Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson will try to cash in on $100k Kyle Busch bounty in Truck Series

Kevin Harvick offered a bounty on Kyle Busch, and NASCAR drivers are chasing after it.

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Kevin Harvick offered a bounty on Kyle Busch, and their fellow NASCAR Cup Series drivers are chasing $100,000.

After Busch won NASCAR’s third-tier Truck Series race last weekend at his home track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway — he also extended his win streak in the series to seven races dating back to the 2018 season — Harvick offered $50,000 to any full-time driver in the premier series who can beat Busch in the Truck Series. And then Marcus Lemonis — the CEO of Gander Outdoors, which is the Truck Series title sponsor — matched it.

Because of Busch’s experience, the reigning Cup Series champ is limited to just five Truck Series races. So anyone who wants to try to beat Busch has four remaining chances to do so: Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 14, Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 20, Texas Motor Speedway on March 27 and Kansas Speedway on May 30.

So far, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson are in.

The two young and talented Cup Series drivers tweeted Thursday that they’re each running one of the truck races on Busch’s schedule. Elliott will compete at Atlanta, while Larson will race at Homestead.

Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon are among the other drivers who have expressed an interest in running one of these Truck Series races, but neither has announced a ride yet. Hamlin implied he has the money, but he can’t find a ride and is looking to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Busch, to give him a hand.

For his part, Harvick is pretty pumped too. He also previously clarified that a full-time Cup driver has to beat Busch fairly and can’t wreck him to win.

In a release from GMS Racing, both drivers explained they’re competing at one of their favorite tracks, making this bounty even more enticing. Via GMS Racing:

“When I heard about the $100,000 bounty I wanted in!” said Larson. “I’m thankful for GMS and Chevy giving me this opportunity, Homestead is one of my favorite tracks so looking for to the challenge!”

If no full-time driver beats Busch in the Truck Series this season, Harvick and Lemonis agreed to donate the money to Kyle and Samantha Busch’s Bundle of Joy Fund, which helps couples cover costs associated with infertility.

And while Busch surely doesn’t think anyone can beat him, he also explained that he sees Harvick’s bounty as a “huge compliment”.

And in his quintessential Kyle Busch manner, he’s having some fun with the many, many haters who are tired of him winning truck races, which contributed to this whole bounty thing in the first place.

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Ryan Newman returns to Roush Fenway shop for first time, gets ovation

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman returned to the Roush Fenway shop on Wednesday for the first time since his accident.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman continues to recover from the injuries he suffered during the horrifying accident at the end of the 2020 Daytona 500 earlier this month, and after leaving the hospital just days after the accident, Newman has been able to resume many of his normal activities. Newman is being treated for an unspecified head injury, but fortunately did not suffer any other internal injuries.

He was forced to miss last Sunday’s race in Las Vegas, and was replaced by Ross Chastain, and there currently is not a timetable for Newman’s return to the Cup Series. Chastain will fill in for Newman again this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in California.

Newman enjoyed a bit of “therapy” earlier this week, and posted a photo of himself fishing. On Wednesday, Roush Fenway Racing shared that Newman visited the team’s shop for the first time since the accident, and received an ovation from the crew and staff.

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NASCAR: William Byron, Ryan Blaney to run special paint scheme to honor Kobe Bryant

The No. 24 and No. 12 cars will be purple and gold for Sunday’s race in California.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to California this weekend for the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, an hour east of Los Angeles, and the sport will pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and the seven other victims of the tragic helicopter crash in various ways at Auto Club Speedway. Bryant’s number 24 will reportedly be painted on the infield grass at the track, and the names of the victims will be read during pre-race ceremonies.

Two drivers, William Byron and Ryan Blaney, will run special paint schemes to honor the victims. Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, will race this weekend with a special purple-and-gold scheme.

Hendrick Motorsports announced that Axalta will make a donation to After-School All-Stars, an organization Bryant was involved with, and that proceeds from the sale of die-cast cars will be donated as well.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 BODYARMOR Ford for Team Penske, will also race with a purple-and-gold scheme that features Gianna’s No. 2 and Bryant’s No. 24 on the car.

