DEVELOPING: The Daytona 500 ended Monday night with a fiery crash that sent driver Ryan Newman to the hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Newman was leading the race into the final lap when he skidded out while tried to avoid his pursuers. His car slammed into a wall and flipped over, then was struck by at least one car from behind, causing the vehicle to fly through the air.
After landing the car slid on its roof as sparks flew, then it briefly burst into flames as it came to rest upside-down on its roof. Ryan Newman, driver of the #6 Koch Industries Ford, wrecks during the last lap of the NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Ryan Newman, driver of the #6 Koch Industries Ford, wrecks during the last lap of the NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida.Newman was inside the car as crews raced to extinguish the flames and free him from the vehicle. He was extracted from the car and taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Denny Hamlin won the race for the second year in a row. The race began Sunday but was postponed midway because of rain.
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