7000hp of Eric Medlen

It's another dark day in racing. Eric Medlen, NHRA driver was taken off of life support Friday after suffering a serious head injury last Monday at practice at Gainesville Raceway. Medlen crashed his Funny Car into a concrete guardwall, and was being treated at the University of Florida Medical Center while in a coma. The collective racing world turns their attention to the Medlen family, to give them strength in their time of need.

Personally, this kind of news never gets any easier. As a race fan, my heart breaks every time a driver suffers a serious injury from an accident. Racing has been a source of absolute entertainment for my family for years, but I have never taken for granted how incredibly dangerous a day at the track can become.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing is a black flag for our sport. I absolutely respect, and give thanks to all the men and women that work hard to bring the safety standards of racing to the cutting edge of technology. May this unfortunate accident with Eric teach us, and give us the tools for a safer race tomorrow. God Bless the Medlen Family.

You're a Star, Eric Medlen. In the most beautiful sky the eye has ever seen.