Driver Daniel Suarez will also wear special gloves and shoes during the race to honor the victims.

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NASCAR: Busch brothers vent on radio during frustrating Las Vegas race

Kyle and Kurt Busch had a bad time during their homecoming race.

NASCAR’s return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend was a homecoming for local heroes Kyle and Kurt Busch, but both Vegas natives had awful days at the track on Sunday.

Kyle Busch’s weekend opened on a high note, as he dominated the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race on Friday night, and then earned pole position due to owner points after qualifying was rained out on Saturday.

Kyle Busch was forced to the back of the field to start the race, though, as several Toyota cars were penalized for failing pre-race inspection due to an issue with the nose. He fought his way up into the top ten by the third stage, but battled an ill-handling race car and dropped back in the field. NASCAR’s Radioactive compilation revealed that Busch was furious inside the car.

“Our cars suck. Gone from sixth to eleventh. Cool! [Expletive] awesome!”

Kyle Busch also sounded off on lap cars that impeded his progress.

“They are so stupid! They don’t even know when to get out of the way when there’s a guy’s on the bottom of them.”

Kurt Busch, meanwhile, also wasn’t happy with the setup of his car, and finished 25th.

“Plowing! Plowing tight! It’s a [expletive] joke.”

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Fontana for the Auto Club 400 this weekend.

 

Ryan Newman shared photo of him fishing a week after horrible Daytona 500 crash

Not the most surprising move from Ryan Newman, but great to see after that scary crash.

It’s been less than a week since Ryan Newman was released from the hospital following a horrible wreck on the last lap of the 2020 Daytona 500. But the NASCAR driver is already back to one of his favorite hobbies, fishing, and describing it as “therapy” for the head injury he sustained in the crash.

Martin Truex Jr. was one of several NASCAR drivers who spoke to Newman last week, and Truex even said he and his “fishing buddy” were already planning their next trip together.

Well, it looks like Newman didn’t wait for Truex because the 42-year-old Roush Fenway Racing driver tweeted a photo Tuesday morning of what appears to be his latest catch/therapy session from Monday.

It’s not super surprising that Newman has already been fishing, but it’s good to see after such a scary wreck.

The No. 6 Ford driver was taken to the hospital last Monday night after the Daytona 500 crash — when his car turned, hit the wall, was slammed into by another oncoming car, landed upside down and slid off the race track — and by Wednesday afternoon, he was, miraculously, released from the hospital.

Although Newman was described as being in “serious condition” the night of the race, he didn’t suffer any internal organ damage or broken bones, according to a statement from the 19-season veteran, which was shared by Roush Fenway Racing president Steve Newmark ahead of NASCAR’s race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The statement did note, however, that Newman is being treated for a head injury, but “doctors have been pleased with [his] progression over the last few days.”

Along with Truex, the team and several drivers said Newman’s “jovial” personality and sense of humor remain ever-present following last week’s wreck.

And because of that, they didn’t wait long to roast the driver, particularly about how having “no neck and a big hard head” helped protect him during the crash, as Truex jokingly put it.

Newman did not race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the timeline for his return is unknown. But in his statement, he said:

“I can’t wait to get back in your race car. … I have spoken with Jack Roush and he has assured me that the No. 6 car will be waiting and ready for my return. I’m looking forward to getting behind the wheel and battling for another race win in the Roush Fenway Ford.”

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Kevin Harvick puts $50k bounty on Kyle Busch in NASCAR’s Truck Series

Kyle Busch is on a seven-race win streak in the NASCAR Truck Series.

Kyle Busch, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, runs as many races in the lower-tiered XFINITY Series and Truck Series as he’s allowed to. He often dominates, and his haters don’t exactly love that.

In his first Truck Series race of the 2020 season, Busch won the Strat 200 at his home track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, on Friday night, extending his win streak in the series to seven races going back to the 2018 season. He also became the winningest Truck Series driver last year and just keeps adding to his record.

