GM's new rear-wheel drive performance sedan, the 2014 Chevrolet SS, caught fire out of the blue while on pace car duty in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Unlimited race in Daytona Beach.
The Holden Commodore-based vehicle was leading the field before the final leg of the race when a fire started in its trunk, filling the cabin with smoke. Pace-car driver Brett Bodine and his co-pilot pulled over and got out of car before the fire crew arrived to put out the flames.
The 2014 NASCAR season-opener was won by Denny Hamlin, who led the race in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for 27 laps. Second-place went to Penske's Brad Keselowski, while Kyle Busch finished in third. Joey Logano (Penske) and Kevin Harvick (Steward-Haas) completed the Top 5.
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