Ron Capps "didn't expect to be awake after" his crash in Arizona this weekend after his engine exploded at 230 mph.

Drag racing icon John Force is heading home, one month after he suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a high-speed crash at the NHRA ... alongside several photos of her dad in Phoenix ...

John Force's dragster (yeah ... Berstein is fine, Force is also largely fine, suffering a broken wrist and ankle in the crash. As he was being stabilized and extricated from his car, Force ...