NHRA drag racing great John Force released from hospital 1 month after fiery, 300-mph crash


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PHOENIX — NHRA drag racing great John Force has been discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing rehabilitation for a traumatic brain injury. Force had been injured in a fiery, 300-mph crash at the Virginia Nationals in June. The 75-year-old was released from Barrow Neurological Institute, according to a statement from John Force Racing. Force suffered traumatic brain injury and other injuries, including a fractured sternum, in the crash during the first round of Funny Car eliminations. Force will work with therapists specializing in traumatic brain injuries on an outpatient basis in California.

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