Sixteen-time world champion John Power remained within the intensive care unit at a Virginia hospital Monday following an on-track incident throughout Sunday’s PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Sixteen-time world champion John Power remained within the intensive care unit at a Virginia hospital Monday following a catastrophic engine failure that despatched his Humorous Automotive slamming right into a concrete guardwall at 302 miles per hour throughout the first spherical of Sunday’s PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
After NHRA Security Safari personnel extricated and stabilized the 16-time champion, he was transported by medical helicopter to a trauma hospital the place he nonetheless was being noticed and evaluated on Monday.
Attending docs purposely had been shifting slowly in assessing the extent of the accidents to the Corridor of Fame proprietor and driver due to the depth of the influence. Medical employees is not going to present a therapy and restoration timetable till a complete analysis is accomplished.
Power’s daughter Brittany, a two-time World Champion, was joined on the hospital by her mom, Laurie, and sisters, Adria, Ashley, and Courtney. The household will preserve a presence whereas the staff competes this weekend in Norwalk, Ohio.
Updates on the 157-time tour winner’s situation will likely be launched on the discretion of the medical employees.