National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) legend John Force left a Virginia hospital for a rehab middle on Tuesday however nonetheless has a protracted option to go for a full restoration, his staff mentioned.
John Force Racing supplied an replace on the Funny Car driver as he remained on the mend following a horrific crash he suffered at Virginia Nationals final month. The staff mentioned his household thought of Force’s departure from the hospital a “main step ahead within the restoration course of.”
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John Force throughout the Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway on May 18, 2024, in Joliet, Illinois. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
“However, medical workers cautioned that the street forward nonetheless is a troublesome one,” the staff mentioned. Force is coping with cognitive and behavioral signs from a traumatic mind harm. While he has been in a position to converse with household and workers, benefit from the firm of grandsons Jacob and Noah Hood, and have fun a Monday birthday with daughter Brittany, he nonetheless is vulnerable to intervals of confusion.
“Family members mentioned that no timetable had been established for the size of Force’s keep on the new facility, which was chosen due to its success in treating different race automobile drivers with comparable points.”
John Force throughout the Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, California, on July 23, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
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Force’s staff has mentioned the driving force remains to be coping with a traumatic mind harm from the crash.
Force was in his Funny Car on monitor on the Virginia Nationals when his engine exploded, inflicting him to veer throughout the middle line and into the wall. His automobile crossed again over the road and hit the guard wall once more.
The staff mentioned his automobile suffered an engine explosion as he was racing at greater than 300 mph.
John Force and his daughter Brittany Force drive off throughout the Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Illinois, on May 17, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
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Force, 75, is a 16-time NHRA champion and a 22-time champion as a racing staff proprietor. He received 10 straight titles as a driver from 1993 to 2002.
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