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John Medlen still working on healing, safety and getting Mike Neff a win

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, November 1, 2008

BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- John Medlen goes into the museum room about once a week to reminisce among the mementos from his son's life. Eric Medlen's black Ford Funny Car sits in the middle, surrounded by photos, uniforms, trophies, guitars, even a lasso and practice roping calf from when Eric fostered dreams of being a rodeo cowboy rather than a drag racer. Every day when he drives to work at the sprawling John Force Racing shop, John Medlen drives past a statue of Eric, the young driver holding a ...

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