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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...iver-killed-raises-nascar-questions/13862327/
"Without suggesting any blame here, I think most people agree the days when drivers stand on a racetrack during a live race have to go," said Zak Brown, founder of Just Marketing, which has represented sponsors in NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One. "It's happened for years in every form of motorsport globally and that practice has to stop."
During ESPN's prerace broadcast Sunday, analyst and former crew chief Andy Petree said Ward's death would be "a watershed moment for racing in general. Even if there's rule changes or procedure changes going forward, it's going to be something every race car driver will think about it. The impact of this tragic event is going to be felt from here forward. I think you'll see a lot of changes."
The review of such policies could transcend sprint car racing, too. In Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen, J.J. Yeley walked to the edge of oncoming traffic under a yellow flag so he could gesture at Trevor Bayne.
"Without suggesting any blame here, I think most people agree the days when drivers stand on a racetrack during a live race have to go," said Zak Brown, founder of Just Marketing, which has represented sponsors in NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One. "It's happened for years in every form of motorsport globally and that practice has to stop."
During ESPN's prerace broadcast Sunday, analyst and former crew chief Andy Petree said Ward's death would be "a watershed moment for racing in general. Even if there's rule changes or procedure changes going forward, it's going to be something every race car driver will think about it. The impact of this tragic event is going to be felt from here forward. I think you'll see a lot of changes."
The review of such policies could transcend sprint car racing, too. In Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen, J.J. Yeley walked to the edge of oncoming traffic under a yellow flag so he could gesture at Trevor Bayne.