Update: As of Tuesday evening, Stewart Friesen continues to be in serious but stable condition and will be transferred to a hospital in New York on Wednesday, Jessica Friesen announced on social media.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen was injured in a heavy dirt modified racing crash Monday evening. According to a social media post made to his account on Tuesday and attributed to his wife Jessica, Friesen suffered fractures to his pelvis and right leg that will require surgery, and he was moved to a larger hospital for those procedures.
Friesen was competing in a Super DIRTcar Series race at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, when his No. 44 car jumped the cushion at the end of the backstretch.
The car tipped onto its right side and hit the end of the outside retaining wall, launching the car into a flip, the vehicle barrel-rolling over the barrier multiple times before erupting into flames. Friesen‘s car nearly came to a rest on its roof but was struck by an oncoming competitor who was unable to avoid the wreckage.
The series reported via social media that Friesen was alert and communicating with officials and EMT on site before safety officials aided Friesen from the car. He was then transported to an area hospital for further evaluation.
“Thank you to the manufacturers who have made dirt modifieds as safe as possible, and to the track crew for their patience and hard work getting Stew out of the car,” Jessica Friesen said in Tuesday’s social media post.
Friesen earned his 52nd Super DIRTcar Series win Saturday at Weedsport Speedway in New York and was scheduled to compete at Autodrome Drummond both Monday and Tuesday. Before his crash in the feature race, Friesen had set the quick time in qualifying and won his heat race.
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Friesen has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series since 2016 and has run the full schedule every year since 2018. He has four career wins in NASCAR, including a victory on June 7 at Michigan International Speedway that provisionally locked him into the Truck Series Playoffs.
In the most recent truck race — the 200th of his Truck Series career — Friesen was credited with a last-place finish Friday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park despite taking the checkered flag third. Friesen‘s No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota was disqualified in post-race technical inspection after the front of the truck failed to meet the minimum height requirements. The team is appealing the penalty.
This story will be updated.