READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Aggressive' Verstappen booed after grand prix win<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Tough' Aussie call grilled after shock World Cup loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 10,000 horsepower machine eventually came to rest in the middle of the track.\ufeff<\/p>\n A statement from the team said Force was conscious and talking to safety crew before he was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n "\ufeffHe was transported to a nearby medical centre for further evaluation in the ICU," the statement read.<\/p>\n Three weeks ago, Force won a record \ufeff157th NHRA race<\/a>, and then announced he would be winding up his near 50-year career.<\/p>\n Three of his children \u2013 Ashley, Brittany and Courtney \u2013 also race, while his eldest Adria is his John Force Racing team's chief financial officer.<\/p>\n Daughter Courtney was with him when he was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n "My dad's going to be all right \u2013 I was in the ambulance with him, holding his hand," she told Competition Plus.<\/p>\n "He's one of the toughest people I know, so he'll bounce back like he always does."<\/p>\n Courtney was forced to return to the track to compete \ufeffin her own races later in the day. The crash triggered an hour-long delay in proceedings.<\/p>\n "It's something that's tough. We know that's a part of the drill. That's how this sport goes," she said of getting into her own car after watching the crash.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFR_Racing\/status\/1805037074782757249<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSRnitro\/status\/1804950822784004156<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/peakauto\/status\/1805048216246726911<\/a><\/p>\n "I wouldn't be his daughter if I wasn't back up here in that car, trying to win this thing with this team for him."<\/p>\n Force's teammate and prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Austin Prock \ufeffdescribed his boss as "one tough son of a bitch".<\/p>\n "He'll be back. It's just tough to see somebody go through that," he said.<\/p>\n "I hope he's all right. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers. I know he'll be back."<\/p>\n Prock \ufeffwould later win the race meeting. He dedicated the win to his boss.<\/p>\n "(The trophy) is going straight to the hospital to John Force," Prock said from the winners' circle.<\/p>\n "It's just tough to see somebody go through that, especially when it's somebody you really care about, but I know he'll be back.<\/p>\n "We're race car drivers and we have to flip the switch. I know John wanted us to be out here, going rounds and I'm glad we did our job."<\/p>\n It's not the first major crash of his career. Force suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in 2007, then aged 58.<\/p>\n He spent four weeks in hospital, and several months in a wheelchair after his release.<\/p>\n – with AP<\/strong><\/em>\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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