NASCAR rules dictate that because of his experience as a Cup Series driver, he’s only allowed to compete in five total Truck Series races this season.

And Kevin Harvick wants to have a little fun with that. The 2014 Cup Series champion tweeted Saturday that he’ll offer a $50,000 prize to any fellow full-time Cup driver who beats Busch in a Truck race.

Now, it’s a little unclear whether that driver has to beat Busch once in his next four Truck Series races or all four times, but things could get interesting.

Busch’s four remaining truck races are at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 14, Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 20, Texas Motor Speedway on March 27 and Kansas Speedway on May 30. He’s also planning to compete in the maximum five XFINITY races this season, starting with Phoenix Raceway in two weeks.

Not long after Harvick put down his $50,000, Marcus Lemonis — the CEO of Gander Outdoors, which is the Truck Series title sponsor — tweeted he’ll match the No. 4 Ford driver’s offer.

And with all of Busch’s Truck Series races coming in the next several weeks, this could get fun.

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Kyle Busch details reaction to Ryan Newman’s Daytona 500 wreck: ‘We’re not invincible’

Kyle Busch spoke about the horrifying end to the 2020 Daytona 500 and his own injuries behind the wheel.

Like so many in the NASCAR world reacting to Ryan Newman’s terrifying wreck on the last lap of the 2020 Daytona 500, Kyle Busch said he feared the worst — “anybody would, right?” — but “you’ve always got to hope for the best.”

Newman crashed at the end of the final lap of Monday’s rain-delayed race. His No. 6 Ford turned, hit the wall and was then hit head-on by Corey LaJoie before landing upside down and sliding off the Daytona International Speedway track. Safety crews attended to Newman, putting out the fire in his car and eventually getting him out of it.

He was taken to a nearby hospital and was eventually released Wednesday, amazingly less than 48 hours after the crash.

The wreck was a blunt reminder of the dangers of NASCAR, which Busch knows about all too well himself. At the beginning of the 2015 season, Busch wrecked in the second-tier XFINITY Series race at Daytona, breaking his right leg and fracturing his left foot in the closing laps.

At Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, Busch said when someone is injured, like Newman was Monday, it’s also a reminder for the drivers that “it could be any of us in that situation.”

Asked about waiting for updates on Newman’s safety and condition, he said:

“I would sense that all of us are kind of wanting to know as soon as possible to know for ourselves, not necessarily because we want to get it out and leak any sort of news. It’s just a matter of self-assurance that those that you’re racing against are OK.

“It could be any of us in that situation at any particular time, especially with [superspeedway] racing and those places you race so fast and so close together the whole time that those crashes tend to happen a lot.”

The No. 18 Toyota driver — who’s also the defending Cup Series champion – said after his own injury, it was “tough” for him to get back in the car. But he did after missing 11 races and ended up winning his first title in 2015.

Several drivers, including Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, who won his second straight Daytona 500 as Newman was wrecking, have praised the safety developments over the last couple decades.

Terrible wrecks like this happen somewhat regularly at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway, and the drivers involved are almost always unharmed. But because of that, “sometimes you take it for granted” that drivers will walk way fine, Busch said.

Citing his own injury — plus Hamlin’s fractured back in 2013 and Aric Almirola’s fractured back in 2017 — Busch expanded on the risks drivers face. He continued:

“What we’re doing, the severity of what we’re doing, the course of action of what injury can happen – it can happen in any instance. We’re not invincible. Safety is always an evolution. There’s going to be something else that happens that we have to go through and figure out the circumstances as to why it happened, how can we prevent it from happening again.

“Not sure what all the instances are in the Newman crash, but there still will be something else down the road I’m sure. We saw it with, I think it was, Austin Theriault here, who broke his back in a truck crash years ago. Denny, obviously, his back, as well as Almirola’s.

