Southern California drag racing legend John Force remains hospitalized nearly a week after a fiery 300-mph crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia…
The 75-year-old racer has been hospitalized since Sunday when his Funny Car engine failed and exploded in flames at Virginia Motorsports Park.Southern California drag racing legend John Force is improving, but still faces a long road to recovery after a frightening 300-mph crash nearly one week ago in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, his team said Thursday.
The 75-year-old Force, who was born in Bell Gardens and lives in Yorba Linda, has been moved out of the hospital's trauma intensive care unit and into a neuro intensive care unit, according to the update posted by the team on X. The hospital staff's primary concerns are around Force's head injury, the team said."The move was a welcome positive for his family members, who have maintained a daily presence at the hospital all week," the team said in its.
Force was alert and talking to safety workers immediately after the fiery crash. He was examined by an NHRA medical team before he was airlifted from the track.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news." is going straight to the hospital to John Force," Prock said in the winners’ circle.
Force, who won a record 157th NHRA race three weeks ago in New Hampshire, was seriously injured in 2007 at age 58 in another crash in Ennis, Texas. He is pursuing his 17th NHRA Funny Car championship after winning the series' first eight races. He stands in second place behind Prock in the driver's championship.
Daughter Brittany Force, 37, is a two-time NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster champion. She also was competing in Sunday's event, but does not plan to compete at this weekend's Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Ohio.
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