This is the Statt Mann Baby. It's time to Scatt a little bit.

After Sunday's Kansas crashfest it's refreshing to see the NASCAR community at least talking about the dangers of driver concussions.  The talks were triggered this month when iconic driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. submitted to a doctor's orders and sat out the last two races after a crash at Talladega.

The fires were fueled this week when championship contender Denny Hamlin suffered a severe accident while testing in Kansas. Hamlin emerged from the car saying he felt “slightly dizzy.” He also said he probably wouldn't have gone to the infield care center at Kansas Speedway if NASCAR officials hadn't suggested it.

To NASCAR's credit, Hamlin said officials called him for a couple days and sent him texts to check up on his well being. It must have helped because Hamlin got up the next day and said he was 100 percent after a 181 MPH crash into a wall and a ten minute check up afterwards.

The point here is how would anyone know? NASCAR doesn't have a medical team that travels with the drivers and they don't do pre-season baseline testing with the drivers for comparison if they do have accidents during the season.

We all know that athletes will seldom, if ever, choose to sit out the contest. The last person to listen to when an athlete speaks about his or her condition is the athlete.

NASCAR has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to improve racecar safety. Officials have worked hard to protect drivers from racetrack dangers in the event of an accident. It's shameful they do nothing more than phone calls and texts to protect the drivers from themselves.

Peace.