LAS VEGAS – Ryan Newman offered information, though not details, regarding his injuries from a crash on the last lap of this past Monday’s Daytona 500, with the update coming via a statement from the NASCAR driver that was read before Sunday’s Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ damage or broken bones. I did sustain a head injury for which I’m currently being treated,” Newman wrote in the statement. “The doctors have been pleased with my progression over the last few days.”
There is no timetable for Newman’s return to racing, but Roush Fenway Racing said the 42-year-old Indiana native is determined to get back to the track.
“He has expressed unequivocally that this is where he wants to be and he wants to be back in a race car,” said RFR president Steve Newmark, adding that once he returns, Newman wants to be the one to address his health personally.
“Ryan actually wants to be the one in front of you to answer those questions,” Newmark said. “He and I talked about that, and he’s kind of chomping at the bit to get back here, and I think he feels that would be most appropriate for him to be behind the mic answering a lot of those questions.”