'I'm excited to be healthy and at some point get back in the race car,' Ryan Newman said
“I love it. Really, I love it,” Newman said. “It’s been a little bit painful to be out of the race car and to not be doing what I’ve done for so many years. I started racing when I was 4, 4½ years old. It’s just who I am.”At the time, Newman wasn't sure when he would be able to return but said it would be "as soon as I possibly can.”
Newman was hospitalized after competitor Corey LaJoie crashed into his car at 190 mph during the final lap of the Daytona 500. The wreck left Newman with a “bruised brain” head injury, but he miraculously avoided any internal organ damage or broken bones despite being knocked unconscious. “It’s still humbling to watch it and know that I’m sitting here without a headache, which is amazing,” Newman said onas footage of the crash played. “[It’s] just a miracle on so many levels, and thankful for so many people for prayers and all the things that went into me being safer in that situation.”“I was knocked out, there’s a point of it where I don’t remember a part of the race,” he said. “Realistically, I just feel so lucky. On so many levels, I feel so lucky.
Newman continued, “It’s emotional, no doubt. And I think about the fact that I was that close but really, in the end, I’m humbled by the opportunity and experience to continue my life. To be blessed by so many people’s prayers. To be sitting here and hopefully make something of it. To enjoy life with my daughters.”
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