Ryan Preece's car goes airborne and begins the vicious barrel roll that saw his car flip 10 times before coming to a rest. Thankfully, he climbed out of his car and was transported to a local Daytona hospital for treatment and observation. Photo courtesy NBC Sports.

WHAT A VIDEO! Ryan Preece barrel rolls 10 times in violent wreck, then walks away

Saturday's late-race incident was one of the worst seen at Daytona in recent years. Thankfully, Preece is going to be okay

Author:
Jerry Bonkowski
Publish date:
Aug 27, 2023 1:05 AM EDT

If they ever resumed the old video series "And They Walked Away", Ryan Preece's terrifying ride near the end of Saturday's NASCAR Cup race at Daytona International Speedway would likely be a top candidate for that.

Preece survived one of the most dramatic and terrifying crashes seen in recent years at Daytona during Saturday night's Coca-Cola Zero Sugar 400.

Preece was at the back of the lead pack when it appeared he may have been tapped by another car, sending him onto the infield grass and then resulting in a barrel roll that saw him flip 10 times before his car, miraculously, ended up on its wheels.

Preece climbed out of his car and was transported first to the DIS infield care center before he went to a local hospital for further treatment and observation.

Preece took to social media that "I'm coming back," which was obviously a welcome relief to not only his own fans, but for NASCAR fans in general.

UPDATE: Stewart-Haas Racing issued the following update on Preece's condition just before 2:30 a.m. ET:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2023) – NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece will remain overnight at Halifax Health Medical Center for continued observation. The driver of the No. 41 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing is awake, alert and mobile and has been communicating with family and friends. Preece will undergo another evaluation by medical personnel later this morning. An update will be provided in the afternoon.