MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – Never count out Stewart Friesen.
The native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, had to take a winner’s provisional just to make the field for Sunday’s Eastern States 200 big-block modified feature at Orange County Fair Speedway, meaning he would start 44th in a stacked field.
The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series championship contender went right to work and marched through the field to win the event for the second-straight year, earning the $40,000 winner’s share in the process.
Using the outside line most of the night, Friesen took the lead for the final time on the 129th circuit after overtaking Billy Decker. Once out front Friesen pulled away, beating Matt Sheppard to the checkered flag by more than five seconds.
Decker finished third, followed by Danny Johnson and Larry Wight.
The finish:
Stewart Friesen, Matt Sheppard, Billy Decker, Danny Johnson, Larry Wight, Jimmy Phelps, Tim Fuller, Tim McCreadie, Billy Dunn, Mat Williamson, Erick Rudolph, Pat Ward, Anthony Perrego, Marc Johnson, Peter Britten, Mike Gular, Mike Mahaney, Craig Mitchell, Jessica Friesen, Tyler Boniface, Dillon Steuer, Billy VanInwegen, Danny Creeden, Jeff Strunk, Rich Eurich, J.R. Heffner, Bob Hentschel, Jack Lehner, Rick Laubach, Brett Hearn, L.J. Lombardo, Matt Janiak, Michael Storms, John Ferrier, Max McLaughlin, Jimmy Horton, Matt Hitchcock, Andy Bachetti, Kenny Tremont Jr., C.G. Morey, Jeff Heotzler, Ryan Godown, Tommy Meier, Jerry Higbie.