NHRA drag racing great John Force released from hospital 1 month after fiery, 300-mph crash.
NHRA drag racing legend John Force has been released from the hospital after receiving rehabilitation for a catastrophic brain injury received in a violent, 300-mph incident at the Virginia Nationals last month.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by John Force Racing, the 75-year-old has been released from Barrow Neurological Institute. “He finally gets to sleep in his own bed,” one of Force’s children, Ashley Hood, said in a statement.
The 16-time Funny Car champion suffered traumatic brain injury and other injuries, including a fractured sternum, in the crash during the first round of Funny Car eliminations in June.
Force’s car had a catastrophic engine failure at the finish line, with the vehicle going across the center line and slamming into the left concrete guard wall, then careening back across into the right wall.
Force will work with therapists specializing in traumatic brain injuries on an outpatient basis in California.
In 2007, at age 58, Force was seriously injured in a racing crash in Ennis, Texas. He has continued to race at the highest level, earning his second win of the season and record 157th NHRA victory in New Hampshire.
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