It's just too bad that Helton and Bill France Jr. don't realize that right now. It's a driver's prerogative, after all, as to whether he wants to be safe and comfortable. But it's also a governing body's duty to protect its resources. In 1994, Formula One star Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash. There hasn't been a Formula One death since the redesign.
Some people chalk that up to a statistical anomaly.
Those people are wrong. Two deaths in nine months is a statistical anomaly. Four is tragic, and an indication that something needs to be done. Earnhardt had a fractured skull from the front to the back of the brain. Think about that.