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.

On Tuesday, the motorsports community learned of the passing of Dr. Robert Hubbard, inventor of the HANS (Head and Neck Support) device. He was 75 years old. An official statement was released which ...

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 last Sunday. The U-shaped device is designed to protect ...

Robert Hubbard, the engineer who worked alongside brother-in-law and IMSA racer Jim Downing to create the HANS device, died on Tuesday. He was 75. By the 1980s, Downing and Hubbard had reached the ...

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 ...

Dr. Robert Hubbard, co-inventor of the life-saving Head And Neck Safety device that revolutionized motorsports safety, has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 75. Hubbard's ...

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Several former NASCAR Cup drivers balked when the sanctioning body first suggested use of the HANS head-and-neck restraint device prior to the start of the 2001 season. Initially, it was supposed to ...

It stands for Head and Neck Support, and the HANS device is a vital piece of safety gear every race car driver should be using. The Motorsport Safety Foundation has put together a video showing ...

A nondescript, modest brick building sits just north of the Clairmont Road bridge over Peachtree Road in Chamblee. An awning in a brown hue arches over the front entrance and reads “Downing Atlanta.” ...

As we near the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's passing, an event some are recalling with tears and others with resignation, the fatal wreck itself is coming under a new wave of scrutiny. And ...

CHARLOTTE – Austin Theriault’s HANS device broke during his violent collision with an unprotected wall at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski confirmed Tuesday. “We learned that we know a lot ...