Hamlin wins crash-filled Daytona 500 by hair as Newman hurt in final-turn wreck

  • Denny Hamlin wins by second closest margin ever (0.014sec)
  • Ryan Newman hospitalized after crash while leading final lap

Denny Hamlin won his second straight Daytona 500 and third overall, beating Ryan Blaney in an overtime photo finish marred by a terrifying crash that sent Ryan Newman to the hospital on Monday.

Newman had surged into the lead on the final lap when Blaney’s bumper caught the back of his Ford and sent Newman hard right into the wall. His car flipped, rolled, was hit on the drivers side by another car, and finally skidded across the finish line engulfed in flames.

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