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Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
Stewart Friesen wins thrilling triple-OT Truck Series race in Michigan
June 7 - Stewart Friesen hoisted his first trophy of the season in Saturday afternoon's triple overtime DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway - a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that didn't want to end, ultimately featuring 24 extra laps. The victory snapped a 72-race winless streak for the popular Canadian driver Friesen who had not been among the race's frontrunners all day but was where he needed to be when it counted, collecting his first trophy since winning at Texas Motor Speedway back in 2022. His No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota beat Grant Enfinger's Chevy by a slight .111-second - both drivers benefitting from a rash of late-race caution flags. With most drivers opting for the outside row on the final restart, Friesen was able to move up and take that inside position on the front row alongside Enfinger. The two of them dueled it out over the next two overtime laps to settle the trophy. Neither had a win coming into the race. "I don't know what to say, thank you to Chris Halmer and all these sponsors and all these race fans, I know there's a lot of Canadians and a lot of Americans,'' Friesen said as the crowd began a huge roar of approval for the 41-year-old Ontario native as he celebrated his fourth career win. While not a victory, the runner-up effort equaled a season-best (also at Las Vegas) for Enfinger and the CR7 Motorsports team. "I don't know,'' he said when asked if there was anything he possibly could have done differently. "We weren't as good as we thought we were in practice, but man, Jeff kept swinging stuff at it and got gutsy with both calls, the call to stay out and the call to come in. ... Feel like all in all, we executed to the best of our ability, but it just wasn't meant to be.'' ThorSport Racing's Luke Fenhaus, who won his first career pole position for the race, finished third, followed by his teammate, two-time series champion Ben Rhodes and Spire Motorsports' Corey LaJoie making only his sixth truck series start. The opening two stages of the event went caution-free except for the stage breaks, but the final stage featured seven caution flags. The overtime periods put a dramatic spin on the win. A big wreck on a restart with five laps remaining eliminated several of the day's strongest competitors - Ross Chastain, who was leading at the time and championship leader Corey Heim, who swept both stages and led 29 laps running top five most of the day. It all created a seemingly dream scenario for another of the race's best - NASCAR Cup Series regular and Michigan native, Carson Hocevar, who was trying to win his first national series race at his home track. He survived much of the late race melee only to get a penalty following the second overtime green flag for pulling out of line too early on the restart. He led a race-high 56 laps but ultimately finished 11th. Matt Crafton, Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith, rookie Andres Perez De Lara and Layne Riggs rounded out the top-10 in the first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at the track since 2020. Actor Frankie Muniz finished 14th - his best finish since a 10th place in the Daytona season-opener. Despite his 18th place finish, Heim stretched out his championship lead and now holds a 133-point advantage over Chandler Smith. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series takes a week off while the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series race in Mexico City next weekend. The trucks resume competition on June 20 in the Miller Tech Battery 200 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (5 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Heim is the defending race winner. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Saturday, June 7, 2025 1. (17) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 139. 2. (14) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 139. 3. (1) Luke Fenhaus, Ford, 139. 4. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 139. 5. (24) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 139. 6. (3) Matt Crafton, Ford, 139. 7. (4) Jake Garcia, Ford, 139. 8. (31) Chandler Smith, Ford, 139. 9. (12) Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, 139. 10. (18) Layne Riggs, Ford, 139. 11. (2) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 139. 12. (20) Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 139. 13. (15) Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 139. 14. (25) Frankie Muniz #, Ford, 139. 15. (6) Ty Majeski, Ford, 139. 16. (29) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 139. 17. (23) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 139. 18. (7) Corey Heim, Toyota, 139. 19. (8) Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, 138. 20. (5) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 136. 21. (16) Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, 136. 22. (27) Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, Accident, 134. 23. (22) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Accident, 132. 24. (10) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 130. 25. (21) Josh Reaume, Ford, 129. 26. (26) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, DVP, 128. 27. (11) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Accident, 126. 28. (19) Lawless Alan, Toyota, Accident, 126. 29. (32) Morgen Baird, Ford, Accident, 83. 30. (28) Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, Accident, 83. 