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NHRA determined to bolster driver safety in wake of Kalitta's death

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 17, 2008

KENT, Wash. -- Seven years ago, NASCAR reached a point that death became intolerable. Whatever had to be done to stop it would be done. Everyone in the sport came together for that one purpose. Hopefully, that's where the NHRA is today. Two deaths in 15 months, and one serious injury that almost claimed the sport's biggest star, have changed the perspective of everyone who competes in professional drag racing. It took the death of legend Dale Earnhardt for NASCAR to make dramatic safety chan ...

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