NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Sieg had to perform an emergency evacuation of his flaming vehicle during a very scary moment at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
The fire appeared under his hood near the right front tire, forcing Sieg to bring the vehicle to a stop in Turn 2.
Ryan Sieg was evaluated and released from the infield care center.
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“I’m OK,” he told Fox Sports afterward. “It had a lot of smoke. No indication of what happened, and then all of a sudden, it was on fire.… We had a pretty good car, at least I thought, riding right there, waiting for everybody to sort it out. It just sucks.”
Ryan Sieg says he is OK. Isn’t sure what happened to cause the fire. pic.twitter.com/ETUPjUVyFg
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Sieg initially struggled while getting out of the car. That…
