Making IndyCar Racing Safer

In response to the tragic death of Dan Wheldon, IndyCar Series officials are considering major safety changes for next year's races.

• Strict no-passing rule
• Add fuel tank to cars so drivers no longer have to sit in pool of methanol
• New rule limiting pileups to 14 cars
• Improve soft-wall safety measures by replacing all track walls with four-deep line of fans holding hands
• Requiring paramedic to sit on the back of each car
• Stop racing on those crowded 1/16th-mile ovals
• 9-foot-thick helmets
• Perhaps put an end to the $5 million bonus for creating unbelievably dangerous situations