Daytona International Speedway to install SAFER barriers throughout track

Daytona International Speedway has responded swiftly in the wake of Kyle Busch's crash Saturday, which left him multiple fractures and will cause him to miss Sunday's Daytona 500.

Busch was forced off the track after a crash involving multiple cars in Saturday's Xfinity Series Alert Today Florida 300, and ended up slamming into an interior wall not lined with a SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barrier.

Daytona president Joie Chitwood III announced Saturday night that the Speedway will install SAFER barriers throughout the entire track.

"This is not going to happen again," Chitwood said. "We're going to live up to our responsibility and fix this. And fix this right now."

NASCAR.com has more on changes for Sunday's marquee race:

For Sunday's event, Chitwood said the track would install tire pack in the area where Busch struck the wall. Beginning Monday, it will start the process of installing SAFER Barrier on every wall at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.

NASCAR executive vice president Steve O'Donnell said:

The race tracks know that and work together with us on the SAFER barrier recommendations. What we've said here tonight is we will accelerate those talks with the tracks. We want this sport to be as safe as possible for not only our drivers, but everyone who participates in the sport and the race fans as well.