Jimmie Johnson more than deserving of athlete of the year
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009espn.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quite a few of you seem bothered that Jimmie Johnson was named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Some of you seemed to be offended that a person who drives a stock car better than anybody on the planet should be compared to athletes in other sports.
Or should be considered an athlete at all.
Some say NASCAR isn’t even a sport.
This has been debated for a century. The AP vote should put an end to it. It’s there in black and white for the world to finally see: A NASCAR…
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