“There’s a lot of things that will still come of the evolution of safety for all of us. My wreck, we made a lot of changes and advancements — let’s call it — to the race cars, and hopefully, that can help prevent those such injuries happening again.”

Although the specifics of Newman’s injuries remain unknown, he will not be racing this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain is filling in for him in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400.

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NASCAR driver who bumped Ryan Newman at Daytona 500 says he’s been ‘replaying’ finish ‘over and over’

Ryan Blaney made contact with Ryan Newman, who wrecked badly on the last lap of the Daytona 500.

In the days since the 2020 Daytona 500 finish when Ryan Newman was in a horrible wreck and taken to the hospital, Ryan Blaney has been “replaying the events in [his] head over and over” and thinking about what he could have “done differently ever since.”

In his first comments about the crash since immediately speaking with reporters after the race, No. 12 Ford driver said on Twitter that he and Newman spoke Wednesday night — Newman was released from the hospital earlier that day — about what played out. Blaney added that Newman’s sense of humor was still intact and “brought a smile to my face.”

On the last lap of Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500, Newman, Blaney and eventual Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin were fighting for the win. As Blaney later explained, if he couldn’t win the race, he said wanted a fellow Ford driver, Newman, to win over Hamlin in a Toyota. So as Newman had the lead coming down the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway one last time, Blaney tried to give him a push.

Instead, however, Blaney said his No. 12 Ford and Newman’s No. 6 Ford “just got bumpers hooked up wrong and turned” Newman, who then hit the wall before being slammed into by Corey LaJoie. Newman went airborne, and his car landed upside and slid off the track with sparks and flames coming out of it.

He was taken to a nearby hospital in “serious condition” Monday night and was released, miraculously, less than 48 hours later.

In a Twitter post Thursday night, Blaney also addressed the crash and his brief conversation with Newman.

Blaney wrote:

“I don’t think you will ever see someone as tough as Ryan Newman, to see him walk out of that hospital with his girls brought a tear to my eye. I was lucky enough to speak with him last night briefly about what happened Monday, it was just good to hear his voice to be honest. His Ryan Newman humor was at large and brought a smile to my face. The recovery he has made the past few days have been remarkable. I look forward to seeing him soon to talk about it more.

We are all competitors racing for wins every weekend but at the same time are one big family, and you never want to see family get hurt. Have been replaying the events in my head over and over about what I could’ve done differently ever since. I’m very luck to have a great family, friends, team and incredible fans that have helped me out this week. I can’t thank everyone enough for that.

I can’t wait to have Rocketman Ryan Newman back at the track racing as hard as ever.”

When Blaney spoke with reporters Monday on pit road after the race, he was clearly distraught and shaken up by what had just happened. He repeatedly said spinning Newman was “definitely unintentional.”

Earlier on the final lap, Blaney gave Newman a huge push ahead of Hamlin, and when Blaney then tried to pass Newman for the lead at the very end, Newman successfully blocked him. Blaney said that’s when he tried to push a Ford to win over Hamlin’s Toyota:

“I was just committing to pushing him to the win once he blocked a couple times, was kind of beat. Just hope Ryan’s all right. It sucks to lose a race, but you never want to see anyone get hurt.”

While it is unclear how long Newman will be out of the car, he’s obviously not racing this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain is filling in for Newman in the No. 6 Ford for Sunday’s race.

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NASCAR driver who hit Ryan Newman says they ‘shared a couple laughs’ after hospital release

Corey LaJoie said he and Ryan Newman joked laughed about this go-kart story Wednesday night.

NASCAR driver Cory LaJoie didn’t even know who he hit when he smashed into Ryan Newman at the end of the last lap of the 2020 Daytona 500.

And, like so many other people at the track, he didn’t realize the severity of Newman’s situation until he was evaluated and released from the infield care center. He was just excited about the idea of finishing eighth in NASCAR’s biggest race because it was only his third top-10 finish.

But after being cleared by the care center, LaJoie said he learned about the seriousness of Newman’s wreck.

“My stomach dropped, and I thought I was going to puke,” LaJoie told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Thursday.

