After a 300-mph crash, 16-time NHRA drag race champion John Force is in rehab.
Two weeks after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a 300-mph crash, drag racing legend John Force, who was born in Bell Gardens and now lives in Yorba Linda, is in rehab. Southern California racing legend John Power has begun recovery after over 15 days in a Virginia medical clinic for therapy of a mind injury experienced in a startling 300-mph crash. The 75-year-old Force, who was born in Bell Gardens and now lives in Yorba Linda, was injured in a crash on June 23 while competing in the Funny Car eliminations at the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. He suffered a traumatic brain injury. After his motor detonated toward the end goal, the vehicle crossed the strip’s centerline and rammed into the driver’s side left substantial gatekeeper wall. The vehicle then veered off the track and crashed into the other wall. In the accident, Force also broke his sternum and hurt his right wrist. His racing team said in a statement on Tuesday that Force was flown to a neurological rehabilitation center after being discharged from a Virginia hospital. The exchange denoted a significant forward-moving step in Power’s recuperation, the family said. Additionally, information is available at https://t.co/WlXxwpugsh and pic.twitter.com/8MjUWdwznO. — July 9, 2024, John Force Racing (@JFR_Racing) The statement went on to say, “However, medical staff cautions that the road ahead still is a difficult one.” “Force is dealing with cognitive and behavioral symptoms from the (traumatic brain injury) and, while he has been able to converse with family and staff, enjoy the company of grandsons Jacob and Noah Hood, and celebrate a Monday birthday with daughter Brittany, he is still prone to periods of confusion.” “Force is dealing with cognitive and behavioral symptoms from the (traumatic brain injury)” Force’s stay at the rehab center was not scheduled. After the fiery crash, Force, who went to Cerritos College, was alert and talking to safety workers right away. Before being airlifted from the track, a medical team from the NHRA examined him. In a prior update, Power’s family expressed gratitude toward track laborers who helped him after the accident. “John’s relatives stretch out their most profound appreciation to the clinical experts answerable for his prosperity and recuperation,” the group said. “The overwhelming number of sincere messages, prayers, support, and concerns from the entire automotive and racing industries are greatly appreciated.” The Force family’s and John Force Racing team members’ privacy was respected by sponsors, fans, and the media. Force, who won a record 157th NHRA race last month in New Hampshire, was genuinely harmed in 2007 at age 58 in one more accident in Ennis, Texas. In 1978, he began his legendary NHRA Funny Car career. Force won his first NHRA title in 1990, one of a total of ten from 1990 to 2000. From 1993 to 2002, Force won ten Funny Car titles in a row. Brittany Force, 37, is a two-time Top Fuel dragster champion in the NHRA Drag Racing Series. Ashley Corinne Force Hood and Courtney Fallon Force-Rahal, both daughters, participated in the NHRA Funny Car series as well.
