Car wouldn't start after burnout!!!!

[Stangbanger86]

Allright here's the deal, I did a little burnout today and noticed I had smoke coming in the car from the front, I figured it wasn't the tires so I stopped and parked my car. A few seconds later I tried to start it and all I got was the starter screeching and the motor wouldn't turn over. I tried it a few more times and got the same thing. Now i was pissed and 50 miles from home, I thought the flywheel was messed up or my motor was busted. So i waited about 20 min. and was about to check the starter until I decided to try to crank it again. Lo and behold it started!!! I let it run and drove it around and it seemed to be fine. The only thing I can think of is that the clutch was burning pretty bad and the heat from it caused the starter not to engage. I hope I'm right. The clutch is a king cobra that I installed about 5 months ago so it shouldn't be bad. Thankfully I made it home and it drove like normal, the only thing is that the clutch pedal moved up a few inches and I had to adjust it again by pulling up on it until it clicked, now the pedal height is back to normal, but I can also still smell the burn inside the car. Is this normal? Somebody please shed some light on this dark subject for me!!!!!! Thanx