The racing world has been praying for legendary NHRA driver John Force who was in a horrific crash during his run in Sunday’s Virginia Nationals.
The 75-year-old’s team provided an update on social media on Monday saying that Force remained in an intensive care unit at a Virginia hospital after what it called “a catastrophic engine failure that sent his Funny Car slamming into a concrete guardwall at 302 miles per hour.”
“After NHRA Safety Safari personnel extricated and stabilized the 16-time champion, he was transported by medical helicopter to a trauma hospital where he still was being observed and evaluated on Monday.
“Attending doctors purposely were moving slowly in assessing the extent of the injuries to the Hall of Fame owner and driver because of the intensity of the impact,” the post continued. “Medical staff will not provide a treatment and recovery timetable until a total evaluation is completed.”
The statement said that Force’s daughter, two-time world champion, Brittany, was at the hospital with him along with her mother and three sisters.
“Updates on the 157-time tour winner’s condition will be released at the discretion of the medical staff,” it added.
