Driver survives after dirt modified race car catches on fire

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Posted August 28, 2013 12:16 pm.

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The driver was able to escape unharmed after a modified race car caught on fire, a farm near Houston paid tribute to first responders with a corn maze and a person created a way that a lawnmower can work by itself.

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