Driver Ryan Newman receives standing ovation from colleagues on first visit back to racing team shop after Daytona 500 crash

Ryan Newman Newman’s team, Roush Fenway Racing, posted photos of the moment on Twitter. (Roush Fenway Racing)

By Sarah Wilson

A week and a half after his car crashed, flipped over and burst into flames approaching the finish line of the Daytona 500, driver Ryan Newman walked into his racing team’s shop and was greeted by a standing ovation.

Newman’s team, Roush Fenway Racing, posted photos of the moment on Twitter.

READ: Ryan Newman’s father says he’s glad his son is home and walking days after fiery Daytona 500 crash

Newman was released from the hospital Feb. 19, two days after the fiery crash in Daytona Beach.

“So we had a special visitor today,” the team tweeted.

Steve Newmark, president of Roush Fenway Racing, said last week that Newman wants to return to racing as soon as possible.

READ: Ryan Newman plans to return to racing, team says

Newmark said Newman did not suffer any broken bones or internal injuries, but did suffer a head injury.

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