1981 - Trickle Wins 'Detjens Memorial'

 

Dick Trickle happily accepts the first Larry Detjens Memorial trophy after he won the overall title at State Park Speedway. Margo Detjens, daughter of the late driver, presents the trophy. - Ed Wodalski Photo

Wausau, Wis. (September 10, 1981) – “I really wanted to win that,” said Dick Trickle, as he held the Larry Detjens Memorial race trophy.

Trickle won the second of two 25-lap and also set fast time for the evening as he accumulated 98 points to become the first winner of the Larry Detjens Memorial race at State Park Speedway.

“Winning the trophy and the race means a lot to me,” he added.

Finishing third behind Marv Marzofka of Nekoosa in the first race, Trickle completely changed his suspension in his car to prepare for the second contest.

“In the first race, we still had the setup we used at the Minnesota State Fair. It was real soft and the right rear tire was going flat. Between races, we changed all four springs and got back to our normal setup.”

That proved to be the winning combination as he took the lead from Jim Sauter of Necedah of lap 8 and never looked back. Mike Miller of Wisconsin Rapids came on to finish second and Marzofka took third.

Brian Redmond of Tomahawk won the first heat and Wayne Lodholz of Wausau winning the second. Rick Haase of Brokaw won the third heat and Joe Shear of Twin Lakes won the fourth heat. Haase also won the 25-lap semi-feature. Dave Magnus of Germantown won the consolation.


Results –


Feature #1 –

1. Marv Marzofka, Nekoosa
2. Joe Shear, Twin Lakes, Wis.
3. Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids
4. Mike Miller, Wisconsin Rapids
5. Jim Sauter, Necedah
6. Jim Back, Vesper
7. Kevin Stepan, Mosinee
8. Tom Reffner, Rudolph
9. Bobby Turzinski, Hewitt
10.Steve Holzhausen, Bangor


Feature #2 –

1. Dick Trickle
2. Mike Miller
3. Marv Marzofka
4. Joe Shear
5. Jim Sauter
6. Tom Reffner
7. Bobby Turzinski
8. Steve Holzhausen
9. Steve Moll, Wisconsin Rapids
10.Jim Back