Derrike will be piloting the #37 Chevrolet at the
Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Commenting on Martinsville, Derrike
indicated that, "We are looking forward to Martinsville. We will be running
the same car as we ran in Bristol. Based on our run there we have made some
modifications specific to the track at Martinsville. Following Martinsville
we will run at California and will be running a new car there in the Auto
Club 500. Martinsville and California will provide us the opportunity for
our team to gain additional experience to prepare us to represent Friendly’s
well at Richmond in the Pontiac Excitement 400."
In the first practice, Derrike was 39th fastest with a time
of 20.591 and speed of 91.963.
In qualifying, Derrike produced a lap of 20.699 and speed of
91.483. This was not fast enough to make the top 36 but the team was able to
take a provisional so they will start the race in 42nd position.
In the second practice, Derrike had a time of 23.234 and
speed of 81.501.
In Happy Hour, Derrike had a time of 21.081 and speed of
89.825.