Racing for the win on the last lap, Newman and his No. 6 Ford was out front with Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 Ford behind him. Blaney said their bumpers got “hooked up wrong,” and Newman’s car turned and hit the wall before LaJoie’s No. 32 Ford collided with him. LaJoie said it “was the hardest hit I’ve had.”

Newman’s car flew through the air before landing upside down and sliding off the track. He was taken to a nearby hospital and was in “serious condition” Monday night, but his injuries were not life threatening, according to his team, Roush Fenway Racing.

And then miraculously, Newman was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon, not even 48 hours after the wreck.

LaJoie said it’s been a “very emotional week” for him, Blaney and, of course, Newman. “It seems like all three of us are doing well for the circumstances,” he said.

He also mentioned that he and Newman texted Wednesday night and explained Newman is still in Florida at fellow NASCAR driver (and his fishing buddy) Martin Truex Jr.’s house.

On SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, LaJoie said they joked about a gathering for Ford drivers near Pocono Raceway, which included indoor go-karts:

“We texted last night. We shared a couple laughs. … We went to that little slick track in Pocono called S&S [Speedways]. And for whatever reason, Newman and I always found each other, and his big ass looked like Bowser in that little go-kart. We’re sliding around and smashing into each other, and his head is so big he had to hold the roof up because his head was smashing into it.

“So we shared a laugh over [that]. I said, ‘Man, it was almost like we were back at that slick track in Pocono, but unfortunately, we were going 200 miles an hour instead of seven.’ And he thought that was funny. He’s down there still I guess in Martin’s house in Florida. What a blessing to be able to share a laugh with Ryan not even almost 48 hours after everybody assumed the worst.”

LaJoie also explained a little about what it feels like to be in a wreck going about 200 miles an hour. He said hit Newman at basically full speed and got the wind knocked out of him, which is why, when he got out of the car, he fell to his knees.

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They say a picture is worth 1000 words. A lot of speculation as to what was going through my little noggin here. Here’s the facts. The wind was knocked out of me so I was catching my breath, I was wiggling my fingers and toes to make sure they were still connected, I was confused as my brain tried to process what my body just went through and I was hurting from the sub straps containing the force of the frontal impact. While I was down there I did send up a “thank you Jesus for your hand of protection” prayer and at that moment I had no idea who I hit or the severity of it. I’m hearing very optimistic things on Ryan’s condition so your prayers are working guys, keep it rolling.

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The photo quickly circulated around NASCAR social media, and LaJoie clarified what exactly what was happening in that moment because, again, he didn’t even realize Newman was injured at that point. He told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio:

“I really didn’t have a grip on what happened until probably Wednesday afternoon. [That’s] when it finally sunk in, and I was able to digest everything feelings wise and just the whole situation because I’ve never really been in a situation like that. I’ve never really been in a big superspeedway crash to that point. So it’s crazy how fast it happens, crazy how people don’t realize how much it hurts when you hit something that hard or that fast.

“If anybody’s gotten in a wreck on the road at 40 miles an hour, they know how much that hurts, and we’re going 190, 200 miles an hour. It definitely makes your body do a lot of funky things it’s not used to. That’s why that little picture that was kind of going viral there on Twitter and Facebook there. I was on my knees. I kind of addressed it on my Instagram.

“People assumed or speculated that I got out because I was in a praying position. I honestly was on my knees because I was in pain. The wind was knocked out of me. Granted, I said a thank you for protection prayer up to the big guy because I knew it was a nasty wreck, but at that point in time, I had no idea who I hit or the severity of it.”

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Ryan Newman’s recovery from horrifying Daytona 500 wreck is NASCAR’s latest miracle

Ryan Newman was released from the hospital less than 48 hours after being in a violent crash at the Daytona 500.

The finish of the 2020 Daytona 500 was the second time I thought I witnessed a race car driver’s death in person. Luckily, neither worst-case scenario came to fruition, but every time a driver survives a violent and horrifying wreck, it’s a reminder of not only how dangerous motor sports can be, but also how racing fans see real-life miracles all the time.

