Legend of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) John Force arrived at a rehabilitation facility on Tuesday from a Virginia hospital, but his team stated that he still has a long way to go before fully recovering.
Following a tragic incident at Virginia Nationals last month, the Funny Car driver was still recovering when John Force Racing sent an update. According to the team, Force’s family viewed his release from the hospital as a “significant advancement in his recuperation process.”
“However, medical staff cautioned that the road ahead still is a difficult one,” the players stated. Force is coping with behavioral and cognitive effects of a traumatic brain injury. Even though he has been able to communicate with staff and family, spend time with his grandchildren, Jacob and Noah Hood, and celebrate his birthday on a Monday with his daughter Brittany, he still experiences moments of disorientation.
“Family members said that no timetable had been established for the length of Force’s stay at the new facility, which was selected because of its success in treating other race car drivers with similar issues.”
According to Force’s team, the driver is currently recovering from a serious head injury sustained in the collision.
Force’s engine blew out when he was racing his Funny Car at the Virginia Nationals, sending him flying over the center line and into the wall. His car went back across the line and struck the guard wall once more.
The team claimed that while he was racing at almost 300 mph, his car experienced an engine explosion.
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