Truly, I am baffled as to why, in 2015, ALL the Nascar race tracks did not already have these safety barriers.
NASCAR race tracks in the past claimed in the past that it is too expensive to add safer barriers more parts of the track. NASCAR Drivers did call the race tracks on the carpet for not adding more safer barriers race tracks in the past before Kyle's injury such as Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon.
Jeff Gordon last year asked Charlotte Motor speedway about the the area the track he hit during the all star race not having a safer barrier. Jeff was told that area didn't because of cost. The hit Jeff took with the safer barrier was a reason why Jeff's back got so back that he couldn't practice for the Coca Cola 600 last year.
The other thing is this is typical NASCAR for safety. NASCAR has a history of being slow for safety even when the stuff for making racing safer is available for other racing series or for investing money for safety before someone gets hurt or killed.
A good example of being slow for safety is the the fact racing series outside of NASCAR actually have head and neck restraints way before Dale Earnhardt Sr. died at the 2001 Daytona and the 3 NASCAR that died in 2000 for that matter. NASCAR at the time didn't have head and neck restraints mandated. NASCAR Driver's didn't use the restraint before Dale's death because of it being uncomfortable, more restrictive and fearing that it would cause more injuries and problems than it prevented. Dale Earnhardt compared it to a noose even.
That meant NASCAR and the teams were slowing making the restraints fit of perfecting the fit for many years. Dale Sr. himself was offered a head and neck restraint by Richard Childress Racing for the 2001 Daytona 500 for testing purposes and turned it down.
Another good example is the media in the past falsely claiming NASCAR was responsible for starting safer barriers and changed safety in race on the race track when it wasn't the case.
Indycar back in 1998 used their own money for starting development into Safer Barriers at the time and NASCAR decided not to do the same before Dale Sr.'s death. NASCAR even in 1998 had more money than Indycar did. The thing also with the Safer Barriers was Dale Sr. actually liked the fact Safer Barriers was being in development, but NASCAR didn't help Indycar for costs despite the voice Dale Earnhardt Sr. had in the garage at the time with Bill France Jr. usually listening to him.
Indy Car also was responsible for the responsible the precursor of the safer Barrier also called the PEDS Barrier. The PEDS Barrier had flaws and Indy Car spent more of its money to perfect the safer barrier. Indianapolis Motor speedway got safer barriers before rest of the tracks did as a result of NASCAR not investing money in Safer Barriers sooner for development and research. The Safer Barrier for IMS was installed in 2002.
