TRAGIC NEWS: He could be a drag racing athlete, but his crash left him deaf.
After spending more than 15 days in a Virginia hospital receiving treatment for a brain damage sustained in a terrifying 300 mph crash, Southern California drag racing great John Force has begun his rehabilitation.
Born in Bell Gardens and currently residing in Yorba Linda, the 75-year-old Force was involved in a catastrophic car accident on June 23 during his first-round Funny Car elimination run at Virginia Motorsports Park. The accident resulted in a serious brain damage. The automobile crossed the centerline of the strip and smashed into the left concrete guard wall on the driver’s side after his engine blew up near the finish line. After that, the car smashed into the other wall and skidded back across the track.
In the collision, Force also suffered injuries to his right hand and sternum.
Tuesday, in a statement, Force was airlifted to a neurological rehabilitation facility after being released from the Virginia hospital on Tuesday, according to his racing team. According to Force’s family, the transfer was a significant improvement in his recuperation.
Force, a Cerritos College student, was alert and conversing with safety personnel right away following the catastrophic collision. Before being evacuated off the track, he was evaluated by an NHRA medical team.
Force’s family expressed gratitude to track employees who assisted him following the collision in a previous update.
The team stated, “John’s family members would like to express their sincere gratitude to the medical professionals who have contributed to his recovery and well-being.” “The whole automobile and racing sectors have sent them an enormous amount of sincere words, prayers, support, and worry, which they greatly appreciate. We are grateful to the media, sponsors, and fans for upholding the privacy of the John Force Racing team members and the Force family.”
Force was quite upset after winning the 157th NHRA race in New Hampshire last month. hurt in a different crash in Ennis, Texas, in 2007 at the age of 58. He started his illustrious NHRA Funny Car career in 1978. Force won the first of his ten NHRA titles from 1990 to 2000 in 1990. Force won ten consecutive Funny Car titles between 1993 and 2002.
Brittany Force, the 37-year-old daughter, has won the Top Fuel dragster class in the NHRA Drag Racing Series twice. Ashley Corinne Force Hood and Courtney Fallon Force-Rahal, the daughters, also participated in the NHRA Funny Car series.
