Stewart Friesen scores first NASCAR Truck win since 2022

BROOKLYN, Mich. — In a race of attrition, Stewart Friesen survived three overtimes to score his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win since 2022.

Friesen outdueled race leader Grant Enfinger on the final restart to capture the win in Saturday’s DQS Staffing and Solutions 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

“I don’t know what to say,” Friesen said to the crowd after getting out of the truck. “I know there’s a lot of Canadians and a lot of Americans, and everyone’s having a great time, and that’s what it’s all about baby!”

In total, Friesen led only two of the 139 laps.

The win was Friesen’s fourth career victory and first since Texas in May of 2022. His victory broke a 72-race winless streak.

Even bigger yet, Friesen — a Canadian — snapped his winless streak at the track that is currently the closest to the Canadian border.

“This is the first place (Michigan International Speedway) I came to watch a NASCAR race with my grandfather back in the 1990s and have a lot of memories,” Friesen said. “My parents are here and that’s so awesome. Thanks to everyone at Halmar, TRD. We’ll celebrate this one for a couple days.”

Entering the race weekend, Friesen was 12th in points, below the Truck Series’ playoff cutline. Now with a victory in 2025, Friesen will take his Halmar Racing Team to its fifth playoff appearance.

Friesen made a Championship 4 appearance in 2019.

Grant Enfinger finished second, matching his best finish of the season.

Polesitter Luke Fenhaus, Ben Rhodes, and Corey LaJoie rounded out the Top-5 finishers.

LaJoie’s truck will go back to the R&D Center for an engine dyno. Chandler Smith and Gio Ruggiero’s trucks will also go back. Smith finished eighth and Ruggiero finished 12th.

NASCAR TRUCK RESULTS AND POINTS AFTER MICHIGAN

The next scheduled race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is scheduled for Friday, June 20, at Pocono Raceway.

Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.

From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.

Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.

You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.