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Roush team president Steve Newmark reported that Ryan Newman says he avoided internal organ damage and broken bones in the crash and is being treated for the head injury.

Ryan Newman is fully alert and joking with hospital staff as he continues to improve following a frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.

Denny Hamlin won his third Daytona 500. But, all thoughts were with fellow driver Ryan Newman, who was hospitalized after a terrifying crash on the final lap of Daytona.

Joey Logano and William Byron won the qualifying races that set the field for the Daytona 500. Logano earned him a spot in the second row and Byron will start on the second row.

Kyle Busch is a mercurial race car driver but currently riding the high of his second NASCAR title and already eyeing what could be in his NASCAR career.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will work his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday as part of his expanding role with NBC Sports and is also slated to cover his first Indianapolis 500.

Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, was dropped from the list of nominees for NASCAR's Landmark Award.

Hamlin won NASCAR's biggest race for the second time in four years, leading JGR in a 1-2-3 sweep. The race and the season have been dedicated to J.D. Gibbs.

William Byron put Hendrick Motorsports in a familiar position: on the pole for the Daytona 500. His bigger goal is to make the starting spot pay dividends for Hendrick.

Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night driving the iconic No. 3 Chevrolet that Dale Earnhardt piloted for most of his career. Earnhardt was behind the wheel of No. 3 when he won his only Daytona 500 in 1998, and when he was killed in an accident on the final lap of the race three years later.