7/25/2025
Short Track Super Series
Friesen Fast: Stewart Friesen Pockets $10,000 at Le RPM STSS Stop
SAINT-MARCEL-DE-RICHELIEU, QUEBEC – Friesen fast.
On Wednesday night at Le RPM Speedway, Stewart Friesen of Sprakers, N.Y., drove to a $10,000 payday in the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ‘Lumberjack Swing’ Round No. 2.
The victory allowed Friesen to maintain his lead in the HYTORC of New York North Region STSS Modified point standings entering the month of August.
Friesen, who placed runner-up the night before at Autodrome Granby, rebounded in style at the tight-but-racy RPM quarter-mile oval with the Sunoco checkered flag.
“Thanks to all these great race fans,” Friesen said acknowledging the packed grandstands after his 54th career series victory.
“I just missed on the setup. It got way slicker than I thought it would get. We were way too free, but I could fire off on restarts good.”
Friesen, who started fourth, was the event’s third different leader.
Pole starter Michael Parent led the opening 10 laps before David Hebert worked the inside lane in turns one and two.
Friesen followed Hebert into the runner-up spot and began his pursuit of the pace setter at lap 11.
Following a lap-16 restart, Friesen took over a lead he would hold for the remaining 44 laps, surviving lapped traffic and multiple restarts within the final five laps.
“I got a good one (restart) to slip by David and I just tried to run my race,” Friesen added.
Matt Sheppard, who started 14th, made his ascent through the field, clearing Hebert for second with just two laps remaining.
The Savannah, N.Y., driver finished with a $5,000 runner-up finish.
“We had a pretty darn good car,” Sheppard surmised. “To come from 14th to second here, it’s a pretty tough place to pass. Everybody is jammed up, it’s a small track. We were able to pass a lot of cars on the top and bottom and bring home a really good finish.”
Quebec’s Hebert, a first-year follower of the HYTORC of New York North Region, continued his strong efforts in third, followed by Parent and an emerging Chris Raabe, the Ontario driver who wheeled forward to a fifth-place result.
Quebec’s Steve Bernier, who started third, finished sixth, followed by fifth-starter Samuel Charland; Covington Township, Pa.’s Alex Yankowski; Mat Williamson of Saint Catharines, Ont., in the Behrent’s Performance Warehouse No. 3; and Christopher Cormier, up from 13th.
A field of 30 STSS Modifieds checked in for competition.
Heat winners were Friesen, Parent, Williamson and Hebert.
The ATL Fuel Cells Hot Lap Hero was Raabe with a new-track-record lap of 12.983 seconds.
Attention now turns to back-to-back nights at Can-Am Motorsports Park in LaFargeville, N.Y., on Monday, Aug. 4 and Mohawk International Raceway in Akwesasne, N.Y., on Tuesday, Aug. 5 with back-to-back events for the HYTORC of New York Modified North region and Madsen Overhead Doors Inc. Sportsman North Region.
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The Short Track Super Series is presented by Bob Hilbert Sportswear, FloRacing, American Racer, Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels, BDR Speed, NJ Quality Drywall, HYTORC of New York, Ollie’s, Penske Racing Shocks, Saint Lawrence Radiology, Capitol Custom Trailers & Coaches, Bicknell Racing Products, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Madsen Overhead Doors, Belmont’s Garage, Wegner Automotive, DIG Race Products, ATL, Dirt Draft, Swagger Factory Apparel, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Algonkin Motel LLC, Beyea Custom Headers, Design for Vision, Sunglass Central, Dirt Track Digest TV, DKM Fabrication, EIBACH, Flach Performance Products, Henry’s Headers & Exhaust Systems, JK Signworks, JLR Technologies, Dave Prime Jr. MAC Tools, MD3, PEM Engineering, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, SRI Performance, Superior Remodeling, Swift Springs, The Exotic Brand, TV 12 Racing Products, VAHLCO Wheels & Wilwood Disc Brakes.
‘LUMBERJACK SWING’ NIGHT NO. 2 RESULTS SUMMARY – LE RPM SPEEDWAY JULY 23, 2025
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Modified HYTORC of New York North Region Round No. 6 Feature Finish (60 laps): 1. 44-Stewart Friesen[4]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard[14]; 3. ONE-David Hebert[2]; 4. 25P-Michael Parent[1]; 5. 01-Chris Raabe[8]; 6. 1*-Steve Bernier[3]; 7. 41-Samuel Charland[5]; 8. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[12]; 9. 3-Mat Williamson[10]; 10. 95-Christopher Cormier[13]; 11. 35R-William Racine[11]; 12. 92P-Martin Pelletier[19]; 13. 27B-Robert Bublak[15]; 14. 39A-Alan Therrien[28]; 15. 28T-Michael Trautschold[24]; 16. 35P-Alex Payne[21]; 17. 79-Maxime Plante[30]; 18. 91-Felix Roy[6]; 19. 2-Patrick Beaumier[29]; 20. 15M-Daniel Morgiewicz Jr[23]; 21. 13-Kevin Hamel[26]; 22. 17-Antoine Parent[25]; 23. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon[7]; 24. 55J-Gorden Clair[27]; 25. 54R-Even Racine[17]; 26. 81-Eric Landry[18]; 27. 28-Mario Clair[22]; 28. 1M-Mathieu Desjardins[9]; 29. 39X-Alex Therrien[20]; 30. 02-Jack Lehner[16]
American Racer/Lias Tire Bonuses (FREE Tire Certificate): Alex Yankowski (eighth) & Robert Bublak (15th)
ATL Fuel Cell Hot Lap Hero ($100): Chris Raabe (12.983 seconds)
Beyea Custom Headers Redraw Bonus ($50): Alex Yankowski (Redrew 12th)
Henry’s Exhaust Power Position ($50 Certificate): William Racine (11th)
MD3 Most Laps Led ($100 Certificate): Stewart Friesen
PEM Engineering Bonus (FREE Gear Set): David Hebert (third)
Penske Racing Shocks Bonuses: Stewart Friesen ($150 certificate – first); Matt Sheppard ($100 certificate - second); David Hebert ($75 certificate - third)
Swift Springs Hard Luck Award (FREE Spring Certificate): Jack Lehner
Wilwood Brakes ‘Lucky 7’Bonus ($100 Certificate): Samuel Charland (seventh)
