Luke Fenhaus during driver introductions for the DQS Solutions and Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway. (Photo Credit: Meg Oliphant | Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Luke Fenhaus, the 21-year-old native of Wisconsin, had an unforgettable day during the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series DQS Solutions and Staffing 250 held at Michigan International Speedway, as he scored his career-best finish with a third place after a race marked by chaos and three overtime cautions.
The driver of the No. 66 Soda Sense Ford F-15o for ThorSport Racing began his weekend by setting the second fastest lap in Friday afternoon’s lone practice session, following up with his first career Truck Series pole early Saturday morning with a clean and open racetrack for the beginning of the race.
Fenhaus was able to put together a strong afternoon all around, scoring valuable stage points with a seventh-place effort in Stage 1, followed by a 10th-place finish in Stage 2, scoring his first stage points of not just the 2025 season, but also of his Truck Series career.
As the third and final stage began, Fenhaus slowly moved his way up the charts, as the next three cautions put the driver of the No. 66 Ford back into contention, as several drivers began to fall out of the race due to several intense accidents.
After the sixth caution of the day for debris on the backstretch, the field lined back up for the restart as Fenhaus started back, calamity struck at the front of the field as Corey Heim gave a huge shove to TRICON Garage teammate Gio Ruggiero coming into the restart zone, which spun Ruggiero’s No. 17 Toyota Tundra into the middle of the field, collecting 10 trucks in the process. Luckily for Fenhaus, he was able to escape the carnage with no damage.
Fenhaus had to wait until the second attempt of NASCAR overtime to get back inside the top 10, restarting in eighth and looking to pounce on the field to get in contention for a strong finish.
Fenhaus had to survive through the ninth and final caution period of the day after narrowly avoiding a spinning Matt Mills, which allowed Fenhaus to pick the inside lane for the restart.
Luke Fenhaus restarts alongside NASCAR Cup Series regular, Carson Hocevar, during the 2025 DSQ Solutions and Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway. (Photo Credit: Aspen Marcheschi | The Podium Finish)
The young driver rode back around for the final two laps, with a front row seat to the battle for the win with Stewart Friesen and Grant Enfinger as Fenhaus escaped what turned out to be the longest Truck Series race in history with a third-place finish.
“A good result,” Fenhaus said following his career-best finish. “Good to have speed late in the race, but up-and-down day.
“We put ourselves in situations that aren’t ideal, you know, and we battle with air, and our trucks struggled back in dirty air, but when we got cleared out front, you know, top five, it was alright, and we could manage it and have good pace. We take the positives out of it and keep moving forward.”
Fenhaus was able to find his way back into contention with a break on Lap 127 after the 10-truck pileup occurred on the frontstretch, allowing Fenhaus to jump numerous spots back inside the top 5.
“There’s a lot of pushing going on, there’s no give-and-take, and soon as you cross the start/finish line, you’re three-, four-wide. So it’s just part of it, you know. And I think guys on the front row had bad tires, and it just happens. I spun the tires for the first green flag, you know, just a rookie move. So, yeah, that’ll happen. That’s part of the racing.”
Despite only running an abbreviated schedule throughout 2025, Fenhaus currently sits 23rd in Truck Series standings across his nine starts throughout the first 13 races of the season, with a previous best finish of 14th coming at Atlanta in February.
As the Truck Series has officially passed the season’s halfway mark, the next race for Fenhaus has yet to be announced as he continues to develop his product with one of the top Ford Truck Series teams.
