Stewart Friesen, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, is lucky to be alive after fracturing his pelvis, breaking a leg and sustaining other injuries in a fiery wreck on a dirt track in Quebec on Monday night.
The 42-year-old is in a ‘tremendous amount of pain,’ according to a statement from his wife, Jessica.
‘Stewart has suffered an unstable/open-book pelvic fracture, meaning his pelvis is broken in two or more places, with a large hematoma on the area,’ she wrote. ‘He also has a fractured right leg. Both of these injuries will require surgery. Stewart was transferred to a larger hospital this morning for these procedures.’