[Roccus]

Jr. had scant chance of winning the championship this year anyway. I wonder if this claim of concussion might be more damage control to explain his remarks after Talladega. He was far from carrying the company line and NASCAR doesn't take well to being dissed. Remember what happened to JJ and Knaus after he (Knaus) gave them the verbal finger last fall at ‘dega.

That being said, I do hope Jr. is OK.

[alancarp]

Ah gotcha - I missed that bit. That said, I’ll bet the brass aren’t happy at all about this announcement. Wonder when we’ll hear from Jr. himself.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I’m inclined to believe it. While the HANS Device and other similar head-and-neck restraints do an admirable job of preventing neck injuries and basilar skull fractures, they put drivers at greater risk for closed-head injuries. Even though the head stops moving, the brain still moves inside the skull.