racing driver Ryan Newman survives a grisly accident in the well-known us motor racing, the Daytona 500, which was run the night of Tuesday local time.
In a press release from the løbsarrangøren Nascar night of Tuesday says that motorkøreren Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center and has suffered very serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
It writes the u.s. media NBC News.
Ryan Newman was leading the race on the last lap, as the car was pushed into the racerbanens barrier and came across the track. The car overturned on the roof and was hit by another car, within the kurede over the finish line on the roof.
Ryan Newman ended up on the roof in this violent accident. Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/Ritzau Scanpix
the Whole Mustang-car inner cage, which is designed to protect the drivers ‘ head, was destroyed.
Denny Hamlin exploited the accident and took instead the victory in the iconic race.
the Driver, who hit Newman the second time, Corey Lajoie, was very concerned after the accident.
– I hope, that Newman is okay. It is the worst case scenario, and I could not run any places to go than into the smoke, writes Corey Lajoie on Twitter.
the Race, the Daytona 500 is run in the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, on the track of the Daytona International Speedway.
Ryan Newman’s condition is serious, but not life-threatening. Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/Ritzau Scanpix
It is known as the biggest and most important race in the Nascar series and has the biggest prize pool of all the races. It is simultaneously the season’s first race in the series.
the Race has been run since 1961 and is seen by upwards of 20 million tv viewers every year.
One of them was for years president of the UNITED states, Donald Trump, who gives his support to Ryan Newman on Twitter.
– I ask for the Ryan Newman. A big and bold Nascar-running, writes Donald Trump.
In the Nascar series is running in closed standardvogne in contrast to the Indycar series, which contains the second big race Indy 500, where exactly as in Formula 1 to run in open cars.
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Denny Hamlin won the iconic race, which due to rain was postponed from Sunday to Monday. Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/Ritzau Scanpix