[KC]

I did not see the race and have no idea what or who caused the collision that sent Ward Burton's car into the RYR pit stall injuring three crewmen and a NASCAR official. I know a lot of other series have adopted safety helmet rules for the crew memebers. I think it could help. It won't protect a crewman from getting killed from the impact of a race car, but I think it is small price to pay in inconvenience to maybe save a life. Bell supplied special helmets to CART teams with oversize eye openings to provide the crewmen with as much peripheral vision as possible. I think NASCAR will make the right choice on this and quickly.

During the RPM2Night broadcast you could see how the drievrs, Jeff Gordon, Ward Burton, Jeff Burton, and Ricky Rudd, were struggling to deal with the fact and each urged their crew memebers to wear some sort of head protection.

I hope everyone comes out OK and is back at the track as soon as possible.