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2003

New England 300

July 20, 2003
Loudon, NH

 

Pre-Race

Derrike will be driving the #37 Chevrolet with primary sponsor Friendly's.

Rain cancelled qualifying so the field was set by NASCAR rules. This put Derrike in the 42nd position where he will start the race.

In the second practice, Derrike was 41st fastest with a time of 30.207 and speed of 126.090. During practice, Derrike scuffed the wall in turns 1 and 2, depositing debris that brought out a red flag.

In Happy Hour, he was 41st fastest with a time of 29.987 and speed of 127.015.

The Race

Derrike started the race in 42nd position and finished in 35th position.

Start Finish Status Money
Won
Laps Laps
Led
Race
Points
Standing
42 35 Running $49,200 295/300   58 44

Official Report

Derrike said this about the race, "We had some problems primarily with brakes...way too much rear brake which was causing a loose condition going into the corner. We wore out the rear brake pads which is something you just do not do. It was the first time running these new brakes which are really tricky. We did however finish the race and had pretty good pit stops for not getting to run a lot of the races. So overall we felt like we learned a lot and will make some changes before returning to Loudon in September for Friendly's."

 

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