BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 07: Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #45 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 07, 2025 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Top Nascar prospect Kaden Honeycutt is switching teams after being released from his duties at Niece Motorsports. Honeycutt, who has been contending for wins throughout the 2025 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series season, parted ways with the team he’s been competing for since parts of 2023.
Honeycutt will replace Stewart Friesen in the Halmar Friesen Racing No. 52 truck, which has already qualified for the playoffs via Friesen’s Michigan win. However, Friesen was severely injured in an accident during the Super DIRTcar Series race at Canada’s Autodrome Drummond last weekend. He will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing numerous surgeries in New York.
“While I continue to recover, it was important for us to put someone in our truck that can help us compete at the highest level,” Friesen said. “I know Kaden will deliver strong performance in our truck and allow us to continue to run for the owner’s championship.”
Friesen, a well-known dirt track racer, has been competing in the Truck Series full time since 2017. Honeycutt will not race for the team this weekend at Watkins Glen International, as Cup Series driver and 2017 Truck Series champion Christopher Bell will take the helm.
“It’s an honor to be able to fill in for Stewart for the rest of the season and help give his team a chance at the owner’s championship, which they earned. I’m excited to compete in contending, race-winning equipment as I pursue a title this season,” Honeycutt said. “We are going to work hard to have a solid final eight races of the season and continue to deliver great results for Stewart, his family and this organization.”
The move is a major one for Honeycutt, who goes from the Chevrolet development program to the crowded Toyota pipeline. It is likely he will continue to compete in the Truck Series next year, with rumors he will join Tricon Garage.
Honeycutt is currently eighth on the playoff grid and will need a waiver if he qualifies for the postseason.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephwolkin/2025/08/06/kaden-honeycutt-to-replace-an-injured-stewart-friesen/