Less than 42 hours after being injured during a scary last-lap wreck in the Daytona 500, Ryan Newman was released from the hospital Wednesday.
Roush Fenway Racing announced the news in a release and via Twitter, posting a photo of Newman, clad in T-shirt and jeans, walking from Halifax Medical Center while holding the hands of his two daughters.
It was the second photo that the team had posted Wednesday; earlier reporting that Newman was walking around the hospital in good spirits and playing with his daughters.
Krissie Newman also posted video of the family leaving the hospital.
Best sight ever!!! https://t.co/g1G3VDwpi1 pic.twitter.com/kMs4u8LjOL
— Krissie Newman (@NewmanKrissie) February 19, 2020
Newman was injured during a last-lap wreck of the postponed Daytona 500, which ended at 7:55 p.m. ET Monday.
The team posted the photo of him leaving the hospital at 1:49 p.m. ET Wednesday. Team president Steve Newmark posted a photo thanking the hospital staff about an hour later.
We owe a debt of gratitude to many people for what transpired over the last few days but a special thanks to the incredible care and attention from the staff at Halifax Health Medical Center. pic.twitter.com/JkiDp1A6j3
— Steve Newmark (@NewmarkRFK) February 19, 2020
Not long after his release, Newman met up with his friends Martin Truex Jr. and his girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, in the driver motorhome lot at Daytona International Speedway.
Never been so happy to see our friend. 💕🙏❤️ #GodisGood #miracleworker @MartinTruex_Jr @NewmanKrissie pic.twitter.com/MMmjkd4Eap
— Sherry Pollex (@SherryPollex) February 19, 2020
He said Sher, now we have one more thing in common. Neither of us are supposed to be alive but we’re both here. 🙏💙💪 You damn right my friend. #GodissoGood pic.twitter.com/U1ADMM1hmb
— Sherry Pollex (@SherryPollex) February 19, 2020