CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman has been released from a Florida hospital two days after a frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
He had been hospitalized since Monday night.
Roush Fenway Racing says the 42-year-old driver was fully alert and walking around the hospital in the hours before he left.
No details about his injuries have been released.
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The team has since updated its roster for this weekend’s race at Las Vegas with Ross Chastain filling in for Newman.
There is no timetable for Newman’s return.
