NASCAR driver Stewart Friesen goes airborne, vehicle catches fire in wreck at dirt track race

Stewart Friesen a NASCAR Truck Series driver was involved in a scary crash during a Super DIRTcar Series race on Monday night in Canada Friesen participated in the King of the North race at Autodrome Drummond in Quebec He was coming around Turn on the track when he hit the outside wall and went airborne CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMFriesen flipped in the air and his wagon burst into flames as it came back down onto the track He was able to talk to safety authorities as he was transported to a nearby hospital according to the Super DIRTcar Series website Jessica Friesen circulated a message about her husband early Tuesday morning She disclosed CT scans cleared him of any head neck or spine injuries Unfortunately he is still in a tremendous amount of pain Stewart suffered an unstable open-book pelvic fracture meaning his pelvis is broken in two or more places with a large hematoma on the area the declaration read Stewart 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 BUBBA WALLACE MAKES NASCAR HISTORY WITH THRILLING BRICKYARD ACHIEVEMENT AT INDIANAPOLISJessica Friesen stated she hoped to share more updates soon Stewart Friesen is primarily a driver in the Truck Series He finished th at Indianapolis on Friday but has one win and three top five finishes this year Friesen raced on the dirt track on Saturday at Weedsport Speedway and won It was his nd career win in the Super DIRTcar Series Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter