“I think made a beeline down to Jason Jarrett (Newman’s spotter) to check on the status of Ryan,” read the second. “I did not communicate any more info to (Denny Hamlin) after that, because I was only concerned with finding out info on Ryan.”

Newman was immediately transported to a local hospital after being removed from his car. There has been no official word on nature or extent any injuries.

“If you think about all the wrecks that we’ve had over the last how many number of years and some of them look real serious, we’ve been so fortunate,” continued Gibbs. “Now, it’s (this win) hard. We’re all waiting.”