John Paul JR is fighting Huntington's disease.

[Fio1]

This is so sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vKXE6EnTtg

I always rated him very highly and was so happy when he won that IRL race. He would have gone far in racing if it wasn't for the drug bust. I last saw him at Fontana in 2004 during the Grand-Am season finale and knew something wasn't quite right with him after chatting with him.

Good luck, JP.

[SteveH]

That's really a shame. He sure has had to deal with a lot in his life. Really too bad.

[oddlycalm]

He was a strong runner in IMSA. I was sorry to see the legal complications come. Huntington's runs around a 20yr course from the time symptoms first present but I'd want to skip the end stage. :(

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