Xfinity Driver Ryan Sieg Jumps Out Of Flaming Car In Scary Moment At Dover

The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series are at Dover this weekend, and while the Xfinity drivers were on track Saturday afternoon, driver Ryan Sieg found himself trying to steer a four-wheeled bonfire.

Sieg was running in the top 15 during the BetRivers 200 when he exited Turn 2 at the Monster Mile on lap 26 with the front of his car engulfed in flames.

He eased his No. 39 Ford Mustang into the inside wall and fortunately managed to scramble out of it, but appeared to be in some discomfort when emergency personnel arrived on the scene.

Obviously, any time drivers finds themself in a fire, everyone's heart winds up in their throats, but it's especially nerve-wracking when the car grinds to a halt at the exit of a corner that the rest of the field is still on its way through.

Fortunately, Sieg got out, and the Xfinity Series shared that he had been checked and released at the infield care center.

Now, Sieg looked like he was having a little trouble when he climbed out of the car, and after he was out of the infield care center, he told Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass that he had inhaled a lot of smoke and said there was no indication as to why his car spontaneously combusted like a Spinal Tap drummer.

"I'm okay, just inhaled a lot of smoke," Sieg said. "No indication of what happened and then all of a sudden it was just on fire."

He lamented the fact that the team had a good car this weekend, which is a bummer because the retirement ended a strong run of form for Sieg. He finished 17th last weekend at Talladega but crossed the start-finish stripe a fraction of a second behind Sam Mayer in a wild photo finish the week before at Texas Motor Speedway.

Things got even weirder when just 24 laps later, Sieg's teammate, Blaine Perkins, retired from the race after his car caught fire during the stage break.

Very strange, indeed