Jordan Ives, nephew of Dale Jr.'s crew chief, survives fiery wreck

Updated FEB 14, 2015 10:04p ET

Jordan Ives, the nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief Greg Ives, survived a fiery Super Late Model wreck at New Smyrna Speedway on Saturday.

The incident occurred during practice when Ives, 16, spun in the corner and made contact with the outside retaining wall with the rear of his car. Almost immediately, fire spread into his car as he scrambled to get out.

Luckily, Ives was able to clear himself from the wreckage as the fire began to spread throughout the car and down the track. Safety crews were eventually able to extinguish the flames, but Ives' car was a total loss.

Fellow racer Brandon Oakley had a front row seat for the incident.

"He just broke loose in front of me and slid up and hit the wall and there was a huge ball of flames," Oakley told Speed51.com. "I just turned left to not hit him."

Depsite losing the car, Ives took to his Facebook page to let everyone know he was OK after the incident.

"Our week is down we backed it into the wall and the car caught on fire and burned to the ground but I'm ok," he wrote.

The fiery incident burnt the track and the outside retaining wall. Some pieces of debris had to be scraped from track after melting into the racing surface, according to Speed51.com.

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Jordan Ives, nephew of Dale Jr.'s crew chief, survives fiery wreck