Ryan Newman: 'I feel like a complete walking miracle' after surviving wreck
NASCAR's season resumption at Darlington Raceway on Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemic won't be the best sports story of the day at the track.
Ryan Newman will make his return following his terrifying wreck at this year's Daytona 500 on Feb. 17 that could've cost him more than his career.
The night of the wreck, Roush Fenway Racing confirmed Newman's injuries weren't life-threatening, and Newman vowed less than a month ago to return to the sport he loves.
As Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times and ESPN's Ryan McGee wrote, Newman isn't taking his survival and incredible recovery for granted. "I was blessed in more ways than one. I feel like a walking miracle," Newman told reporters during a Zoom call on Thursday.
He added that he doesn't remember the events of the accident and that he has watched every available angle of the wreck, in part to understand what occurred that fateful day.
Newman, 42, also explained he's unsure if he suffered a diagnosed concussion or a "bruised brain" due to receiving conflicting information from medical experts.
"Everything aligned perfectly for me to be alive and here with you today," he said. "There were multiple miracles that aligned for me to walk out days later with my arms around my daughters."
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