Video: Why Fontana wasn’t as dangerous as ‘Pack Racing’ in the past

In this video Derek Daly explains the current IndyCar back in 2012 when it was launched. Towards the end of the video explains why pack racing is much safer for IndyCars now than it was back in 2011 when Dan Wheldon was killed in Las Vegas. Bottom line, the cars still need canopies to be really safe in pack racing situations, but as Daly explains, the underbody of the current car sticks out of the sides of the cars to minimize side tire-to-tire contact and wheel interlocking, and they have Butt Bumpers to prevent cars from riding up and over another from behind. To compare Fontana 2015 to Las Vegas 2011 is an injustice to what a great race Fontana was and what a great job the drivers did.