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The development of the head and neck restraint device now know as the “Hutchens Device” was started in mid 2000 by Restraint System Engineer Trevor Ashline. The device was conceived as an alternative to the head and neck restraints that were already on the market. A number of iterations were tested over a 6 month development period at Autoliv North America as a part of a comprehensive restraint system program being run by the company. The current design had validation tests run in January of 2001. Through a mutual friend, an explanation of the benefits of the device was also made to Bobby Hutchens, the General Manager for RCR, the second device was given to Mike Skinner of RCR. Both drivers agreed to help with the further development of the product. At Rockingham NC, one week later, four more devices were made and delivered to Bobby Hutchens at the race track. Bobby Hutchens, distributed the parts to drivers Kevin Harvick, Mike Dillion, Elliot Sadler and Bobby Labonte, who had asked inventor Trevor Ashline about the device in a meeting at Joe Gibs Racing on Wednesday of that week.

 

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