Nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief escapes fiery crash

Teenage driver Jordan Ives, the nephew of Greg Ives, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief, was involved in a fiery crash at New Smyrna Speedway but escaped without injury.

SAMSULA, Fla. (AP)—A teenage driver involved in a fiery crash at New Smyrna Speedway escaped without injury.

Jordan Ives, a 16-year-old from Gladstone, Mich., exited his No. 18 car before the gasoline fire destroyed it Saturday afternoon. Ives was practicing for Saturday night's super late model race at the short track, located about 15 miles south of Daytona International Speedway.

Here's what the car looked like during and after:

#NewSmyrnaWS: Jordan Ives okay after fiery crash in Super Late Model practice. More here: http://t.co/s3i87fFtGW pic.twitter.com/8NbMfhN60r

— Racing America (@RacingAmerica) February 14, 2015

Ives is the nephew of Greg Ives, the crew chief for NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.