(CNN) NASCAR driver Ryan Newman said Sunday that he will return to racing when the season resumes after he was involved in a fiery crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 in February.

The 42-year-old driver was hospitalized for two days with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Newman announced his plan to return to the racetrack during the broadcast of the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational Series at virtual Talladega Superspeedway

"That's the absolute plan, for sure," Newman said. "I'm healthy. I've been blessed with another layer of this situation giving me more time to heal and look forward to being back in the seat."

NASCAR said Sunday that they "share Ryan's enthusiasm in his return to the track. We look forward to Ryan returning to racing as soon as he is medically cleared to race."

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