BREAKING: John Force has been relocated

NHRA drag racing is fantastic. John Force’s team says he has been moved out of neurological intensive care after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a horrific, 300-mph crash at the Virginia Nationals last month.

NHRA drag racing legend John Force has been released from neurological intensive care after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a violent, 300-mph incident at the Virginia Nationals last month.

The 75-year-old Force has been transferred from neurological critical care to acute neuro care at the hospital where he was brought by air ambulance on June 23, according to a press release issued Friday by John Force Racing. He sustained a catastrophic head injury as well as other injuries, including a cracked sternum, in the incident during the first round of Funny Car elimination.

Force’s car experienced a catastrophic engine failure near the finish line, sending the vehicle across the center line and smashing into the left concrete guard wall before careening back across into the right wall.

According to the team’s statement, Force is still experiencing times of confusion and will most likely be sent to a long-term facility specialized in TBI and associated symptoms. He has been able to speak and walk with the assistance of medical personnel, but “medical professionals emphasized once again that the journey ahead will be a long and difficult one.”

Force, 58, was severely injured in a racing accident in Ennis, Texas, in 2007. He has continued to compete at the highest level, winning his second race of the season and the 157th NHRA triumph in New Hampshire.

Brittany, Force’s daughter, has won two world championships.