NASCAR Truck Series veteran Stewart Friesen injured in horrific dirt track wreck

The incident occurred during the feature event at Autodrome as Friesen was in a three-wide battle for position. Friesen went high up on the straightaway entering Turn 3, and his car flew off the main track surface and into the ARMCO barrier. His car burst into flames before coming back onto the racetrack, where another driver slammed into him.

Stewart Friesen involved in scary dirt wreck just a few days removed from Truck Series race

Friesen, 42, has raced full-time in the Truck Series since 2017, piloting the No. 52 Toyota for his team Halmar Friesen Racing. Friesen, a four-time winner, currently sits 13th in the points standings, with one win, six top 10s and three top 5s in 16 starts.

He finished third in this past Friday’s TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. NASCAR later disqualified him after his truck did not pass post-race technical inspection for failing to meet the height requirement. Friesen is appealing the penalty, he announced on social media.

“The Halmar Friesen Racing team will be going to the NASCAR Appellate Board after our third-place disqualification in the TSport 200 race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 25th,” the team said in a statement.

“We believe the post-race heights disqualification was caused by a part malfunction that occurred during the race by circumstances out of our control.”