Derek Lemke | |
Birth Place: | Shakopee, Minnesota |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1993 |
Total Truck Races: | 2 |
Years In Truck: | 1 |
First Truck Race: | 2023 Worldwide Express 250 (Richmond) |
Last Truck Race: | 2023 Clean Harbors 175 (Milwaukee) |
Truck Wins: | 0 |
Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
Truck Poles: | 0 |
Derek Lemke (born November 23, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 33 Ford F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing. He also competes in late model racing.
From 2012 to 2017, Lemke competed for the track championship at Elko Speedway in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, earning one win in 2014 and in 2017, with a best points finish of 6th.[1] [2]
Lemke has also raced in the ARCA Midwest Tour, running one to two races each year from 2012 to 2016. He also ran one CARS Tour race in 2019 at Hickory Motor Speedway, starting 16th and finishing 12th.[3] In 2021, he drove in the 52nd running of the Oktoberfest Late Model event, driving for a team owned by Natalie Decker.[4]
On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Lemke would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Richmond Raceway, driving the No. 33 for Reaume Brothers Racing.[5]
Lemke is currently married to fellow NASCAR driver Natalie Decker.[6]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)