For every story of unprecedented courage told here on the pages of CompetitionPlus.com, there are millions of others that will go untold.
In the days to come, CompetitionPlus.com will bring you five stories of incredible bravery, dedication and determination. Stories of people who did not let accident or illness end their dreams of racing.
The first lady of drag racing Shirley Muldowney, fourteen-time world champion John Force, second-generation Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein and cancer survivors Jack Beckman and Steve Torrence have all shared with CompetitionPlus.com their innermost struggles and fears coupled with undying determination to live.
This first chapter of our three-part series deals with the emotions from the crashes of Muldowney, Force and Bernstein.