rag racing legend John Force was discharged from Barrow Neurological Institute, nearly a month after a harrowing crash sustained during a Funny Cars competition at the Virginia Nationals. At age 74, the 16-time Funny Car champion experienced a high-speed accident triggered by an engine explosion, which sent his car spiraling at over 300 miles per hour, resulting in a dramatic collision with concrete barriers.
“A month after an engine explosion sent his race car careening into a concrete guardwall at more than 300 miles per hour at Virginia Motorsports Park, drag racing champion John Force was discharged Tuesday from Barrow Neurological Institute, where he was undergoing rehab for a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).
“According to family members, while the 16-time Funny Car Champion will continue to work with therapists specializing in such injuries, it now will be on an outpatient basis in California.
NHRA funny car driver John Force speaks with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway, held at the ZMax Dragway on January 21, 2010 in Concord, North Carolina. John…
‘He finally gets to sleep in his own bed,’ said daughter Ashley Hood who, with sisters Brittany, Courtney and Adria and mother, Laurie, maintained a constant presence through the Hall of Fame driver and car owner’s hospitalizations in Virginia and Arizona.
“The next phase in the recovery process will be outpatient speech, and OTPT (Occupational and Physical Therapy) to address lingering short-term memory and cognitive issues.
