  == 1955 Was A Bad year For Auto Racing == Today, Auto Racing in my mind is much safer than 1955. in that year, there were no safe walls,no Hans device, no head restrictors to save a drivers life. 1955 featured at least one fatal important crash in 4 separate days, of course it claimed the lives of James Dean and Bill Vukovich, it also took the lives of other drivers at Langhorne Speedway, and that infamous day at Le Mans in 1955. I'm so glad Auto racing is much safer, better and more excitement than that bad year in 1955.  