I believe a HANS device is no longer mandatory in USAC competition.
USAC Rulebook (
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2012 USAC Rule Book
Sprint Car Series
323 Safety / Equipment
A. 7. A SFI approved head and neck restraint system is highly suggested.
Hopefully all the local tracks do not schedule sprint races against this event. From the schedules that have already been released Gas City is closed that weekend and Lawrenceburg will be running late models.