Earnhardt Flips in Nationwide Race

Im sure they did think that.. but it wasnt so much Sr's car that let him down as it was just plain physics.. 190mph to stop instantly = bad things.. Another example of tragedy bringing about change in the rules and designs to promote safety.. safer barriers and head and neck restraints were in talks for a while before that day, and people thought it was not needed.. took 3 drivers to get killed in less than a year, the last being Earnhardt Sr.. to finally prove the changes were needed... The drivers walk away from very scarey wrecks because of it... That was a wild ride Jr took, glad he walked away... and awsome job comming in 2nd in the 500... Think this might be a good year for him...

A huge turning point in the safety changes they were trying to bring in was Sr.'s death. He was extremely against the hans device, because he figured that it would be the death of him. He once referred to the Hans Device as "That damned noose".

His death was extremely graphic with the g's he pulled hitting the wall literally sucking 3/4's of the blood in his body out.

It took Sr.'s death for everyone who was on the fence about the device to wear one.