NASCAR star Zane Smith saw his success quite literally go up in flames on Saturday afternoon, when a series of celebratory burnouts went wrong.<br /><br />Smith became the first ever repeat NASCAR winner at the Circuit of the Americas - beating Kyle Busch in the process - and he marked his win with some customary burnouts at the end of the race.<br /><br />Unfortunately for the 23-year-old Californian, though, as he stepped out of the truck to give his team a hug, it quickly became apparent that his vehicle was going up in flames.<br /><br />His smile quickly faded to a look of worry as marshals quickly raced to extinguish the fire, but there was severe damage to the winner's truck. <br /><br />Speaking to FOX Sports after the remarkable incident, Smith said: 'Besides catching on fire in victory, that was a first for me.<br /><br />'Man, that's a bummer right there… that's easily the most hectic victory lane celebration I have ever had and I apologize for catching the truck on fire in victory lane.'<br /><br />Afterwards, the Front Row Motorsports vehicle was so damaged it had to be towed off the track.<br /><br />In the race, meanwhile, Smith led the final 15 laps - a race best 16 of the 42 laps in all - and crossed the finish line an impressive 5.451-seconds ahead of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Busch. <br /><br />The win makes Smith's Front Row Motorsports team a perfect 3-for-3 in CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at COTA. Todd Gilliland won the 2021 inaugural here.<br /><br />Ford driver Ty Majeski, Toyota's Tyler Ankrum and last year's NASCAR Cup Series COTA winner, Ross Chastain, in a Chevrolet rounded out the top-five.<br /><br />It's the second victory of the year for Smith, who won the season-opener at Daytona too -- the same first two victories he earned in his 2022 championship season as well.<br /><br />'Shout out to Chris Lawson for an amazing strategy," said Smith.<br /><br />'So cool for (sponsors) Speedco, Peak and all our partners. It was fast when it mattered. I just enjoy coming to all the road courses, especially here. So cool. Just a true testament to this team.'