The first crash was at the 2017 Indianapolis 500, when Scott Dixon’s car was shredded to pieces after he made contact with another car, flew through the air and bounced and spun out of control before eventually stopping. Looking at photos and watching the replay, it’s astonishing that Dixon was OK and cleared by the medical care center on the spot at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The second time was on the last lap of Monday’s rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway.

In a three-way battle for the win between Ryan Newman, Ryan Blaney and eventual winner Denny Hamlin, Blaney in the No. 12 Ford was pushing Newman in the No. 6 Ford to the finish line because if he couldn’t win, he said he wanted their manufacturer to be in Victory Lane rather than Hamlin’s Toyota.

But, as Blaney explained after the race, they “just got bumpers hooked up wrong and turned” Newman, who slammed into the wall before being hit head-on by Corey LaJoie, going airborne and landing upside down. With sparks and flames shooting out of it, Newman’s car slid from the track to the end of pit road.

For the last few laps of the race, I was standing on pit road parallel to the finish line. My jaw literally dropped as the wreck unfolded right in front of me.

Safety and emergency crews attended to Newman, putting out the flames, getting him out of the car and transporting him to a nearby Daytona Beach hospital. Incredibly, he was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

It’s an actual miracle that less than 48 hours from being in “serious condition” Monday night, Newman was walking out of the hospital with his daughters’ hands in his.

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If you don’t watch NASCAR regularly — and there are a lot of you who don’t — seeing Newman’s wreck was probably exceptionally shocking. It was unreal to those of us who see massive and terrifying wrecks somewhat regularly, so I can’t imagine how general sports fans reacted to it.

I was stunned, like I always am after a car flips, barrel rolls, lands upside down or catches on fire. Now in my fourth season covering NASCAR, I’ve seen so many scary and violent crashes, and the drivers involved almost always walk away unharmed.

In the past, drivers have tragically lost their lives on the track. But, thankfully, it hasn’t happened in NASCAR’s national series in nearly two decades, not since Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. And with the advancements in safety technology since then, that feels like a different era of NASCAR.

“NASCAR has done a fantastic job of evolution of race cars,” Hamlin said in the post-race press conference. “Helmet manufacturers, suit manufacturers, HANS devices [head and neck support], there’s just been so much development that’s come a long way, and I always think about how blessed I am to come in this sport in 2006 when all that stuff was really being implemented.”

Massive, multi-car wrecks are a given at tracks like Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway, and after this, NASCAR needs to investigate new ways to protect drivers at these tumultuous venues.

But the frequency at which giant wrecks occur and drivers largely being uninjured is also a testament to how safe the sport has become — while always toeing the line of disaster.

So after Newman’s crash, it wasn’t until a few minutes later while interviewing drivers on pit road that I realized it was taking longer than usual to get Newman out of the car and that he may have been seriously injured. The longer we went without any indication that Newman was OK — and drivers repeatedly asked reporters if we had any updates — the faster my heart raced as I wondered if he was conscious. Or even alive.

It’s a good bet Blaney was wondering the same thing. He was noticeably, and understandably, shaken up by the crash, insisting he wasn’t purposefully spinning Newman out. He said he just wanted to help get a Ford teammate across the finish line first and clearly felt awful about something beyond his control.

“I hope he’s all right,” Blaney said on pit road Monday night. “You never want to see anyone get hurt.”

Amazingly, it appears Newman is all right. Although we don’t know specifics about any injuries he may have suffered, he went from “serious condition” Monday night to “fully alert” and “joking around” by Wednesday morning to walking out of the hospital later that day.

The timeline is an actual miracle and evidence that — although racing can never be too safe and should always strive to improve — perhaps drivers are more protected than ever.

So if every awful wreck serves as a reminder of just how dangerous NASCAR can be, every driver walking away is a reminder that the sport, thankfully, witnesses miracles all the time.

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