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John Force, 60, Leads NHRA Championship After Dance With Death

John Force has no trouble pinpointing his life-changing experience, even if he can't remember it. "God woke me up at 1,000-feet in Dallas, Texas, and he crushed me with a hammer,'' the drag racing legend explains of a horrific 2007 accident at the Texas Motorplex. "Nearly getting killed was the best thing that ever...

For Morgan and Charlotte Lucas, Like Son, Like Mother

Every time 26-year-old Morgan Lucas climbs into his 8,000-horsepower, nitro-fueled, super-charged Geico/Toyota Top Fuel dragster to ready himself for a 325-mph run down the narrow 1,000-foot drag strip, his nerves are on end, his adrenaline is flowing and his heart is pounding. But it's nothing compared to what the...