Another Poll Needs Your Vote

The people who bring you this fine fantasy Web site did not watch the Espys on Tuesday night.
But that's OK; Golden Tate watched enough of it for all of us.
The young Seattle Seahawks receiver was watching the ESPN award show and saw the nominees for Best Male Athlete. In addition to eventual winner Dirk Nowitzki, the nominees included an old friend of ours: Jimmie Johnson.
Tate responded the way lots of people respond to such news these days. He sent out a message on Twitter:

"Jimmy Johnson up for best athlete???? Um nooo .. Driving a car does not show athleticism"

Of course, Tate later erased that message from his Twitter page. (That's one of the real drawbacks of Twitter. It's too easy to say something and then pretend later that you didn't say it.) But it drew attention to an age-old question: Are NASCAR drivers really athletes?
The Internet took the story and ran with it. They even set up a poll asking its fans whether Tate was right. As of 8 p.m. Thursday night, we NASCAR fans were losing. That's why we need you, the Internet, to come to the defense of Johnson and all his fellow NASCAR drivers. If it's not too late, visit that poll, and see if we can't turn it around.
As for Mr. Tate and his comparison of athletes, we can offer this from a fantasy perspective. As of Thursday, Jimmie Johnson is sixth in Yahoo fantasy points among Sprint Cup drivers. Last season, Tate ranked 120th in ESPN fantasy points among wide receivers.
So we've got this going for us; Johnson is a better fantasy athlete than Tate.
Oh, and once you're down turning that poll around, don't forget to vote in the polls for the People's Pitstop lineup. We need to set our lineup on Thursday night, so please vote now.
We'll be back with the results.