it is before saying something. Oh and I will tell you right now their is no race track where the drivers go in circles never has been.
444614 1 year ago
@444614 nascar is for stupid people who cant be real athletes
Indabaz 1 year ago
@Indabaz Not really. Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are probly some the best athletes ever.
444614 1 year ago
@444614 HAHA HA no they are not, you need to be in an Athletic event to be an athlete
Indabaz 1 year ago
@Indabaz Well Nascar is one of the most athletic things you can do. Just ask my friend. Hes a driver down at Berlin Raceway in Grand Rapids. He plays basketball a lot too. But he said he gets a lot more of a work out from Racing than basketball. Its not just like a regular car lol. It takes a ton of skill to drive those cars. And don't try to argue that point unless you have driven one before. Its okay with me if you don't like Nascar or other motor sports but at least respect peoples opinions.
444614 1 year ago
@444614 i respect your opinion, and i have gone on ride alongs, because my uncle is a nascar fanatic. and sure it take skill to dive, but not athletic ability. A skill is something you learn, ability is something your born with. anyone can be conditiond to dive a car at any speed, you just need to become acustomed to it. but no matter how hard you train almost nobody can run as fast as maurice Green, he was just born different. that is what makes an athlete.
Indabaz 1 year ago
@WhoTheMandotcom I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but kasey9fan is right. I will battle you just to prove that NASCAR is a sport, unlike your gay little cricket or whatever the hell you play over there that is definitely not as popular as NASCAR, or as golf, for that matter.
guitarman2134568 1 year ago
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@kasey9fan no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!!
bigmeezo 1 year ago
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@kasey9fan no wonder the world hates america. there is a global fuel crisis and here we are racing cars. the world is hungry and overweight rednecks are at the races eating enough hotdogs to feed a village for a month. NASCAR is a waste of gasoline!!!! a waste of time and resources.! what a joke!!!! how can u be an athlete when your sitting down the whole time.? i guess that makes taxi drivers athletes as well!!!
bigmeezo 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
nascar is a skill it is dificult but it is not a sport
893160007 1 year ago
@893160007 Tell me how it isn't a sport.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
the output force is not generated by the driver (except puching the gas and steering)
is it hard on the body yes
is it difficult yes
but its not a sport
893160007 1 year ago
@893160007 And that's why it's called a MOTORsport :)
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
and motorsports aren't sports
893160007 1 year ago
@893160007 So is "Horse racing" a sport? Is Golf a sport? Tell me what "defines a sport". Talent/Ability, strength, smarts? Or does it have to have a stick and or a ball to be called a true sport? I'm curious to here your thoughts.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
horse racing is not a sport the jockey is not putting his physical energy into completing the race golf is because a golfer does
i believe a sport is where an athlete has to use his own energy as an output force in some form of physical activity
893160007 1 year ago
@893160007 I will respectfully disagree. To an extent. However I respect your opinion and thank you for sharing it.
kasey9fan 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
whatever pal,
driving around 500 times is not a sport, its a waste of atoms and molecules.
would are forefathers support this crap?
dennisrayso 1 year ago
@kasey9fan It's not a sport. Nascar doesnt involve in real activity other than pressing on the gas pedal and turning left.
derrickdlr 1 year ago
@kasey9fan
So your logic is that because we can't beat Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR is a sport?
I have no choice but to concede the argument.
tpacemaker2 1 year ago
@kasey9fan Yeah, turning left a million times.....that's challenging!!!
musicman9982007 1 year ago