Racing helmets, as wonderful as they are, are not custom fits. “They’re like socks -- one size fits all,” John Force said. And in the wake of Eric Medlen’s fatal crash in March, that isn’t good enough for the team owner and 14-time champion.

“Winning and safety are my priorities,” Force said. And while some might joke from time to time that the popular and personable Force needs to have his head examined. But that’s just what he is going to do. Racing helmets, as wonderful as they are, are not custom fits. “They’re like socks -- one size fits all,” John Force said. And in the wake of Eric Medlen’s fatal crash in March, that isn’t good enough for the team owner and 14-time champion.

“Winning and safety are my priorities,” Force said. And while some might joke from time to time that the popular and personable Force needs to have his head examined. But that’s just what he is going to do.

He and teammates Ashley Force and Robert Hight, his daughter and his son-in-law, are planning to go to Los Angeles as early as this next week to, in his words, “get our heads scanned” as a first step in getting custom-fitted helmets.

John Medlen, Eric Medlen’s father and crew chief, has been involved heavily in the decision-making process regarding safety changes for the team. “He got so excited yesterday about the technology of the helmet to save Ashley and other kids,” Force said about Medlen.

Force was quick to say that the current helmet situation might not be wrong for other teams or wrong in general. He simply said it was not adequate for his team. Furthermore, noting that helmets for Formula One drivers can cost as much as $22,000 apiece, he was cautious about calling for immediate and widespread changes.