John Force’s team said Sunday that the longtime NHRA Funny Car driver had suffered a traumatic brain injury and revealed that he’d been unable to respond to commands from doctors for days following his fiery crash at the Virginia Nationals.
John Force Racing said in a statement that the 75-year-old Force “failed to follow the series of commands to open his eyes, squeeze the hands of his care providers and move his extremities” for four days after his crash. The team had previously said that Force was moved from trauma intensive care to neurological intensive care earlier in the week.