{"id":563,"date":"2024-07-20T03:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2024-07-20T03:51:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:51:49","slug":"nhra-sad-news-he-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"NHRA SAD News: &#8216;He is Gone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NHRA Breaking News: &#8216;He is Gone&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-45-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-45-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-45.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a stunning turn of events, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has announced that legendary driver John Force is stepping away from the sport. 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