. >> raceway firefighters austin kingry and shane spaulding witness the crash directly in front of themy must watch helplessly as the flames envelope the car. >> had to pause there and wait for the rest of the field to go by. it seemed like forever that we had to stand there. >> watching this wreck made your heart drop into your chest because you know that both those drivers were in danger. >> you could see the car shaking and hear mike screaming in the car. so i knew if we didn't react with enough time and get there fast enough, that it was going to turn into a fatality. >> the track clears as shane and austin race across to reach mike. but no one is sure if he's still alive. >> i was behind austin when we were running up to the car. i saw him spray his extinguisher first, so i started spraying. when he got about two or three foot from the car he dropped his extinguisher to go in and help mike because mike obviously hadn't gotten out yet. >> i initially sprayed my extinguisher to knock down the flame so i could get myself in there. as my partner ran around to the back side to push fire