Jimmie Johnson: NASCAR's safety gains could help other sports - www.roanoke.com

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson says other sports should consider some of the safety advances that NASCAR has implemented in recent years.

In the decade since Dale Earnhardt's death at Daytona, many tracks have installed impact-absorbing SAFER barriers along their concrete walls. New helmets and restraint systems been introduced, and the car itself has been redesigned to better handle high-speed crashes.