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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has fiery pit stop during Duck Commander 500

Things got pretty hot for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Earnhardt was pitting on Lap 179 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Duck Commander 500 when a small fire sparked in his pit stall. He pulled from the pit lane with fire under the left rear of his car.

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The fire was caused by a lug nut sparking as it came off his tire, according to a report on the Fox broadcast.