NASCAR’s 20 Coolest Pit Crew Helmets

Safety innovations and improvements have been the watchwords for NASCAR since the time of its inception. In recent years, however, such safety concerns have become paramount. Drivers are now encircled in carbon-fiber fitted seats, wear thickly padded helmets and fire-resistent suits, helmets, and gloves, and drive in the safest car design ever—the "Car of Today." Watching replays of crashes these past few years by Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, and many others bear this fact out. But those who seemingly take the most risk are those crew members who go "over-the-wall" at every pit stop. With pit road being such a chaotic place—with cars shooting by between 35-65 mph or higher, and sliding to stops in and pee...

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