NASCAR greats sound off on Stephen A Smith's take that drivers are not athletes

Stephen A. Smith did not make many friends in NASCAR circles when he labeled drivers as non-athletes.

"Come on, man. That don’t count. You driving a car!" Smith said last month on his SiriusXM show. "I’m being honest. It’s a great sport. But come on, bro. Getting behind the wheel of a car is not the same.

"You can be behind the wheel of a car in your 60s and 70s for crying out loud."

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Well, Kyle Larson and Jeff Gordon caught wind of what Smith had to say...