Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Definitely. This was just one of those deals where Dan hit the wall/fence at just the right angle that nothing would have saved him.

If we roll back safety advancements in racing 15 years or so we probably would have lost a handful of drivers this weekend. Not only at Vegas in the Indy Car race, but Jimmie Johnson's impact at Charlotte could very well have been fatal pre-HANS device.

We just take all of the safety advancements for granted until something like this happens.