Not long ago, in one of NASCAR’s most electrifying moments, fans watched in collective disbelief as a car pirouetted through the air at Daytona, defying gravity in a spectacle nobody hoped to see repeated. That was Ryan Preece’s second Daytona flip, a scene that was raw and unsettling, prompting a flurry of backstage innovation and calls for heightened safety. Daytona, where racing becomes both art and unpredictability, has seen its share of airborne incidents, pressing officials and engineers toward ever-smarter countermeasures. A new attempt is in the works to control that unpredictability.

For NASCAR, each flip isn’t just a viral highlight; it’s a rallying cry to forecast what’s next in superspeedway safety. As teams gear up for the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400, the focus quietly shift

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