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March 16, 2002
Darlington, SC

Derrike will be piloting the #94 Chevrolet Busch Grand National car at Darlington. There might be more races after Darlington in which Derrike will be driving the same car like Bristol and Texas.

In Friday's first practice, Derrike was 35th fastest of 45 drivers with a time of 30.381 and speed of 161.864.

In qualifying, Derrike took the track and produced a time of 30.319 and speed of 162.195. This put the #94 car in 33rd position which was fast enough to make the race.

In Happy Hour, Derrike was 35th fastest with a time of 31.562 and speed of 155.808.

Derrike started the race in 33rd position. The car was unsponsored and the #94 Chevrolet finished in 28th position. 

Looking back on the effort Derrike commented, "We had a difficult time last Saturday at Darlington. Several problems kept us from getting sufficient time to practice for qualifying and for the race. Our team has worked hard and has focused are getting rid of the Gremlins that plagued us at Darlington. I anticipate that we will be improved in our qualifying effort Saturday (in Bristol) and am looking forward to a strong run".