Ron Capps explains how his safety gear compares to what drivers wear in other series. 

Cody Ware believes he’ll be given the all-clear to race this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway after a vicious crash Sunday in Texas.Ware was treated and released from the Texas Motor Speedway infield care center with no broken bones or a concussion, but has been dealing with discomfort in his left...

The NTT IndyCar Series has another safety development in the works with a redesigned cockpit head surround coming in 2023. The piece, which is made from carbon fiber and foam, will incorporate lessons taken from crashes encountered during the aeroscreen era, which began in 2020, where some drivers have been...

The first HANS device worn in competition at Daytona 35 years ago highlights a new safety exhibit at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway. The exhibit opens on the 20th anniversary of the first full seasons when CART IndyCar and NASCAR...

Ryan Newman doesn’t believe that people remember Dale Earnhardt for the way he died 20 years ago today. But there is no denying that a big part of Earnhardt’s legacy and impact on the sport is what has happened in the two decades since his fatal crash on the last...

If you're a race fan that likes to read then Christmas of 2019 is a smorgasbord of words and pictures.No less than 10 new books on Indy cars, Formula 1, sprints, motorcycles, safety and stars from days gone by are available, and can still be delivered before December 25.When he...

Stand 21’s top-of-the-line Front Head Restraint is worn by several current Formula 1 drivers, and its Club Series 3 is ideal for amateur racers at a price that’s right.Photo: Stand 21Like the crash helmets, seatbelts and fire-retardant race suits that came before, the head and neck restraint has become de...

Stand 21’s top-of-the-line Front Head Restraint is worn by several current Formula 1 drivers, and its Club Series 3 is ideal for amateur racers at a price that’s right.Like the crash helmets, seat belts and fire-retardant race suits that came before, the head and neck restraint has become de rigueur...

The man who helped create one of the biggest breakthroughs in auto racing safety has died.Dr. Robert Hubbard, who along with partner Jim Downing invented the HANS Device in the 1980s, should be remembered for his persistence as much as his expertise in getting racers to embrace his godsend for...

Two hundred and twenty-seven miles per hour. 227 mph. That's the speed Sebastien Bourdais was traveling when the nose of his Indy car damn near went head-on into the Turn 2 wall at Indianapolis.The impact recorders in the Frenchman's car said the violence of the crash peaked at 100Gs. Fractures...