NASCAR driver Stewart Friesen was involved in a crash on a dirt racing track in Canada that will require surgeries for a broken pelvis and right leg.

Stewart Friesen, who had secured a playoff spot in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was injured Monday night in a dirt modified crash in Canada and will require surgery, his wife stated on social media Tuesday morning.

NASCAR Truck Series veteran Stewart Friesen is "alert and talking" after being hospitalised following a fiery crash during a dirt race on Monday night. The 42-year-old was competing in a Super DIRTcar Series event at Autodrome Drummond in Canada when he lost control of his car in Turn 2 and slammed into the concrete wall.