It is the most poignant touch to the legacy of a racing icon, who likely would have cursed if someone had demanded that he strap one of those newfangled gizmos over his head. Dale Earnhardt, the man ...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort. Safety in the racing industry—it'll ...

After IMSA racer Jim Downing lost a close friend of his to a basilar skull fracture sustained in a crash, he knew motorsport needed to change. So, he teamed up with his brother-in-law, the late Dr.

Fewer than 10 percent of NASCAR drivers at Daytona International Speedway this week are using the revolutionary HANS head-restraint system despite scientific proof that the device prevents the sort of ...

EAST LANSING, MI (WLNS) – The Daytona 500 is kicking off the NASCAR season this weekend. Dr. Bob Hubbard, a former professor of bio-mechanics at Michigan State co-invented a lifesaving safety ...

Increased safety dominated conversation in days leading to Sunday’s Dura-Lube 400 at North Carolina Speedway at Rockingham, N.C., but many of the NASCAR drivers calling for it still weren’t willing to ...

In the thrilling world of NASCAR, speed and competition are the lifeblood of the sport, but so is safety. The HANS device, an acronym for Head and Neck Support device, has revolutionized the safety ...

HANS (Head and Neck Support) Performance Products is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first time its now-mainstream HANS Device was used in racing competition. Dr. Robert Hubbard invented the ...

NASCAR changed its position on head and neck restraints for its drivers Wednesday from a recommendation to a mandate. Starting with this weekend’s Winston Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR ...

The HANS (Head And Neck Support) device is nowadays regarded as a “sine qua non” piece of safety equipment in all major motor racing series worldwide. Everyone from Formula One to Indy Car, NASCAR, A1 ...

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Dr. Robert Hubbard, the co-inventor of the Head and Neck Support Device (HANS), died Tuesday. A former professor in biomechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Hubbard created the HANS ...