Denny Hamlin wins Daytona 500 (w/updates)

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Denny Hamlin emerged victorious at the Daytona 500 on Monday night, winning the iconic NASCAR race for a third time shortly after a series of dramatic crashes on the track, including a fiery wreck that sent Ryan Newman to the hospital. Hamlin became the first driver since Sterling Marlin in 1995 to win “The Great American Race” in consecutive seasons. His win last year was a 1-2-3 sweep for Joe Gibbs Racing and kicked off a yearlong company celebration in which Gibbs drivers won a record 19 races and the Cup championship. Hamlin joined six Hall of Fame drivers as winners of three or more Daytona 500s.

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Man this is brutal. I love NASCAR and enjoy watching the races but you never wanna see a crash like this. I really hope Ryan Newman is okay. pic.twitter.com/lap2iS1KG5

— Brandon Ray Bumgarner (@BigBadBumgarner) February 18, 2020

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President Trump sent a tweet after NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was involved in a fiery crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 that sent him to the hospital. Newman's injuries were not life-threatening, according to NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O'Donnell, who read a statement from Roush Fenway Racing Monday night.

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.@RyanJNewman is awake and speaking with family and doctors a day after his horrific crash at the #Daytona500 https://t.co/pp7XAHGXMx

— Tribune-ReviewSports (@TribSports) February 19, 2020

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is walking and playing with his daughters after Daytona crash https://t.co/TvjH3w7SVa

— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) February 19, 2020