Dale Earnhardt Jr Gives His Backing to NASCAR Solution Called “Dumb” By Hendrick Motorsports Star Kyle Larson

The Next-Gen car hits have become a primary concern in the NASCAR Cup Series. And after 2 drivers suffered the consequences of the car, many others started revolting against the lack of safety in the car. Fortunately, NASCAR came out with a suggestion for all drivers to minimize the risks. But that got more hate than praise. Especially from Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and more!

However, Dale Earnhardt Jr. came to their rescue!

NASCAR recommended drivers put their heads pinned up against the headrest in the event of a crash at speeds of 180mph or more. But of course, when a driver is practically launched into a wall at over a hundred and eighty miles per hour, putting their head on the back isn’t the first thought. Moreover, is it even effective? At all? Doesn’t seem so, because Kyle Larson straight up said, “That’s dumb.”

He explained, “The car should be able to withstand the impact and your headrest should be soft enough to absorb it without getting a concussion.”

Fellow driver, Chase Briscoe, agrees with the 2021 Cup Series Champion on this. He declared NASCAR’s solution to be “nearly impossible,” in the event of an actual crash. If that wasn’t enough reason to prove the ineffectiveness of the solution, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver explained that there’s it’s not even sure to work. He added, “By bracing, you get into that cocoon position that gets you away from everything that’s dangerous around you.”

“It’s going to be really hard to brace for that in a way that it shows in the data that’s better.”

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Although, NASCAR is the only one who can really fix the mess they created with the Next-Gen car. But, the community’s favorite person, Dale Jr. had some suggestions from his experience racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives Kyle Larson a more effective solution than NASCAR

Now, although Larson had some harsh words, Junior actually has some suggestions to help the drivers.

He said, “When I was racing earlier in my career, I wanted to be able to move my head around, look left and look right and you need a little room between your headrest on each side.”, “There was a good gap there, you could put your hand in there. And I learned that was a massive problem, in terms of head injuries, and how it takes crashes.”

Naturally, more gaps mean more room for the head to bounce around and hurt, “If you’re leaning your head against the right side of your headrest and you hit the wall on the driver’s side, your head goes flying at a high rate of speed into the headrest on the left. There an impact with the wall, there’s an impact to your head.”,

But what will make everything better is reducing that gap, “Make that area between your helmet and the padding as little as possible. Literally, it should be touching.”, “So when you crash, your helmet is in the padding.”

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Do you think these could actually help the drivers out? Let us know in the comments.