---
title: "NHRA’s Brittany Force Has Major Crash Just Two Days After Dad’s Funny Car Explosion"
description: "It hasn't exactly gone according to plan for the Force family while at the NHRA Winternationals."
date: "2018-02-11"
modified: "2018-02-12"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/18404/nhras-brittany-force-has-major-crash-just-two-days-after-dads-funny-car-explosion"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Brittany Force"
  - "Crash"
  - "drag racing"
  - "john force"
  - "News"
  - "NHRA"
---

# NHRA’s Brittany Force Has Major Crash Just Two Days After Dad’s Funny Car Explosion

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Top Fuel Champion Brittany Force was taken to the hospital after suffering from a crash during the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California. The hair-raising accident came just two days after Force's dad, [John Force](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/4353/who-will-replace-john-force>), had his Peak [Chevy Camaro](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) funny car blown to pieces while traveling at 265 miles per hour.

The accident happened when Force was piloting her Monster Energy Top Fuel machine against Terry Haddock during the first-round of eliminations at the season opener at Auto Club Raceway. This [video](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PP6nQo7CBo&feature=youtu.be>) by the NHRA shows that Force's 1,100-horsepower dragster began losing control shortly after the start when it began careening to the left, then the right, and eventually slammed hard against the wall at about 150 mph.

https://youtube.com/embed/4PP6nQo7CBo

After the first major impact on the left-side wall, Force's dragster flipped on its side and slammed against the right wall before becoming upright again and coming to a complete stop. The [reigning Top Fuel champion](<https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/16053/brittany-force-robert-hight-take-home-nhra-championships-in-pomona>) exited her wrecked race car under her own power but was still taken to the same hospital where her father had been recently admitted per the series' official medical team.

https://youtube.com/embed/O6UsTZurEk8

"Force suffered no major internal injuries but does have some bruising of the lungs," John Force Racing Team stated on their official [Facebook](<https://www.facebook.com/TeamJFR/>) page. "A CT Scan was negative and the MRI showed subtle findings likely from previous injuries, and she was admitted overnight for observation simply as a precaution."

It surely is a weekend to forget for the Force organization, but surely father and daughter will be in top shape for the second race of the season in two weeks' time.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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