Wausau, WI- With a last minute juggle of his busy racing schedule, Derek Kraus will be competing in this Saturday (July 27, 2024) Night’s Larry Detjens Memorial 125 for the ASA Midwest Tour Super Late Models at State Park Speedway. The 22 year old from Stratford, WI has made five starts in the NASCAR Cup Series this season and has put together a string of fop five finishes in his family owned Super Late Model this month, finishing 3rd at the Slinger Nationals and 4th last weekend during the Redbud 400 at Indiana’s Anderson Speedway. The former NASCAR West Series Champion returns to State Park Speedway seeking his second career ASA Midwest Tour victory and second Larry Detjens Memorial triumph. Kraus joins a list of 25 ASA Midwest Tour ‘Stars and Cars’ for this Saturday Night Special Event.
About Larry Detjens: The Larry Detjens Memorial was started in 1981 after the former short track racing star and 1977 SPS Track Champion lost his life in a racing accident earlier that season. Saturday night we will pay tribute to one of the greatest short track racers of his time. Larry tallied ten ARTGO wins, three ASA wins including the Minnesota State Fair, was the 1977 Capital Speedway Champion, won the Slinger Nationals in 1980, was a two time Oktoberfest winner, won in Florida during New Symrna’s World Series of Asphalt, and won three times in California at Mesa Marin and All-American Speedways. When asked about beating and banging to pass, Detjens noted, “Most of the racers that we race with, the faster man goes around without bumping or banging.”
Schedule of Events for Saturday:
11am ASAMT Pit Gate Opens
2pm Practice Begins
3:30pm Front Gates Open
4:30pm Qualifying Begins
6:00pm Racing Begins
The ASA Midwest Tour Super Late Models will be joined by the Pure Stocks, Mini Stocks, Mini-Mods and Bandoleros on Saturday Night.
General Admission Pricing Saturday:
Adults $25, Kids (ages 6-12) $10 with children ages 5 and under admitted free.
Friday Night: The two day Detjens Memorial Weekend will feature the Big 8 Late Model Series on Friday night along with the Bandoleros, Mini-Stocks, Mini-Mods and Legends.
Location: State Park Speedway is located at 14771 North Mountain Road in Wausau. For camping and other information visit www.stateparkspeedway.com or call 715-212-9006.
Past Detjens Memorial Winners
2023 Brock Heinrich
2022 Jonathan Eilen
2021 Ty Majeski
2020 Justin Mondeik
2019 Gabe Sommers
2018 Casey Johnson
2017 Chris Wimmer (2)
2016 Derek Kraus
2015 Johnny Sauter
2014 Tim Sauter (2)
2013 Tim Sauter
2012 Mark Mackesy (3)
2011 Chris Weinkauf (3)
2010 Chris Weinkauf (2)
2009 Andrew Morrissey (Golden Sands)
2008 Not Run
2007 Not Run
2006 Mark Mackesy (2)
2005 Allen Check
2004 Charlie Menard
2003 Chris Weinkauf
2002 Scott Wimmer (2)
2001 Scott Wimmer
2000 Chris Wimmer
1999 Mark Mackesy
1998 Jesse Hasse
1997 Donnie Woller (3)
1996 Wayne Breitenfeldt (2)
1995 Kirby Kurth (2)
1994 Donnie Woller (2)
1993 Joe Krzykowski
1992 Kirby Kurth
1991 Donnie Woller
1990 Bryan Reffner
1989 Wayne Breitenfeldt
1987 Tom Reffner (2)
1986 Kevin Cywinski
1985 Dick Trickle (3)
1984 Tom Reffner
1983 Kevin Stepan
1982 Dick Trickle (2)
1981 Dick Trickle
