LAS VEGAS – NHRA legend John Power, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a horrific crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has been cleared to attend a race.
The 16-time Humorous Automobile champion announced Thursday that he will travel with his wife, Laurie, to the Nevada Nationals next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“At the end of the day, I will recover and I am already improving,” Power said in a video posted by John Power Racing. “I’m working on it every day.”
Power will be on hand to watch his two-car Humorous Automobile team compete with drivers Austin Prock and Jack Beckman. His daughter Brittany Power also competes in the High Gasoline class. John Power said he wanted to support his teams and see fans and sponsors.
Power, 75, crashed into a wall at about 300 mph after his engine exploded. He spent a month in hospitals, first in intensive care at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, and then at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Since then he has been receiving outpatient care at his home in California.
Power called himself “still a work in progress” with “good days and bad days.”
“I'm going to get better,” he said. “I felt like I owed it to (everyone) to tell them that I'm fine. I want to take a minute and thank you. I want to tell you that I love the cards, the gifts and everything because you showed me that you cared at a time when I needed help.”
Power also thanked his family, including four daughters and a son-in-law, Robert Hight, for their continued support during “a terrifying time for them.” He then joked: “Not for me; “I had no idea where I was.”
“We're going to be fine,” he added.
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