Dan Wheldon Crash Video: Is Oval Track Really to Blame for Fatal Crash?

Dan Wheldon's tragic passing has everyone wondering what could have been done to prevent the fatal crash from happening in the first place. There will certainly be changes to make IndyCar racing safer, but Jimmie Johnson's suggestion to have IndyCar to stop racing on ovals is the best preventative step IndyCar could hope to take.IndyCar is not NASCAR. That isn't to say it cannot be exciting and taking away the oval course wouldn't dumb the sport down. A road course is just as enjoyable as the oval course and if it helps promote safety and can save someone's life, ridding the sport of ovals is a no brainer.Johnson had this to say on the topic, "I wouldn't run them on ovals. There's just no need to. Those cars are fantastic for street circui...

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