Hollywood actor Paul Newman has escaped unharmed after a sports car he was testing caught fire at Daytona Beach in Florida on Saturday.
Organisers said flames appeared from the engine compartment of Newman's car when he tried to restart the engine after going into a spin on a turn.
Newman, 79, was quoted as saying: "I don't know what happened. I'm fine it just caught fire somehow."
The actor and racing car enthusiast was practising for an event next month.
He was driving his No 79 Silverstone Racing/Newman Racing Ford Crawford in preparation for the Rolex 24 race.
He has already won the GTS class in Rolex 24 At Daytona in 1995.
Organisers said flames appeared from the engine compartment of Newman's car when he tried to restart the engine after going into a spin on a turn.
Newman, 79, was quoted as saying: "I don't know what happened. I'm fine it just caught fire somehow."
The actor and racing car enthusiast was practising for an event next month.
He was driving his No 79 Silverstone Racing/Newman Racing Ford Crawford in preparation for the Rolex 24 race.
He has already won the GTS class in Rolex 24 At Daytona in 1995.
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