Stewart Friesen
FILE - Bristol Motor Speedway has transformed the half-mile concrete track into a dirt track, in Bristol Tenn., in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. Bristol, once one of the toughest tickets in sports, trucked 23,000 cubic yards of dirt into its famed bullring to transform the facility and host NASCAR's first Cup race on dirt in 70 years on Sunday, March 28. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)
NASCAR to play in the dirt for the first time since 1970

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 25, 2021 06:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009, file photo, American Sprint Car Series driver Jessica Zemken, now Jessica Friesen, smiles a rain delay at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y. If Jessica Friesen, successfully qualifies for her first NASCAR national series event, she will join husband Stewart Friesen in the field for the Truck Series race Saturday night, March 27, 2021, at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Friesens would be the first husband and wife to compete in the same NASCAR event since 1998. (AP Photo/ David Duprey)
Marital bliss: Stewart and Jessica Friesen enter Bristol

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 24, 2021 04:05 PM EDT

Chase Elliott (9) sits in the media room after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Nov.1, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Luther Jr.)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR finale arrives for final foursome

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 06:26 PM EST

NASCAR Texas Trucks Series driver Sheldon Creed (2) celebrates with a burnout after winning an auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Creed gets in Truck Series' final four with victory in Texas

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 25, 2020 02:53 PM EDT

Austin Hill (16) poses in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Westgate 200 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Hill rebounds with win at Las Vegas to advance in playoffs

Sep. 25, 2020 11:11 PM EDT

Sheldon Creed talks to fans after winning a NASCAR Truck Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Sheldon Creed wins $100,000 bonus with victory at Gateway

By Ken Roberts Aug. 30, 2020 03:54 PM EDT

Kyle Busch heads down the front stretch during a NASCAR Trucks race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR trucks race after earlier Xfinity DQ

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 18, 2020 10:28 PM EDT

Matt Crafton celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Truck Series auto racing season championship, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Crafton grabs Truck Series championship in winless season

Nov. 15, 2019 11:20 PM EST

Stewart Friesen leads the pack to start a NASCAR Truck Series auto race on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Friesen is one of four drivers racing for the series championship. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami

Nov. 15, 2019 10:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Brett Moffitt celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. The NASCAR Truck Series has its championship race Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Brett Moffitt, Matt Crafton and Stewart Friesen join Ross Chastain in the championship field. Moffitt is the defending series champion and will try to become the first repeat winner since Crafton in 2013 and 2014. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)
Friesen, Moffitt, Chastain, Crafton race for Trucks title

By Dan Gelston Nov. 14, 2019 01:09 PM EST

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Nov. 13, 2019 02:58 PM EST
(all times Eastern) NASCAR CUP SERIES FORD ECOBOOST 400 Site: Homestead, Florida. ...

Stewart Friesen overcomes early penalty to win in Phoenix

Nov. 08, 2019 10:37 PM EST
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stewart Friesen held off Brandon Jones in the last two laps at ISM Raceway on Friday night to earn a spot in the four-man fight for the...

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Nov. 06, 2019 10:11 AM EST
all times Eastern () — NASCAR CUP SERIES BLUEGREEN VACATIONS 500 Site: Avondale, Arizona. ...

Todd Gilliland poses next to the winners trophy grandfather clock as he celebrates winning the NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Gilliland scores 1st victory in trucks with Martinsville win

Oct. 26, 2019 04:00 PM EDT

Chase Elliott talks with a crew member in the garage at Martinsville Speedway In Martinsville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Elliott had an engine failure less than five minutes into the opening practice for the third round of NASCAR's playoffs. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville

Oct. 26, 2019 12:10 PM EDT

Camping World Truck Series driver Spencer Boyd (20) celebrates in Victory Lane after being declared the winner as driver Johnny Sauter (13) was disqualified during the Sugarlands Shine 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, Saturday, Oct 12, 2019, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Boyd gets 1st career win after Sauter stripped of victory

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 12, 2019 05:02 PM EDT

Hill wins at Las Vegas; Enfinger and Sauter eliminated

Sep. 13, 2019 11:33 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Austin Hill passed Ross Chastain with 11 laps to go and pulled away to win Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the final race of the first...

Top-seeded Brett Moffitt wins NASCAR Truck playoff opener

Aug. 15, 2019 11:06 PM EDT
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Brett Moffitt pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series' playoff opener Thursday night at...

FILE - At left, in a Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, Johnny Sauter celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. At right, in a July 27, 2019, file photo, Ross Chastain celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Truck Series auto race in Long Pond, Pa. Brett Moffitt, Ross Chastain, Austin Hill, Johnny Sauter, Stewart Friesen, Tyler Ankrun, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are competing in the NASCAR Truck Series playoffs. (AP Photo/File)
Chastain eyeing Truck Series title to close tumultuous year

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 14, 2019 03:14 PM EDT

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Aug. 14, 2019 11:10 AM EDT
All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Friday,...