NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was swept into a Twitter feud this week because of his inclusion as a nominee for Male Athlete Of The Year at the ESPY Awards. Seahawks receiver Golden Tate posted on his account, @ShowtimeTate, "Jimmy johnson up for best athlete???? Um nooo .. Driving a car does not show athleticism." He continued to tweak Johnson, angering NASCAR fans. Tate later posted, "12th man get these rednecks off me." Johnson mostly laughed off the barbs Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and invited Tate to the track to learn more about NASCAR. "I think it's easy to make a comment when you don't know," Johnson said. "In a lot of situations, people haven't been to a race or been close enough to our sport to understand what takes place here."