John Force leaves Texas hospital, returns home to California to continue rehab
The Associated Press
After 27 days at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force has returned to his home in Southern California to continue his rehabilitation.
The 58-year-old crashed at more than 300 mph at Texas Motorplex on Sept. 23. He had a compound fracture of the left ankle, broken right foot, broken fingers on his right hand, ligament and tendon damage to the right knee, and a badly dislocated left wrist.
He will continue to undergo physical therapy at home in anticipation of returning to competition in 2008.
The 125-time NHRA race winner plans to attend at least one day of next week’s race at Las Vegas to support his daughter, Ashley Force, and son-in-law, Robert Hight, who both drive Ford Mustang Funny Cars almost identical to the one in which Force crashed.
The Associated Press
After 27 days at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force has returned to his home in Southern California to continue his rehabilitation.
The 58-year-old crashed at more than 300 mph at Texas Motorplex on Sept. 23. He had a compound fracture of the left ankle, broken right foot, broken fingers on his right hand, ligament and tendon damage to the right knee, and a badly dislocated left wrist.
He will continue to undergo physical therapy at home in anticipation of returning to competition in 2008.
The 125-time NHRA race winner plans to attend at least one day of next week’s race at Las Vegas to support his daughter, Ashley Force, and son-in-law, Robert Hight, who both drive Ford Mustang Funny Cars almost identical to the one in which Force crashed.