SAFER barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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energy-absorbing barrier system motorsport safety feature

SAFER barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are energy-absorbing wall systems designed to reduce impact forces and improve driver safety during high-speed NASCAR and IndyCar events.

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Surface form	Occurrences
SAFER barriers at Daytona International Speedway	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	energy-absorbing barrier system ⓘ motorsport safety feature ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent cars from rebounding violently back into traffic ⓘ spread impact loads over a longer time ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	IndyCar racing NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Cup Series racing NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Truck Series racing NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Xfinity Series racing NERFINISHED ⓘ open-wheel racing ⓘ stock car racing ⓘ
associatedWith	IndyCar Series NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	foam blocks ⓘ steel tubes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedTo	absorb kinetic energy ⓘ improve driver safety ⓘ reduce impact forces during crashes ⓘ
developedBy	Indy Racing League NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Nebraska–Lincoln Midwest Roadside Safety Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineeringPrinciple	energy dissipation through controlled deformation ⓘ
environment	high-speed superspeedway ⓘ
influenced	adoption of SAFER barriers at other oval tracks ⓘ
installedFor	driver protection ⓘ spectator safety enhancement ⓘ
installedOn	perimeter of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval track ⓘ
introducedForEventType	Brickyard 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Indianapolis Motor Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ Speedway, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	foam ⓘ steel ⓘ
mountedOn	concrete retaining walls ⓘ
operatedDuring	racing events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ
purpose	mitigate head and chest deceleration for drivers ⓘ reduce car damage in high-speed impacts ⓘ
regardedAs	major safety innovation in oval racing ⓘ
relatedTo	motorsport safety regulations ⓘ track infrastructure at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ
safetyCategory	passive safety system ⓘ
safetyStandardFor	major events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ
testedBy	crash testing programs at University of Nebraska–Lincoln ⓘ
usedOn	corners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval ⓘ oval track outside walls ⓘ selected inside walls at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ

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Brickyard 400 → safetyFeatures → SAFER barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ

The Great American Race → safetyFeatures → SAFER barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ

this entity surface form: SAFER barriers at Daytona International Speedway