He was breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. Hung throttles are believed to have caused both of those accidents, although that never has been proved. The sanctioning body reportedly tested a soft-wall material at NHIS before the Winston Cup series returned there for its second race Sept. 17. I think a lot of fans have the concept that if you just strap a bunch of mattresses on the outside and inside walls, you've fixed it. It's not that simple.
Every racetrack is distinctly different.
Gossage said the HANS Device is available and affordable and makes sense. I think that's far more important than this soft-wall technology. Fort Worth's David Starr, who finished 12th in Friday's race, said he and Roper had become good friends over the past three years. He was a real help to me. He had a big future in front of him.