On The Record
AUGUST 1, 1981 – MIKE RANDERSON PODCAST SERIES EPISODE 10

Alan Kulwicki (97) and Larry Detjens (25) battled hard in the early laps of an ARTGO event at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin on August 1, 1981. Detjens would die from injuries suffered in a crash later in this event. (Pete Vercauteren photo)

The short track racing world lost a legend on August 1, 1981 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin when Wausau’s Larry Detjens passed away as a result from injuries suffered in a crash with Alan Kulwicki.

Randerson was one of many who responded to assist Detjens after the crash at the backstretch pit entrance.  Randerson talks about the aftermath of the crash and how Kulwicki took some heat after that wreck and rebounded from it.

Give it a listen.