31. (13) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, Accident, 77. 32. (30) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Engine, 3. Average Speed of Race Winner: 112.792 mph. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 27 Mins, 53 Secs. Margin of Victory: .111 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: L. Fenhaus 1;C. Hocevar(i) 2-5;C. Mosack # 6;C. Hocevar(i) 7-29;C. Heim 30-40;C. Hocevar(i) 41-49;C. Heim 50-67;K. Honeycutt 68;C. Hocevar(i) 69-81;K. Honeycutt 82;C. Hocevar(i) 83-86;G. Enfinger 87-110;R. Chastain(i) 111;G. Enfinger 112-113;R. Chastain(i) 114;C. Hocevar(i) 115-117;G. Ruggiero # 118-119;T. Gray 120;C. LaJoie 121-132;G. Enfinger 133-137;S. Friesen 138-139. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Carson Hocevar(i) 6 times for 56 laps; Grant Enfinger 3 times for 31 laps; Corey Heim 2 times for 29 laps; Corey LaJoie 1 time for 12 laps; Giovanni Ruggiero # 1 time for 2 laps; Ross Chastain(i) 2 times for 2 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 2 times for 2 laps; Stewart Friesen 1 time for 2 laps; Luke Fenhaus 1 time for 1 lap; Tanner Gray 1 time for 1 lap; Connor Mosack # 1 time for 1 lap. Stage #1 Top Ten: 11,7,81,98,45,18,66,44,34,77 Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,7,98,45,81,44,17,15,38,66 --By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Charlotte in May 2025
NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Charlotte in May 2025 The NASCAR Truck Series is ready to compete in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the 15th race weekend of the 2025 season. This will represent the fourth straight race for the Truck Series dating back to Texas Motor Speedway in early May. Nick Sanchez entered victory lane in last year's race at Charlotte, with Stewart Friesen and Grant Enfinger rounding out the top three spots. Sanchez's win marked his second and final victory during the 2024 season. However, who are the favorites to win this weekend? Below, you can check out the NASCAR odds via BetMGM for the 2025 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte as of Friday, May 23! NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Charlotte (May 2025) Corey Heim: +160 Kyle Busch: +250 Layne Riggs: +700 Ross Chastain: +800 Chandler Smith: +1600 Grant Enfinger: +1800 Kaden Honeycutt: +1800 Daniel Hemric: +2200 Ty Majeski: +2500 Ben Rhodes: +2500 Rajah Caruth: +3500 Tanner Gray: +3500 Brandon Jones: +4000 Tyler Ankrum: +4000 Jake Garcia: +4000 Stewart Friesen: +6000 Parker Kligerman: +8000 Gio Ruggiero: +10000 Matt Crafton: +12500 B.J. McLeod: +12500 Connor Mosack: +25000 Jack Wood: +35000 Dawson Sutton: +35000 Matt Mills: +35000 Andres Perez de Lara: +50000 Luke Fenhaus: +100000 Frankie Muniz: +100000 Justin Carroll: +100000 Toni Breidinger: +200000 Timmy Hill: +200000 Stefan Parsons: +200000 Cody Dennison: +200000 Spencer Boyd: +200000 Mason Maggio: +200000 More: NASCAR Cup Series odds for the 2025 Coca-Cola 600
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
NASCAR Friday schedule at Homestead-Miami Speedway
The NASCAR Truck Series will have the run of Homestead-Miami Speedway for practice, qualifying and a race Friday. The first on-track session at the 1.5-mile oval will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and lead directly into qualifying for the 134-lap race that will begin shortly at 8 p.m. ET. Grant Enfinger is in the field as the winner of the most recent truck race at Homestead last Oct. 26. Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Homestead weekend The last time the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tyler Reddick went from third to first on the final lap to win last fall's playoff race. Dustin Long, Dustin Long, The Xfinity Series garage will open at 1 p.m. ET for inspection ahead of practice and qualifying Saturday. Though the Cup garage won't be open Friday, team haulers will enter the infield at 1:30 p.m. (All Times Eastern) Friday, March 21 Garage open 10:30 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series 1 - 6 p.m. — Xfinity Series Track activity 3:35 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck practice (FS2) 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying (FS2) 8 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 77 degrees and 10 to 15 mph winds. It's expected to be 67 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the truck race.
NBC Sports
21-03-2025
- Climate
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Friday schedule at Homestead-Miami Speedway
The NASCAR Truck Series will have the run of Homestead-Miami Speedway for practice, qualifying and a race Friday. The first on-track session at the 1.5-mile oval will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and lead directly into qualifying for the 134-lap race that will begin shortly at 8 p.m. ET. Grant Enfinger is in the field as the winner of the most recent truck race at Homestead last Oct. 26. Dustin Long, The Xfinity Series garage will open at 1 p.m. ET for inspection ahead of practice and qualifying Saturday. Though the Cup garage won't be open Friday, team haulers will enter the infield at 1:30 p.m. Homestead-Miami Speedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Friday, March 21 Garage open 10:30 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series 1 - 6 p.m. — Xfinity Series Track activity 3:35 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck practice (FS2) 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying (FS2) 8 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 77 degrees and 10 to 15 mph winds. It's expected to be 67 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the truck race.
