Force, rarely seen without a St. Christopher’s medal around his neck, almost died in the crash the next day. “I always told the girls that there’s a monster out there,” Force said.

John Force returned to Richmond following his horrific crash during 2024, which left him with a traumatic brain injury.

He recalled the death of his young protégé, Eric Medlen, who died in a testing accident six months earlier (March 23, 2007) to the date of Force’s crash (Sept. 23, 2007). Eric Medlen drove for Force ...