Adam and Jeff tackle a question that has troubled experts and scholars for decades…are race car drivers athletes?
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Reference Links
Donovan McNabb Says Drivers Aren’t Athletes
Jimmie Johnson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson#Career_achievements
No Physical Conditioning Required?
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/255199-nascar-not-a-sport-but-good-competition
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/34488-once-and-for-all-why-nascar-is-a-sport
https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19299943/how-much-do-race-car-drivers-sweat/
Drafting and the Slingshot
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-drafting.htm
Top 10 Last Laps In NASCAR History
The Last Lap of the 1979 Daytona 500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mucSyo9yLLQ
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