We learn every time. And every safety improvement has saved countless lives. Mandatory anything, I think I'd leave to drivers. If you made even one major modification mandatory for 17 you'd be starting the year with less than half the cars racing now.

You know the story, You do it knowing the risk and that up to the ultimate price. This is not to say however some changes or improvements can't be made.

I remember Tony Beaber racing in the late 90s early 2000s with hoops over the cockpit. That car raced until about four years ago at eldora. It was one of the most overbuilt sprinters I ever seen and we used to joke the reason Him and Link ran so well at the always slick in the 90s early 00s Burg was because they weighed 400pds more than the rest of the cars.