NHRA drag racing great John Force has head injury, team says ‘long road’ to recovery ahead
NHRA drag racing great John Force has a head injury and has been moved to a neurological ICU four days after crashing at 300 mph during a race in Virginia
Drag-racing legend John Force has been moved to a new intensive care unit after his car burst into flames at the end of a race in Virginia last weekend.
Following a 300mph crash in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park on Sunday, Force was rushed to hospital after his vehicle caught ablaze and he crashed into a wall in terrifying scenes.
The 75-year-old clocked in a 306.62mph win over Terry Haddock in the right lane at before the engine of his PEAK Chevy Camaro exploded during the high-speed run.
After the scary incident, Force – a 157-time NHRA winner – exited the car and was alert while talking with Safety Safari workers, before he was escorted into an ambulance and taken to a Richmond-area hospital to get checked.
John Force Racing said in a statement Monday night that he was still in a Virginia hospital and that doctors ‘were moving slowly in assessing the extent of the injuries because of the intensity of the impact.’
