Funny Car driver Eric Medlen was seriously injured during a testing accident at Gainesville Raceway on March 19th. Medlen, 33, who drives in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, suffered severe head injuries when his 8,000 horsepower race car crashed into the guardwall.



According to Medlen's father, doctors are continuing to work to reduce pressure and swelling from what has been characterized as a severe closed head injury. He was transported via ShandsCair helicopter to Shands at the University of Florida medical center.



A former crewman on boss and teammate John Force's championship-winning Funny Cars, Medlen began his own driving career in 2004, winning a race his first year. He won three more times in 2005 and two times last season in a Funny Car prepared by his father, John Medlen.



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