Lee’s first triumph, at reigning class champion Austin Prock’s expense, was a tremendously sentimental one, for it came 18 years to the day after Eric Medlen’s passing. Eric Medlen’s ...

was all of those things. The engine explosion happened, eerily, on the 18th anniversary of John Force Racing Funny Car driver Eric Medlen’s death at Gainesville, Fla., that led to safety ...

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(Inset) NHRA legend John Force; Ron Capps looks on before the start of an autograph session at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at the The Strip at Las Vegas Motor ...

It was going that fast. And then I was still awake." The driver added: "So I mean, paddings, all the stuff that Eric Medlen's and Force's accidents and all those things over the years have ...

Ron Capps has credited the safety improvement introduced following John Force's Virginia crash in 2024 and Eric Medlen's fatal 2007 crash after being able to walk away from his fiery 230 mph crash ...

In the McLeod Racing Funny Car, Sunday, March 23 was a special day for Paul Lee and his team, as they brought home the win from the NHRA Arizona Nationals on the anniversary date of Eric Medlen’s ...

Excited to go to the final round. Today, we’re racing in memory of Bernie Fedderly this weekend and today’s the anniversary of Eric Medlen’s passing. There’s a lot on the line today ...

I wanted to get out of the car and thank John Force because unfortunately, Eric Medlen started this when we lost Eric, but John’s life was spared with (the safety improvements since) Eric’s ...