NHRA legend John Force will attend a race four months after his traumatic brain injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) – NHRA legend John Force, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a harrowing crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has been cleared to attend a race.
The 16-time Funny Car champion announced Thursday that he will travel with his wife, Laurie, to the Nevada Nationals next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“At the end of the day, I´m gonna recover and I´m getting better already,” Force said in a video released by John Force Racing. “I´m working at it every day.”
FILE – John Force talks to crew members after his Funny Car blew an engine and destroyed the body of his dragster, Friday, March 16, 2018, at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File)
