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Force's team sitting out in wake of driver's death

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

John Force has not missed an NHRA event in 20 years, but he will not compete this weekend in the O'Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. John Force Racing is skipping the event out of respect for a fallen teammate. The entire organization still is reeling from the death of popular young Funny Car driver Eric Medlen after a testing accident last week at Gainesville, Fla. Force, a 14-time Funny Car champion, attended funeral services for Medlen Wednesday at Indianapolis. That's where ...

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