Moment by moment: Ryan Newman's crash in final lap of Daytona 500 His speeding car went flying up, turned upside down, got hit by another car on … It was contested over 209 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway.It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.. Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors a day after his crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500, Roush Fenway Racing announced. Newman's crash in 2003 Daytona 500 was scary, too Meanwhile, Hamlin was able to avoid the chaos and set his sights on Blaney. The race was started by President of the United States Donald Trump, who served as … Then everything went wrong, leaving him hospitalized and his colleagues trying to sort out a chaotic finish. Ryan Newman was leading the Daytona 500 on the last lap when the crash occurred, leaving him with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Earnhardt died 19 years ago … Newman was in position to win the Daytona 500 on the race’s final turn Monday. Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 after a trio of crashes in the final laps forced a two-lap overtime shootout. With the checkered flag … Unfortunately, there was a terrifying crash involving driver Ryan Newman just before the finish line. Ein schwerer Unfall von Routinier Ryan Newman hat den Automobil-Klassiker Daytona 500 überschattet. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the Daytona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman’s life. That crash resulted in a second post-crash red flag. At the Daytona 500, drivers almost have as much of a chance to crash out and watch the race from the garage as they do the cross the finish line. He won the 2008 Daytona 500. Daytona 500's terrifying finish-line crash shows racing is safer, never truly safe Ryan Newman awake after worst crash since Dale Earnhardt Sr. ... "The finish, the history, that's all great. In a finish that evoked memories of NASCAR’s darkest day, the Daytona 500 ended Monday night with a harrowing, last-lap crash involving Ryan Newman, who was leading at the time. Will Martin. "The finish, the history, that's all great. Ryan Newman suffered injuries in a late crash. Drafting, blocking and bumping are essential elements of racing on NASCAR’s fastest tracks. Earnhardt died 19 years ago Tuesday, the same day Roush Fenway Racing said Newman was awake and talking to doctors and family following his own harrowing accident on the last lap of the biggest race of the year. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt's death on the final lap of the Daytona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman's life.