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Darrell Nelson

"The Hermantown Hammer"

Hermantown, Minnesota

Born Apr 2, 1969 · Age 57

Son: Cade Nelson

PHOTO: TROY POWERS

408

Races

51

Wins

233

Top 5

343

Top 10

Current Rankings

Limited Late Models

Recent Activity

SAT SEP 27 2025

ABC Raceway

Ashland, Wisconsin | 1/3 mi

#44 WISSOTA Late Model

10th
SAT SEP 13 2025

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin | 3/10 mi

#44 Late Model

4th
THU SEP 11 2025

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin | 3/10 mi

#44N Late Model

6th
THU AUG 28 2025

Proctor Speedway

Proctor, Minnesota | 3/10 mi

#44 WISSOTA Late Model

WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series

2nd
WED AUG 27 2025

Gondik Law Speedway

Superior, Wisconsin | 3/8 mi

#44 WISSOTA Late Model

WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series

12th

Recent Seasons

2025

23Starts 23Races 1Wins 70.4%Percentile

2024

25Starts 28Races 0Wins 67.0%Percentile

2023

37Starts 38Races 3Wins 81.4%Percentile

Frequent Rivals

New Richmond, Wisconsin

127-136 Head-to-Head

Elk Mound, Wisconsin

137-94 Head-to-Head

Menomonie, Wisconsin

119-94 Head-to-Head

Jeff Massingill

Keewatin, Minnesota

150-57 Head-to-Head

Cumberland, Wisconsin

156-45 Head-to-Head

Frequent Tracks

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin

3/10 mi (0.3067 mi)

115 Starts 8 Wins 79.6% Percentile

Gondik Law Speedway

Superior, Wisconsin

3/8 mi (0.3701 mi)

91 Starts 17 Wins 76.7% Percentile

Proctor Speedway

Proctor, Minnesota

3/10 mi (0.3160 mi)

56 Starts 18 Wins 78.8% Percentile

Hibbing Speedway

Hibbing, Minnesota

1/4 mi (0.2595 mi)

32 Starts 3 Wins 74.8% Percentile

Red Cedar Speedway

Menomonie, Wisconsin

3/8 mi (0.3588 mi)

20 Starts 0 Wins 70.8% Percentile

Basic Statistics

Year	Points	Races	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Earnings
2025	1,847	23	23	1	11	18	$5,000
2024	2,062	28	25	—	9	19	$1,000
2023	3,245	38	37	3	27	33	—
2022	2,914	34	33	10	22	27	$2,000
2021	3,651	44	44	6	19	39	—
2020	2,195	26	25	—	17	24	—
2019	3,260	39	38	6	23	35	—
2018	3,436	40	39	3	26	38	—
2017	2,947	35	34	7	21	30	—
2016	3,290	38	36	11	28	33	—
2015	526	6	6	1	5	6	—
2014	867	11	11	1	6	8	—
2013	368	4	4	—	4	4	—
2012	641	8	8	1	3	7	—
2011	558	7	7	—	4	5	—
2010	606	9	6	—	2	4	—
2009	234	3	3	—	1	3	—
2008	439	6	6	—	1	3	—
2007	511	7	7	—	2	5	—
2006	184	2	2	1	2	2	—
CAREER	—	408	394	51	233	343	$8,000

Advanced Statistics

Year	Races	Starts	Percentile	Avg Fin	Best	Win %	Top 5 %	Top 10 %	Feat %
2025	23	23	70.4%	7.35	1	4.3%	47.8%	78.3%	100.0%
2024	28	25	67.0%	8.36	2	0.0%	36.0%	76.0%	89.3%
2023	38	37	81.4%	5.19	1	8.1%	73.0%	89.2%	97.4%
2022	34	33	80.8%	5.30	1	30.3%	66.7%	81.8%	97.1%
2021	44	44	74.4%	6.09	1	13.6%	43.2%	88.6%	100.0%
2020	26	25	81.6%	4.76	2	0.0%	68.0%	96.0%	96.2%
2019	39	38	76.5%	5.47	1	15.8%	60.5%	92.1%	97.4%
2018	40	39	82.6%	4.38	1	7.7%	66.7%	97.4%	97.5%
2017	35	34	77.0%	5.47	1	20.6%	61.8%	88.2%	97.1%
2016	38	36	82.0%	4.28	1	30.6%	77.8%	91.7%	94.7%
2015	6	6	85.6%	4.17	1	16.7%	83.3%	100.0%	100.0%
2014	11	11	64.0%	8.27	1	9.1%	54.5%	72.7%	100.0%
2013	4	4	90.1%	2.75	2	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2012	8	8	70.5%	7.00	1	12.5%	37.5%	87.5%	100.0%
2011	7	7	70.7%	7.71	2	0.0%	57.1%	71.4%	100.0%
2010	9	6	69.0%	8.00	2	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	66.7%
2009	3	3	72.8%	7.33	5	0.0%	33.3%	100.0%	100.0%
2008	6	6	61.7%	10.00	2	0.0%	16.7%	50.0%	100.0%
2007	7	7	59.1%	10.86	2	0.0%	28.6%	71.4%	100.0%
2006	2	2	91.3%	3.00	1	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
CAREER	408	394	76.7%	5.84	—	12.5%	59.1%	87.1%	96.6%

By Tier

Tier	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Fin
Limited Late Models	397	51	233	342	5.62
Super Late Models	11	0	0	1	17.71

Ranking History

Year-end rankings by tier and state

2025

#165

Overall

of 2,104

#27

Limited Late Models

of 479

#10

Wisconsin · Overall

of 83

#9

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 50

2024

#146

Overall

of 1,368

#18

Limited Late Models

of 293

#10

Wisconsin · Overall

of 101

#8

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 64

2023

#105

Overall

of 1,929

#2

Limited Late Models

of 427

#4

Wisconsin · Overall

of 98

#1

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 60

2022

#90

Overall

of 789

#2

Limited Late Models

of 220

#4

Wisconsin · Overall

of 77

#2

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 47

2021

#92

Overall

of 707

#6

Limited Late Models

of 207

#8

Wisconsin · Overall

of 80

#6

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 46

2020

#80

Overall

of 536

#5

Limited Late Models

of 169

#6

Wisconsin · Overall

of 64

#5

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 40

2019

#81

Overall

of 571

#12

Limited Late Models

of 201

#8

Wisconsin · Overall

of 70

#6

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 47

2018

#81

Overall

of 553

#11

Limited Late Models

of 197

#4

Wisconsin · Overall

of 45

#7

Minnesota · Limited Late Models

of 41

#3

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 44

2017

#81

Overall

of 466

#11

Limited Late Models

of 183

#4

Wisconsin · Overall

of 44

#4

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 40

2016

#78

Overall

of 246

#10

Limited Late Models

of 74

#5

Wisconsin · Overall

of 26

#2

Minnesota · Limited Late Models

of 6

#3

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 24

2014

#151

Overall

of 176

#31

Limited Late Models

of 39