- NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was seriously injured in a crash at the Daytona 500 on Monday night.
- He was leading in the race's last lap when his car spun out and flew into the air before landing on its roof.
- Newman, 42, was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, NASCAR officials said in a statement. He is still in a Dayton hospital recovering.
- Newman, who earned the nickname "Rocket Man" in his rookie season, has been involved in NASCAR for nearly 20 years.
- Outside the sport, Newman is a father to two young girls and runs a nonprofit focused on helping rescue animals.
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Driver Ryan Newman, who was left seriously injured after a crash at the Daytona 500 on Monday night, has had a nearly 20-year career in NASCAR. But outside the sport, Newman is a father-of-two who launched an animal rescue nonprofit with his wife.
Newman was leading the race on Monday when his car was part of a crash in the last lap of the Daytona 500.
The 42-year-old, whose car landed on its roof and burst into flames after the crash, was taken to a nearby hospital in Daytona, Florida, in "serious condition."
The NASCAR world has rallied around Newman since the crash, and some of his fans are even donating to his nonprofit, Rescue Ranch, to show their support for his family.
Newman ascended the NASCAR ranks early on; in his first season with the sport, he earned the nickname "Rocket Man" for his high-voltage driving.
Here's everything you need to know about Newman.