INDIANAPOLIS -- The United States Auto Club used the forum of the annual Performance Racing Industry Show to launch a series of new initiatives to improve safety and logistics for competitors.
USAC's TracSafe package is a system of lights mounted on the dash and the rear of the car linked into the timing and scoring system that will speed up the process of indicating when a caution flag is displayed for an accident or other hazard on the track.
TracSafe will be utilized in USAC's Sprint Car, Silver Crown and Midget series.
As soon as timing and scoring indicates a caution, a yellow light will immediately illuminate on every car's dash, which could be several seconds sooner than when the driver would see a caution flag displayed at the start line or a marshall's stand.