Orlando Sentinel · May 17, 2020
Blake Snell could learn humility from NASCAR’s Ryan Newman | Commentary
Ryan Newman (6) says he feels like walking miracle after he survives horrific crash at Daytona 500 in February. He and NASCAR make their return to racing Sunday at Darlington.(Icon Sportswire/Getty Images North America/TNS)Ryan is a professional athlete just like you; except he feels blessed to resume his sport at Darlington today when NASCAR re-starts its pandemic-delayed season.
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 another car and skidded across the finish line mangled and in flames.