ORLANDO, Fla. — Blake Snell, allow me to introduce you to Ryan Newman.Ryan is a professional athlete just like you, except he feels blessed to resume his sport at Darlington on Sunday when NASCAR re-starts its pandemic-delayed season.He absolutely can’t wait to get back behind the wheel of his race car.He feels amazingly lucky to be alive and able to compete in a sport that nearly killed him.Newman hasn’t raced since the horrific crash near the end of the Daytona 500 in February when his car got turned, crashed head-on into the wall, flipped onto its roof, got crushed on the driver’s side by a…
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