NHRA drag racing great John Force shows daily improvement but long road to recovery, team says

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NHRA drag racing great John Force shows daily improvement but long road to recovery, team says
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NHRA drag racing great John Force is showing “daily signs of improvement” in a neurological intensive care unit a week after crashing at 300 mph during a race in Virginia, according to his team.

FILE - Funny Car driver John Force looks to get back on track for the last day of qualifying at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park, May 21, 2016, in Topeka Kansas. Force raced to his record 157th NHRA victory on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at age 75, beating teammate Austin Prock in the Funny Car final at the NHRA New England Nationals. RICHMOND, Va.

Force was transferred Wednesday from a trauma ICU to the neurological ICU, where he will remain for the immediate future and still faces “a long and difficult recovery ahead,” the team’s statement said.at the finish line, with the vehicle going across the centerline and slamming into the left concrete guard wall, then careening back across into the right wall.to safety workers immediately after crashing at 302 mph.

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