Update

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Newman has said through a statement that he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details.

Roush team president Steve Newmark opened a news conference before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by reading a lengthy statement from Newman.

Newman wrote that he was fortunate to avoid any internal organ damage or broken bones, and that the doctors have been pleased with his progress over the last few days. He said he is looking forward to getting behind the wheel again. However, there’s no timetable for his return to competitive racing.

Newmark said it is Newman’s intent to race for the 2020 Cup championship this season, and the driver plans to ask NASCAR for an exemption to qualify for the playoffs once he’s medically cleared to return.

Earlier

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Newman says he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details.

Roush team president Steve Newmark opened a news conference before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by reading a lengthy statement from Newman, who apologized at the start for not being at the track.

There is still no timetable for his return to NASCAR racing.

Ross Chastain drove  the No. 6 Ford on Sunday as Newman’s streak of 649 consecutive starts comes to an end.

Previously

 

1pm UPDATE:  from FoxSports.com – Ryan Newman has been treated and released from Halifax Medical Center.

NASCAR.com reported Wednesday that  the team announced that Newman “continued to show great improvement.” According to Roush Fenway, Newman was joking with staff members, friends and family while playing with his two daughters.

Hours later, he was officially released.

 

Previously reported:

NASCAR Ryan Newman continues to show great improvement after Monday night’s last-lap accident at Daytona International Speedway.

The veteran driver is fully alert and walking around Halifax Medical Center. True to his jovial nature, he has also been joking around with staff, friends and family while spending time playing with his two daughters.

Previously…

Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman was taken to Halifax Medical Center following a last-lap wreck on Monday in the 2020 Daytona 500.

The 42-year-old was in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening, according to a statement from Roush Fenway Racing. The team also said in its statement that it would provide more information as it becomes available.

On Tuesday, Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark posted on social media that Newman remained at Halifax Medical Center. The team later announced in a statement at 3:45 p.m. ET that Newman is “awake and speaking with family and doctors.” Picture to the right was released Wednesday Feb 19.

MORE: Roush Fenway Racing statement on Ryan Newman

Newman was removed from the car by rescue personnel Monday night at Daytona International Speedway following his involvement in a last-lap, last-turn wreck.

Newman was in the lead coming into the final turn with Ryan Blaney and eventual Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin in close pursuit.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 for the third time when he beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line in the second-closest finish in race history. The win for Joe Gibbs Racing came as Ryan Newman was wrecked as the leader and crossed the finish line with his car on its roof, engulfed in flames.   NASCAR.com on Monday evening, said Ryan Newman was being treated at Halifax Medical Center. He is in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening.

The race was pushed back a day by rain for just the second time in 62 years and Hamlin won after two red flags and two overtimes. He’s the first back-to-back Daytona winner since Sterling Marlin in 1995.

More information as it becomes available, concerning Ryan Newman