This undated photo shows Ryan Newman, driver of the #6 Koch Industries Ford. (PHOTO / NASCAR)

Driver Ryan Newman is awake and able to speak after a horrifying last-lap crash at Monday’s Daytona 500 resulted in him being rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition, his racing team said on Tuesday.

Newman’s vehicle careened into a wall, flipped into the air and was hit by another car on the driver’s side

“Ryan Newman remains under the care of doctors at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida,” Roush Fenway Racing said in a statement on social media. “He is awake and speaking with family and doctors.”

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After competitor Ryan Blaney tapped the 42-year-old’s car from behind during the NASCAR race, Newman’s vehicle careened into a wall, flipped into the air and was hit by another car on the driver’s side.

Newman, who won the Daytona 500 in 2008, was immediately transported to a hospital following the incident, which stunned onlookers and fans, including US President Donald Trump, who had served as the race’s grand marshal.

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“Praying for Ryan Newman, a great and brave @NASCAR driver! #PrayingForRyan,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday.

In this Feb 16, 2020 photo, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ride in the Presidential limousine as they take a pace lap ahead of the start of the Daytona 500 Nascar race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Feb 16, 2020. They made a complete lap - a first with the full fleet of racing cars, according to a top NASCAR official. Driver Ryan Newman is awake and able to speak after a horrifying last-lap crash at Monday's Daytona 500 after competitor Ryan Blaney tapped the 42-year-old's car from behind during the NASCAR race. (SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)