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Ryan Preece, who is single-handedly responsible for the removal of the backstretch grass at Daytona International Speedway, has a blunt message for Stephen A. Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Shut up and steer!<\/p>\n

OK, I’m paraphrasing, but I assume Preece at least thought <\/i>that.<\/p>\n

For those who missed it, Stephen A. sent the NASCAR<\/a> world into a frenzy this week when he said NASCAR drivers aren’t athletes. It’s not a new debate, by the way, but Stephen A. brought it back to the surface, and it went … poorly.<\/p>\n

The conversation all took place on his SiriusXM podcast, and it turned to NASCAR (and golf) during a debate about where LeBron James ranks as one of the greatest athletes ever in terms of longevity.<\/p>\n

Weird that Stephen A. was talking about LeBron. He almost never mentions him!<\/p>\n

Anyway, a caller suggested Richard Petty deserves to be on that list, and the “First Take”<\/a> host LOST it.<\/p>\n

“Come on, man. That don\u2019t count. You driving a car!” Smith said. “I\u2019m being honest, it\u2019s 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. A golfer is not an athlete. A NASCAR driver is not an athlete.”<\/p>\n

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa Nellie! <\/i>Tell us how you really feel, Stephen A. Smith! Goodness gracious. Such a random rant from someone who I can promise you hasn’t watched one second of a NASCAR race in … maybe ever? Seriously.<\/p>\n

What are the odds that Stephen A. has ever watched a single lap? Not great. I’d venture to say that he can’t name a single driver outside of Bubba Wallace. Maybe Tyler Reddick, but only <\/i>because he drives for Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n

But outside of that? No shot. Just a ridiculous thing to say, which makes sense given it’s Stephen A. Smith.<\/p>\n

Now, back to Ryan Preece …<\/p>\n

For those who don’t recall, Preece went for an insane ride a few years back at Daytona. The wreck was so brutal, the speedway actually removed the grass from the backstretch to hopefully keep the car on the ground in the future.<\/p>\n

Take a look:<\/p>\n

Yeah, you just don’t see stock cars do that nowadays. Certainly not like we used to. It’s rare that they even flip anymore, much less do it a billion times. Wild.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Preece was asked about Stephen A. Saturday afternoon at Talladega, and didn’t mince words:<\/p>\n

“I’d love for him to go tumbling 13 times, have black eyes, and show up next week doing what you gotta do.”<\/p>\n

Amen, brother! Get him! Don’t let Stephen A. get away with that nonsense. Like I said, the guy is full of crap. Like Ryan said, he says things just to say them. Just to get a rise out of folks.<\/p>\n

Obviously, it worked. I’m writing about it on a Saturday in April during the NFL Draft. Well done, Stephen A.<\/p>\n

Can’t wait to see you on the track soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/nascar-driver-left-bloodied-horrifying-daytona-crash-harsh-words-stephen-smith <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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