Debris flew into the stands , injuring a number of spectators -- at least two of them critically -- during a jaw-dropping crash Saturday in the final turn of a NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway . The multicar crash occurred near the end of the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 race at the same Florida track where Sunday 's Daytona 500 will be held . The race had recently restarted after another wreck , after which driver Michael Annett was hospitalized for bruising to his chest , according to Richard Petty Motorsports . Several closely-packed cars were jostling for position at top speed when they got tangled up , setting off a dangerous chain reaction that ensnared a number of vehicles . Reigning Sprint Cup champ Brad Keselowski -- who later told CNN he and others were simply `` going for the win '' -- was among those involved , while Tony Stewart somehow emerged unscathed and finished by winning the race . Driver Kyle Larson 's vehicle ended up flying into a fence that separates the track from spectators . It broke into pieces -- including tires and a fiery engine . Larson walked away from the crash , even after the front part of his No . 32 car was completely gone . He and the other nine drivers involved told reporters that they were checked at a medical tent on the Daytona infield and released . Some of the shredded debris flew into the barrier , while others got into the stands -- some of it reaching the second level about 20 feet up . A video posted on YouTube shows a cloud of debris flying into stands and one man gasping , `` Oh , my God . '' A tire rests on one seat , as a man frantically waves and yells to get the attention of paramedics . Afterward , several spectators could be seen lying down after apparently suffering injuries . A line of about 10 ambulances lined up on the track , with some first responders carrying stretchers . Fourteen fans were treated at an on-site medical facility , while 14 others were transported to area hospitals , speedway president Joie Chitwood told reporters . `` I 'm just hoping everyone is OK , '' said Keselowski . `` As drivers , we assume the risk . But fans do not . '' NASCAR president Mike Helton earlier told ESPN , which was broadcasting the race , some people were taken to Halifax Health Medical Center . He said the protective fence did its job in preventing potentially more injuries and possibly deaths . Byron Cogdell , a spokesman for the hospital , told CNN that his facility was treating 12 patients . Two of those -- one of them a child -- are in critical but stable condition . `` Everybody appears to be in stable condition , '' Cogdell said . Staff at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center were treating one person and expecting three more , spokeswoman Lindsay Rew said Saturday evening . The injured include Eddie Huckaby , a 53-year-old Krum , Texas , resident who suffered a leg gash when a large piece of metal hit him as he was watching the race , his brother Terry Huckaby told CNN affiliate WKMG . He described the motor landing in the stands , as well as a wheel `` and everything flying over your head and debris everywhere . '' `` He 's doing fine , '' Terry Huckaby said of his brother , who underwent surgery at Halifax Health Medical Center . `` The first thing he said , ' I do n't want to miss that ( Daytona 500 ) race , but I have to watch on TV . ' '' Accidents are nothing new to NASCAR , where cars often cruise at speeds topping 190 mph , nor to the Daytona track . One of the sport 's most horrific , and well-known , wrecks happened in the 2001 Daytona 500 , when famed driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed -- also , on that race 's final lap . Still , injuries and fatalities to spectators are much rarer . With the stands having been quickly evacuated , crews worked to repair the damaged fence . Chitwood expressed confidence the 55th edition of the Daytona 500 would go on as planned , with spectators even sitting in the same seats struck by debris Saturday . `` With the fence being prepared tonight to our safety protocols , we expect to go racing tomorrow with no changes , '' Chitwood said .
Texas man had surgery after a leg injury but is ` ` just fine , '' official says . The multicar crash occurred at the end of a Nationwide Series race in Daytona speedway . Debris , including an engine , ends up airborne -- some reaching the stands ' second level . 12 patients are at one hospital , all of them in critical but stable condition , official says .