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NASCAR Driver Stewart Friesen Injured In Horrifying Dirt Modified Crash

Jared Turner Written by Sports EditorJared Turner
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Stewart Friesen

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series veteran Stewart Friesen suffered multiple injuries in a spectacular crash on Monday night but was “alert and talking” just moments after the wreck occurred. As of Tuesday evening, Friesen was in serious but stable condition while being hospitalized in the Canadian province of Quebec, according to an update from his wife, Jessica.

Friesen was competing in a Super DIRTcar Series race at Autodrome Drummond — a 3/8-mile dirt track in Quebec — when his Big Block Modified went for a horrifying ride that left the vehicle all but completely destroyed.

Safety workers transported Friesen to a local hospital. There, medical personnel determined that Friesen broke both his pelvis and his right leg. He will be transferred to a New York hospital on Wednesday and, in the coming days, undergo multiple surgeries, according to Jessica Friesen’s Tuesday evening update.

Here are a couple of videos of the violent wreck, if you can actually bear to watch them.

Well-Wishes Pour In For Driver After Crash Video Goes Viral On X

Almost immediately after it happened, Stewart Friesen’s frightening accident began making the rounds on social media platform X.

This prompted many people of influence in the motorsports world to immediately post messages of support for the Ontario, Canada native, who just a few days ago celebrated his 42nd birthday.

Here are a few of the many heartfelt reactions, starting with one from two-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion turned FOX Sports NASCAR analyst Todd Bodine.

Get To Know NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Stewart Friesen

Stewart Friesen made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2016 and has competed full time in the series since 2018, logging exactly 200 starts to date.

He drives the No. 52 Toyota for Halmar Friesen Racing. Friesen co-owns the Statesville, North Carolina-based team alongside Halmar International CEO Chris Larsen.

In addition to its Truck Series involvement, Halmar Friesen Racing fields a No. 44 Dirt Modified car prepared in Upstate New York. The dirt team has won multiple championships and recorded around 400 victories.

Friesen picked up his most recent Truck Series win in early June at Michigan International Speedway, where he ended a drought dating back more than three years.

Here are some career highlights for Friesen, who was participating in a 75-lap, $10,000-to-win feature on Monday night when things took a terrible turn for the worse.

  • Finished a career-best fourth in the 2019 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings
  • Made first career Truck Series Championship 4 appearance in 2019
  • Has qualified for the Truck Series playoffs four times (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) with Halmar Friesen Racing
  • Collected his first NASCAR national series victory in a truck at Eldora Speedway in 2019
  • In 2021, joined with his wife (Jessica) to become the first couple to compete in the same Truck Series race
  • Made his Truck Series debut at Eldora Speedway in 2016, entering a total of six truck races that season
Jared Turner Written by Sports EditorJared Turner
Jared Turner is a motorsports writer who has covered NASCAR for 20 years. He has interviewed over 20 NASCAR Hall of Famers and around 100 drivers, crew chiefs, and team owners, both past and present. He has also covered the sport for FOX Sports (where he was a two-time recipient of the FOX “X” Award for “Xtraordinary” job performance), NASCAR.com, Sporting News, NASCAR Pole Position Magazine, the SPEED network, and plenty of other online and print-only publications throughout his career. Notably, Jared has penned dozens of articles for NASCAR souvenir programs, including several featured prominently in Daytona 500 keepsakes. A Virginia Press Association award winner and former member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), Jared has racked up accolades both for his writing and his academic work. He studied both Communication and Psychology at Virginia Tech, where he was permanently enshrined in Phi Beta Kappa — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Jared excels at feature writing and opinion writing, much of which stems from his dedication to all levels of racing.
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