Fiery crash knocks Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of race

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Fiery crash knocks Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of race

Dale Earnhardt Jr. involved in fiery crash at Texas Motorspeedway.

Flames come from the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after crashing early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, is pictured on the Big Hoss as he hits the wall early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, walks from his car as safety crew members arrive after crashing early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, walks from his car as safety crew members arrive after crashing early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, crashes early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Safety crew members tend to the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Safety crew members tend to the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Safety crew members tend to the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, walks from his car as safety crew members arrive after crashing early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Safety crew members tend to the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

The #88 National Guard Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr. is towed to the garage area during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Crew members work on the #88 National Guard Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the garage area after he crashed early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

Crew members work on the #88 National Guard Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the garage area after he crashed early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

The car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, is loaded in to a hauler after crashing and catching fire during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

The car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, is loaded in to a hauler after crashing and catching fire during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

The car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, is loaded in to a hauler after crashing and catching fire during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

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Flames come from the car of Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, after crashing early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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