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...Seat belt designer Joe Simpson, who resigned from Simpson Performance Products after Earnhardt?s crash, held his own press conference after NASCAR?s, blaming the driver?s crew for improperly installing the belt. Safety expert Raddin shrugged off that allegation, noting that the belt could not have been installed differently and still fit the seat...
...NASCAR President Mike Helton said that NASCAR was more interested in improving safety in the future than in assessing blame for Earnhardt?s death. Some of the new safety measures planned include...
...full-time medical director who will act as a liaison with local doctors. Currently, NASCAR relies on each racetrack to provide its own physician...
...Placing "black box" crash data recorders in cars. Although Formula One and Indy cars are already outfitted with the technology, NASCAR had banned the boxes for fear crews would use the telemetry data to increase speed during races...
...NASCAR president Helton insists his association has recruited more (and more qualified) people to catch black box cheaters. Helton hopes recent advances will mean crews never handle the boxes at all - and are never tempted to use the data to enhance a car?s performance...