Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA funny car waves to the fans during the NHRA ... Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images "So I mean, paddings, all the stuff that Eric Medlen's and Force's accidents and all ...

who owned Medlen's car. "Even a few months after Eric, I was thinking maybe everybody was right and it was a one-time fluke," Force said in a recent interview. "Then, Scott was killed. We saw ...

(AP) -- NHRA driver Eric Medlen died Friday ... never regained consciousness after crashing his Funny Car into a guardrail on Monday at the Florida track. Medlen, one of the most popular drivers ...

Seven-point harnesses and head-and-neck restraint systems limit driver movement inside the car, both forward and back as well as side-to-side. “When we started (The Eric Medlen Project ...

Speedway Children’s Charities Sonoma is hosting the 15th Annual Eric Medlen Nitro ... the 15th annual Eric Medlen Nitro night!” said reigning and three-time Funny Car world champion and ...

Eric Medlen was a talented and aspiring young Funny Car driver when he was fatally injured from a crash during testing. Remembered for his charismatic personality and talents off the race course ...

The Eric Medlen Project is on display at John Force Racing in Brownsburg, Indiana, featuring Eric's Funny Car, trophies, and memorabilia. See All 62 Photos HR: Talk about the Eric Medlen and the ...

Here’s more from her: Eric Medlen was a talented, charismatic and aspiring young Funny Car driver who passed away 15 years ago in a tragic on-track accident. Eric was a very close friend of Morg ...

The annual golf tournament is held in honor of late NHRA Funny Car driver Eric Medlen and all funds raised from the charity event are donated to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital (PMCH ...

Eric Medlen and Todd were best friends, their love of racing united them. Medlin, 33, was a five-time Funny Car winner. In March 20, 2007 at the Gainesville (Florida) Raceway a severe tire shake ...

Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force used to lament the reality he never had a son. Truth be told there was a driver on his team with whom he viewed as the son he never had. Eric Medlen ...

Eric Medlen inched his dragster to the starting line and waited ... He released the trans brake, allowing his Funny Car to lunge down the track with the G-forces of a fighter jet. And in the blink of ...