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 ma… ...

And the minds behind the HANS weren't making the slightest profit—they lost money on each device sold. It took a fatal crash on the big stage to wake the industry up to the HANS—the crash in 2001.

The HANS device—or Head and Neck Support device—has revolutionized motorsport safety since it was first designed in the 1980s. This one simple piece of equipment has managed to reduce ...

How the HANS Device Flipped the Script on the Safety Narrative in 2000 NASCAR 75: No. 53 in a series of 75 stories that helped define the first three quarters of a century of NASCAR. By Jonathan ...

More than 130,000 HANS Devices have been sold since commercial production began in 1990. But as with many "overnight" sensations, years of work went into making the HANS Device a success.

The HANS (Head and Neck Support) device, which protects the head and neck during sudden, violent stops, was optional back in 2001 and Earnhardt was not wearing one when he crashed.

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 ...

Jim Downing and Paul Newman were some of the first drivers to use the HANS Device in 1986 and 1988, and according to Pegasus Auto Racing, the device out-performed air bags by the end of the 1990s.

The aftermath of this incident led NASCAR to mandate the use of the HANS device across its top three racing series on October 17, 2001. This decision signified a significant step forward in ...

ELBURN, Ill. -- This year's Daytona 500 marked the somber 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death. That dark day, Feb. 18, 2001, ultimately led NASCAR ...

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… ...

The HANS device, short for the Head and Neck Support, has been the buzz word since Dale Earnhardt was killed in a wreck in the Daytona 500 on Sunday.