Head-and-neck restraints and soft walls top list of NASCAR's biggest safety improvements

Eight of the 12 contributors said HANS devices were the top safety enhancement. The first thing that comes to my mind is the HANS device,” said Edsel Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford and a longtime executive of the family's motor company. It sparked a revolution in safety and eventually led to NASCAR mandating that all drivers had to wear one.

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