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Putting this in perspective, the last fatality on an oval was Justin Wilson at Pocono in 2015 and that was a freak accident. Otherwise, it was Dan Wheldon in 2011 at Las Vegas.
Since then pack racing, which was a feature of IRL oval races and a contributory factor in Wheldon's accident has been eliminated. There has been the introduction of Safer Barrier. The DW 12/IR 18 has a much stronger chassis than its predecessor; both Wickens' accident at Pocono and Scott Dixon's accident at the 500 in 2017 are testament to that and, as has been mentioned, there has been the introduction of the Aeroscreen.
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