Denny Hamlin's vehicle catches fire in frightening scene at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR star Denny Hamlin suffered a scary incident on the track at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Hamlin’s No. 11 vehicle developed an engine issue between turns 1 and 2 on lap 75. The car then caught fire as he spun around. A lot of smoke billowed out of his engine as emergency personnel rushed over to Hamlin to extinguish the flames.

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He only completed 15 laps and was resigned to 38th position at the Würth 400.

"Just blew up," Hamlin told FOX Sports.

Hamlin said he tried to prevent the engine from completely blowing i...