Ryan Newman may have helped save his own life at the Daytona 500 by pushing for a new NASCAR safety feature in 2009 that became known as the 'Newman bar' - www.businessinsider.com

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...A safety feature nicknamed after the NASCAR driver Ryan Newman may have helped save his life in his devastating Daytona 500 crash on Monday.

...Newman crashed into Ryan Blaney and Corey LaJoie in the final lap of the race in Florida, causing his car to flip in the air, land on its roof, and catch on fire.

...It's unclear whether the so-called Newman bar played a direct role in preventing Newman from being seriously injured, but NASCAR fans on Reddit have discussed the possibility at length.

...If the bar did play a role, Newman would have been "Saved from an upgrade that is named after himself," one user wrote.

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