There was Ryan Newman, hurtling down the final stretch of the speedway about to win his second Daytona 500. And there he was, seconds later, flying through the air in a car that would come to a stop with the NASCAR world watching in horror of the fiery wreck.There was Newman again, a few days later, smiling on our screens in hospital scrubs with his two daughters by his side. Next, he was leaving the hospital. Then, he was visiting his shop and hanging out with friends in the matter of weeks.Now, 18 days after the horrific crash that left us questioning the No. 6 driver’s survival, Newman stro…
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Ryan Newman smiling after violent Daytona 500 crash: ‘It’s great to be alive’
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