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HALMAR RACING STEWART FRIESEN

Stewart Friesen wins pole, leads the most laps and finishes second to two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton in Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway. — www.motorsport.com

Stewart Friesen has mixed emotions following his second-place finish in Wednesday night’s fifth annual Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway — and that’s perfectly understandable. Friesen won the pole. He won his heat race. He led 95 of the 150 advertised laps at the Big E and even won the second stage. But the 33-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario native could not catch former Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton in the closing laps of NASCAR’s only dirt race in a national series.

“We had a good day yesterday and we had that race circled on our calendar all year and we worked hard to get in contention,” said Friesen. “We got the truck really comfortable in practice and produced good results in qualifying and in the race.”

(above) Stewart and son Parker (below)

his car at during the Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway

From the pole, Friesen quickly jumped out to the lead. He held the point for the first 33 laps of the race before Matt Crafton passed the No. 52 Halmar International Chevy Silverado and won Stage 1.

Friesen regained the lead twice. He was out front when the final caution was called with 15 laps remaining in the race. The yellow flag was a game changer for Friesen. “The top groove came in late in the race and Matt was able to take advantage of that on the final restart and with that groove cleaned up he was able to use that and get a great run on me and take the lead,” said Friesen. “Second-place sucks but I’m proud of our performance yesterday as a team.”

HALMAR EMPLOYEES WHERE THE ACTION IS!

The Halmar family is an active one and we recently asked for some pictures of you being active and doing what you love. We would like more photos for future issues, so please send us your favorite pictures of you being active; playing or coaching, winter or summer! Share the sports you love with the Halmar family. Please send all photos to Kim Begonja at kbegonja@halmarinternational.com. Thanks!!

(Top row above L to R) Brendan McLoughlin coaching hockey, John OConnor playing rugby, Kim Begonja skiiing, Mike Firehock skiing. Bottom row above L to R) Matt Vanagas and Frenchie (behind him) on the slopes, Frenchie Skiing, and last is Nicolas Vanier (Swimming, Running, Biking & Skiing)

HOCKEY NJ DEVILS

What do fire & brimstone have in common with a Jeep Wrangler? Halmar of course!

At last April’s fan appreciation home game the Halmar Wheels Promotion and the New Jersey Devils collaborated to give away a fully customized and autographed Jeep Wrangler. Our shop in Maybrook did an amazing job making this project come to life with lots of neat extras! This annual contest concluded with thousands more entries than in previous years. Three entries were chosen at random and then the contestants competed in a “closest to the pin” type of game. The enthusiasm this promotion generates is amazing and the fans truly enjoy it!