NHRA legend John Force released from hospital one month after fiery crash
NHRA drag racing great John Force was discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing rehabilitation for a traumatic brain injury sustained in a fiery, 300-mph crash at the Virginia Nationals last month.
The 75-year-old was released from Barrow Neurological Institute, according to a statement from John Force Racing on Tuesday.
“He finally gets to sleep in his own bed,” Ashley Hood, one of Force’s daughters, said in the statement
The 16-time Funny Car champion suffered traumatic brain injury and other injuries, including a fractured sternum, in the crash during the first round of Funny Car eliminations in June.