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During the [[1999 Marlboro 500]] CART race, Canadian driver [[Greg Moore (race car driver)|Greg Moore]] died in a crash along the backstretch of the track. It was determined that after sliding along the infield grass, Moore's car hit the edge of oncoming pavement, which caused the car to flip into a concrete retaining wall. The incident prompted the track owners, [[International Speedway Corporation|ISC]],{{who|date=March 2024}} to pave the backstretch of both Auto Club Speedway and its sister track [[Michigan International Speedway]] in an attempt to prevent a similar accident. Shortly after the crash, CART mandated the use of a head-and-neck restraint system on all ovals. The rule eventually became mandatory on all tracks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moore, 24, killed in horrifying CART crash|url=http://espn.go.com/auto/cart/news/1999/1031/144448.html|access-date=September 13, 2010|work=ESPN News Services|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=November 3, 1999|location=[[Fontana, California]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Moore |url=http://www.danspitstopracing.com/greg_moore |access-date=November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531214158/http://www.danspitstopracing.com/greg_moore |archive-date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref>