For those wondering why there are not SAFER barriers everywhere, #NASCAR explained it today:

John Darby told reporters on a conference call:


           "Our safety initiatives, which were really, really up scaled back in the early 2000s, and have continued to evolve since that day, encompass a good part of working with a lot of very smart people across the country.
            And we have a very strong association with the University of Nebraska and the Department of Safety from the transportation side, and a lot of people that eat and sleep this stuff.  And it's like anything else; we had to walk before we could run, and we have been running pretty hard for the last ten years, and I think it's fair.
            And in doing that, all of the venues are evaluated and looked at, at least annually.  And if there's troubled areas in a particular venue, then a recommendation is made to see if it can be addressed or a better situation evolved into.
            Now, the part of the wall that Denny his in California, obviously that wall has been there since the racetrack was built.  But one of the points that they look at is frequency of impacts are, and where the more prevalent points ofimpact are, and those are addressed first.
            Now, as we go to each racetrack and that same evaluation happens, there's a constant growth of SAFER barriers and closing gates and redesigning gates and wheel fences and the whole project.
            But it's, like I said, it's an evolution.  In light of Denny's accident, I'm sure that there will be more investigations done in that area of the racetrack.  I also feel very positive about the fact that if a recommendation is made, that the Speedway will be very proactive in helping getting that resolved.''
 

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