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Photos show Dale Earnhardt Jr’s plane on fire after runway crash

Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife, daughter, a pilot and other guest are said to be OK after the NASCAR driver’s plane crashed near Bristol, Tennessee on Thursday afternoon.

Earnhardt’s Cessna Citation jet crashed near the runway at Elizabethton Airport, leaving the plane in flames, photos showed:

The FAA says the plane rolled off Runway 24 at the airport and caught fire. All five members aboard were able to escape safely.

Earnhardt’s sister Kelley says all five passengers aboard the plane are safe and they were taken to a hospital.

Earnhardt Jr., 44, competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and is an analyst for NBC. He is a two-time Daytona 500 winner.

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