Derek Kenneth Kraus (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

[3] He began racing in the American Ethanol SuperTruck Series in 2015; he became the youngest driver to win a feature at Rockford Speedway at age 13.

[2][4] In 2016, he competed in the ARCA Midwest Tour, finishing fourth in the standings and surpassing Matt Kenseth as the youngest driver to win a race in the series.

[7] Kraus made his debut for BMR in a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Smyrna Speedway in February, where he finished third.

[12] Kraus led for an extended period at Meridian Speedway in Idaho[13] and won the season's final race at Kern County for his first win, beating teammate and series champion Todd Gilliland.

[19] At Douglas County Speedway, Kraus won his third career race, leading teammate Hailie Deegan to a 1-2 finish for BMR.

[22] At the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, he led 31 laps but spun in the later stages and retired from the race, dropping to 17th in the classification order.

[25] For the final West race of the season, the tour returned to Kern County Raceway, and Kraus won after a late-race restart.

[27] Kraus' racing schedule with BMR expanded in 2018 to include a foray into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

[34] On November 6, 2018, Kraus announced that he would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at ISM Raceway that Friday,[35] driving the No.

[43] After a ninth-place finish at Watkins Glen International,[44] Kraus and BMR were more than ten points out of the lead and subsequently withdrew from the second race at Bristol, conceding the East Series championship.

[45] In the West Series, Kraus began the season at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas with a sixth-place finish.

[47] At Colorado, Kraus ran up front until a broken sway bar hindered his car's performance, dropping him down to the back of the top-five.

[48] After returning to the lead,[48] Deegan collided with him on the final lap, resulting in Kraus finishing eighth after having spun out.

[51] At Douglas County Speedway, Kraus won the pole and led every lap en route to the win.

[53] Kraus won again by leading every lap from the pole at Kern County, his fourth straight victory at the track.

[54] Kraus' position in points enabled him to clinch the K&N West championship simply by starting the final race at ISM Raceway, where he finished third and was crowned champion of the series.

[59] After winning the K&N West championship, BMR added a fifth Truck Series race for Kraus at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

16 for Kaulig Racing part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, with his first start being at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.