Ryan Newman hospitalized after crash in Daytona 500.

NASCAR's Eve O'Donnell with Newman conditioner Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center. She is in serious condition, but doctors have indicated that her injuries are not life-threatening. We appreciate his thoughts and prayers and ask that you respect the privacy of Ryan and his family during this time. We appreciate his patience and cooperation and will provide you with more information as it becomes available again. You never want to hear the term serious but not fatal, as positive as you might expect given the nature of the wreck. Now it's not surprising that this affects many NASCAR fans Ryan Newman Fans Many people gathered here outside the hospital waiting for news on Newman's condition; in fact, some were visibly cheering when they discovered the relatively good news that emerged regarding the serious but non-life-threatening injuries a fan we spoke to, Chet of Ponce Inlet, a family of long-time NASCAR fans, is over there.

I mean, it was my son's birthday and you know, he's devastated about it, you know? And he is a racing enthusiast that he has just become. 13, you know, it's tough, yeah, it hits everyone hard, there's no doubt about it and there's no doubt about what tonight's incident has done to the NASCAR community as a whole. Current drivers, former drivers, fans, team owners, all united as one, sending thoughts and prayers throughout the In the evening, let's send things now to the Speedway, where the new six sporting director, Jamie, says he is waiting. Hello, Jamie. Thanks Ryan, this is where Ryan Newman's car sat after that brutal

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where Ryan Welch just showed you the drive he had that carried him along pit road. and calmed down there, it took emergency crews several minutes to remove Newman from the vehicle and once they did, they immediately took him to Halifax Medical.

Now Ryan Newman was racing towards the checkered flag in the Daytona 500, he was going for his second championship, when he spun and was involved in that brutal accident, allowing Denny Hamlin to take the lead and take the checkered flag. for his third victory. Now Hamlin knew there was an accident, but he didn't know the extent of it until he got inside. Victory Lane and they told him as soon as he found out and his team found out, that's when the celebration was really subdued. You know racing is so competitive, it's an ultra-competitive sport, but they're also very close-knit.

These pilots know each other very well. Hamlin and Newman. We've been competing against each other for years and years. Here is Denny Hamlin's reaction to the accident, like everyone else. Give us an update on what's going on and we know that a person's health is bigger than any race or any other. achievement that you could possibly have, so we're praying for Ryan right now and that's all we're thinking about. Thank you all for praying and encouraging Ryan and we all hope you know that everything was very moderate here once we understood, you know what? had happened, it was silent throughout the track when the accident occurred as fans, media and drivers tried to get the latest on Ryan Newman.

Denny Hamlin has now won the Daytona 500 three times, but he was again thinking about his driver's seat partner Ryan Newman. a little more about Ryan Newman, 42, 20-year veteran of Cup racing, won the Daytona 500 before becoming a popular, well-known man and father of two, reporting live from Daytona International Speedway. I'm Jamie, I say getting new results six. Let's send it back to the new six, okay Jamie, we appreciate the last thing you have, thank you.