Practice #1 : Michigan International Speedway

• Michigan International Speedway
• DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics
• Pole Winner: Luke Fenhaus
• Age: 21
• Team : No 66 - Soda Sense Ford
• Owner: Duke Thorson
• Crew Chief: Doug George
• Luke Fenhaus won the Pole Award for the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics with a lap of 39236 seconds, 183505 mph
• This is his first pole in 12 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
• This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2025
• This is his first pole in one races at Michigan International Speedway
• Carson Hocevar (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2025 and his first in one race at Michigan International Speedway
• Matt Crafton (third) posted his 11th top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway It is his first in 13 races this season
• Connor Mosack (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie

• Saturday, June 7th, 2025
• NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain

Friesen Ends 72-Race Drought with Gritty Overtime Victory in Michigan Truck Series Chaos

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 Halmar 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 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.

• Drivers Entered: 32
• Laps Scheduled: 125
• Laps Actual: 139 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
• Margin of Victory: 0.111 Seconds
• Time of Race: 2 Hours 27 Minutes 53 Seconds
• Average Speed: 112.792
• Cautions: 9 for 47 laps
• Lead Changes: 20
• Green Flag Passes: 1,429 (15.5 passes per green flag lap)

• Michigan International Speedway
• DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics
• Race Winner: Stewart Friesen
• Age: 41
• Team : No 52 - Halmar International Toyota
• Owner: Chris Larsen
• Crew Chief: James Villeneuve
• Stewart Friesen won the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics, his fourth victory in 197 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
• This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2025
• This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at Michigan International Speedway
• Grant Enfinger (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Michigan International Speedway It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2025
• Luke Fenhaus (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Michigan International Speedway
• Andres Perez De Lara (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie
• Corey Heim leads the point standings by 133 points over Chandler Smith