If the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 Super Late Model race isn’t on your bucket list yet, it probably should be.
Kyle Busch leads NASCAR contigent in the Howie Lettow Memorial 150
Kyle Busch joins other NASCAR drivers in a battle against 80 of the best short track Late Model drivers at the Milwaukee Mile on July 8 and 9.
The event, which will take place on July 8 and 9 at the legendary Milwaukee Mile short track will feature over 80 of the best short track Late Model drivers in the country vying for 42 starting spots and ultimately one of the most sought-after trophies in all of stock car racing.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and former track winner Kyle Busch was just announced for the event and joins fellow NASCAR stars Matt Kenseth, David Ragan and Joe Nemechek in the field.
“I think it’s a cool event to have Late Models racing around a big track like Milwaukee,” Busch told Speed 51 on Thursday. “The Howie Lettow Memorial is a neat race just because of Howie and everything that he has done for the Super Late Model racing... I think that’s why a lot of people enjoy going there and racing in his race.”
The race is held as a tribute to Lettow, a longtime ASA crew chief who passed away from cancer in 2010. He worked primarily in the old ASA National Tour with Baker Enterprises, All-Star Racing, Herzog Motorsports and WalTom Racing as both a crew chief and team manager.
Drivers who worked with Lettow and earned Rookie of the Year honors in ASA include Jimmie Johnson, Ken Lund, Ted Musgrave, Scott Hansen, Steve Holzhausen, Steve Carlson, Ricky Johnson and David Stremme.
It was during his time with Stremme that Busch first met Lettow and remembers those conversations fondly.
“I went to a test one time and saw a couple guys running around there,” Busch said. “Seeing some of that, getting to talk to him and just seeing how smart he was. That was where he was happy. He was happy in the Super Late Model ranks and didn’t really want to go much further than that. That’s what he dedicated his life to and that’s what he enjoyed doing.”
Over 80 of the best stock car drivers in the country will celebrate that life in just a few short weeks. The complete massive entry list can be found below.
Nick Barstad
Ed Szelagowski Jr.
Billy Knippenberg
Cody Coughlin
Michael Bilderback
DJ VanderLey
Brian Scott
Donnie Wilson
Erik Jones
Jeremy Miller
Travis Sauter
Spencer Wauters
Johnny Sauter
Brandon Hermiller
Austin Luedtke
Eric Caudell
Paul Shafer
Jacob Goede
Eddie Hoffman
Brent Kirchner
John Hunter Nemechek
Mark Kraus
Kyle Calmes
Andy Monday
Bobby Kendall
Becca Kasten
Damon Ecoff
Brian Campbell
Matt Kenseth
Tim Schendel
Chris Eggleston
Ross Kenseth
Bubba Pollard
Spencer Davis
Jeff Choquette
David Stremme
Dan Fredrickson
Kenny Wallace
Andrew Morrissey
Jeremy Lepak
Chad Finley
Matt Kocourek
Brad Dahmer
Rich Bickle
Trey Mitchell
Jordan Sims
Kyle Busch
Chris Wimmer
Boris Jurkovic
Cardell Potter
Johnny VanDoorn
Gary LaMonte
Garrett Evans
Griffin McGrath
Stephen Wallace
Jimmy Dragich
Joel Theisen
Chris Weinkauf
Jason Weinkauf
Jonathan Eilen
David Ragan
Greg Van Gool
Skylar Holzhausen
Nathan Matz
Nathan Haseleu
Joe Nemechek
Matt Tifft
Ty Majeski
James Swan
Kevin Eggert
Brandon Selle
Mason Mingus
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