John Force

I enjoy NHRA drag racing. From an engineering standpoint it is truly phenomenal. The idea of a Nitro-Methane powered Funny Car pumping 8000 horsepower out of an 8 cylinder engine is unbelievable. Undoubtedly the best Funny Car driver ever is John Force. John has won 14 national championships from 1990 through last year. He won the national championship every year from 1993 through 2003, he owned the winning team in 2004 and came back to win in 2006. This year has a new format for the points and although he had the worst start to a season he has ever had through the half way point, including the death of a team mate (Eric Medlen) from a wreck in practice he had worked himself into position to challenge for the championship again this year. He won his 2nd round elimination race yesterday before an accident caused his car to rip in two and shatter and tumble. John had surgery today for a compound ankle fracture, extremely dislocated wrist, and lacerated knee. He is standing already. He is likely out for the year, although he has inquired to his doctors as to what it would take to be back in the car in 2 weeks. The man is a machine, best of luck to he and his family.

View the crash here. Notice, the chunk of car they follow is not John, his front wheels and enjoy are what they follow, not realizing the rear wheels and John were left at the point of impact. The thought is the foam marker that Kenny Bernstein hit, went under John's car and exploded his tire at the same time his chutes deployed, ripping the car apart. Oh yeah, that is 300 MPH and John won.