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Benson
Applauds New Wall Technology At Indy
#10 Valvoline Pontiac driver
Johnny Benson applauds the decision to install energy
absorbing walls in all four corners of the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. The Speedway made the announcement today at
a news conference in Indianapolis. The walls, developed with
researchers at the University of Nebraska, are
designed to limit the force of impact when drivers crash.
The installation comes just before practice begins for the
Indianapolis 500 and
in time for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' Brickyard 400 on
Aug. 4. Benson
finished third at Indy in 2001. The 7-year veteran also
looks at the new
technology not just from the driver's perspective but from a
track owner's
perspective as well. Benson is partial owner of Berlin
Speedway in Marne, Mich. Benson said he hopes someday
this new technology can be applied to his high speed
half-mile track as well as all tracks across the country.
Benson On The New Wall Technology:
"This is about the best news we have heard. It's great that
Indianapolis has
taken us to the next step in safety. As a driver I'm glad
NASCAR is right there
supporting them. This will help driver safety now and even
more so in the
future as more tracks use this technology. I've been lucky
and never hit the
wall at Indy, but it's a great place for this technology to
be introduced. Sure
you can hit the wall extremely hard there, but its also a
high profile race
track and hopefully it will influence other tracks to do the
same thing with the new wall system.
"This should have ramifications across the country and
around the world. I think at some point every race track in
the country if not the world will go to something like this.
I know some short tracks around the country have used a
form of softer walls in the past like Styrofoam. It hadn't
worked out or it was
really time consuming to clean up. Maybe this will give them
something to look
at. I'm sure cost is a factor but as this technology becomes
more and more
available in the future I think the cost will go down and we
will be able to afford installing it at most places. I think
everyone will look at this.
"NASCAR is going in the right direction. Between the head
and neck systems, the data recorders in the cars and this
new system, NASCAR racing has taken
steps to toward safety that will also pay dividends in the
future. You can never make this sport totally safe but we
should work to make it safe as possible and what they
announced today is fantastic."
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