Hutchens device

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The Hutchens device is a device for protecting race car drivers in the event of an accident by controlling head movement, reducing head and neck injuries due to whiplash. It consists of a series of straps, attached to the helmet and connected across the chest and at the waist, depending on the lap belt for anchoring. The device was developed beginning in 2000.

From 2001 until 2005 NASCAR mandated that drivers use either the Hutchens device or the HANS device. Beginning in 2005 the Hutchens device was no longer sanctioned as an acceptable restraint device. In local short track racing however, due to the cost of the HANS device, the Hutchens remains in heavy usage.

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[Hutchens device]
[NASCAR mandates HANS instead of Hutchens device]
[Hutchens device installation, with pictures]

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