Till the last few years NASCAR was heavily criticized for its low safety precautions. In all other racing series the safety measures were mandatory while in NASCAR many of them were only optional. After the death of one of the most popular dirvers Dale Earnhardt in 2001 on the last lap of Daytona 500 safety became a priority. With the help of new technologies engineers are trying to make this even as safe as possible and nevertheless thrilling as it has always been. There were many changes make as we start from the seats and continue through the seat belts, roof flaps. After the year 2000 most of the tracks changed their walls with softer materials instead of concrete. There are many speed restrictions on the different areas of the track as well.
   At nowa days the safety in NASCAR has walked a long way since the first green flag was dropped. Still NASCAR racing is not among the safest car racec. After all they are spending a lot of time, money and resources to maintain comparatively high level of safety.