Derrike and the team will be headed to Indiana later this week for the running of Sunday’s Brickyard 400. Commenting on earlier testing at Indy Derrike shared, "We were not particularly strong in our previous test session at Indy. However, we learned a lot that should serve us well this week. Based on that testing we have made significant changes in setup and other areas that should serve us well. We plan on going there with our guns loaded and having a good run for Friendly’s."

Incidentally, Derrike played in Thursday’s GM Golf Tournament at Indianapolis.

In the first practice, Derrike was 48th fastest of 52 drivers with a time of 50.909 and speed of 176.786.

Derrike is set to go out and qualify as the 39th driver. In qualifying, Derrike produced a first lap of 50.509 and speed of 178.186. When starting the second lap, the engine blew. The time of the first lap was not fast enough for the top 36 so the team took a provisional and Derrike will be starting the race in 43rd position.

Because of replacing the blown motor, Derrike was not able to run in the second practice. In Happy Hour, Derrike was 42nd fastest with a time of 52.460 and speed of 171.559.

Derrike started the race in 43rd position and finished in 36th position.

Derrike had this to say about his 36th place finish in Sunday’s Brickyard 400. "First, let me say that it was great to be in the event. Indy is a special place with a wealth of history for both drivers and race fans. Because of our poor qualifying we took a provisional. We went out to qualify in the 40th spot. That was a bad draw as we felt our best qualifying prospects would be if we drew a spot in the top 15. We struggled in both qualifying and Sunday’s race with speed. We were OK on the straight stretches. Our problem was that we were getting beat coming off the corners. We needed more low-end torque from our power plant. That’s an issue that we will focus on for Michigan."

Overall Derrike was positive regarding the team's improvement as evidenced by their finish and commented, "We continue to improve and to use our experience to better prepare us for upcoming races. Sunday Friendly’s and GB Online both got some good exposure during the race and in TV coverage." Derrike shared that, "Early in the race we broke the Heim joint in the sway bar. The team did a good job of repairing that in the pits. However, that put us behind a few laps. Later, we blew a right front tire and as a result had a lot of fender damage. Late in the race Jason Leffler blew a tire when I was passing. That threw him up in front of me and I couldn’t avoid hitting him. That tore up the front end of our car."