Ryan Newman sent to hospital after Daytona 500 crash

Okay, a potentially jubilant celebration for Virginia's own Denny Hamlin tempered tonight by the last-lap

crash

that

sent

teammate Ryan Newman to the

hospital

with what we now know as serious but not life-threatening injuries. from the birthplace of speed looking down on it Southwestern Virginia takes an early punch as Liberty student William Byron in the Hendrick 24 car goes out early sliding on the infield grass hitting the inside retaining wall on his team day he's done chasing Elliott Denny Hamlin winning the first two stages two big wrecks as this one finishes 17 laps to go Joey Logano's 22 pushes aric amirola into the two cars Brad Keselowski 19 cars involved two to go another caution and Ross Chastain and Ryan Preece join Chastain up on the track compilation Logan and much more yes this one would go in overtime green white checkered your leader Denny Hamlin is going to get caught by Ryan Blaney and you see Blaney push Ryan Newman to the head there you see Newman taking the lead and then Hamlin gives Blaney a push and Newman tries to block him several times.

The contact turns Newman into the outside wall and he falls down the track as Hamlin and Blaney go toe-to-toe for the win. 500s balla all of that tempered by Ryan Newman's condition here's Gibbs and Hamlin speaking in faith after the race just say it's a time we're all searching deep and praying and we're all praying for the right result it's rare . your bottom line knows excitement and happiness itself but obviously someone's health and their families know more than any victory and in any sport so you know we only hope for the best and Hamlin gets a lot of attention on social media for celebrating tonight.

Joe Gibbs apologized saying that his team was unaware of what was going on, certainly not the severity of the situation until Danny headed to victory lane when he was obviously informed that his top five Kevin was at the time. Harvick in fifth, also hard on super highways