{"id":37016,"date":"2025-07-31T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/37016\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:08:27","slug":"nascars-stewart-friesen-suffers-injuries-in-dirt-track-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/37016\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR’s Stewart Friesen suffers injuries in dirt track crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeff Gordon reflects on how to grow NASCAR’s popularity<\/p>\n

Jeff Gordon discusses the popularity of NASCAR and how the sport can continue to grow.<\/p>\n

Sports Seriously<\/p>\n

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen was involved in a multi-car crash on a dirt racing track in Quebec, Canada. He sustained multiple fractures to his pelvis and right leg, which required surgery, according to a post on his social media account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jessica Friesen, Stewart’s wife, took to social media to share details from her husband’s CT scans. The scans revealed that while competing in a Super DIRTcar Series race at Autodrome Drummond, Stewart suffered an unstable open-book pelvic fracture and a fractured right leg, both of which will require surgery.<\/p>\n

According to NASCAR<\/a>, the injuries occurred after Frisen’s No. 44 car tipped onto its right side and collided with the end of the outside retaining wall. The impact caused the car to flip and barrel-roll before erupting into flames then being struck by a competitor who was unable to avoid the crash.<\/p>\n

Friesen was coming off a Super DIRTcar victory this past weekend at Weedsport Speedway in New York and was looking to continue his winning streak on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n

More: Bubba Wallace scores huge win in Indianapolis: NASCAR Brickyard 400 highlights<\/a><\/p>\n

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