Look for Derrike in the #50 Dodge this weekend in Darlington. Anticipating the upcoming race Derrike said, "I expect that we will take the same car to Darlington as we ran in Atlanta Sunday. We are looking forward to Sunday and building on our experience during the first four races this season. Clearly, we continue to improve in our program, although Sunday’s finish didn’t help us in the points. We continue to aggressively pursue sponsorship."

In the first practice, Derrike was 23rd fastest with a time of 29.340 and speed of 167.607.

In Qualifying Derrike tore up the track and produced a lap of 28.773 and speed of 170.910. This put the #50 Dodge in 5th position in the race.

In the second practice, Derrike was 35th fastest with a time of 30.437 and speed of 161.567.

In Happy Hour Derrike was 32nd fastest with a time of 30.394 and speed of 161.795.

Derrike commented on the race. "As for the Cup effort...it went well. Right off the truck the car was extremely good right from the start. We ended up 23rd fastest at the end of the practice session. In qualifying, the car felt really good. Mike Hillman made some changes that the car really liked. I was able to get through turn two wide open and carried a lot of momentum into turn three where the car pushed a little. I was able to get back to the gas quickly and got a great lap out of it.

"In Happy Hour the car was good on long runs, so we were optimistic for Sunday. The race went pretty well all day. The car was not as quick on new tires, but on the long run we were very good! We raced hard all day long and was able to keep the car of the wall for the most part. So a good effort on everybody's part. I have to say how impressed I am with Mike Hillman and all my guys with the job they are doing preparing the cars. The Mike Egge engines are making great horsepower...all we need now is some SPONSORSHIP!!!!! Don Arnold and everyone associated with this organization are very special people so if there is any company that is looking for a great opportunity in NEXTEL CUP RACING that is cost-effective they need to call us. Next up Bristol...looking forward to it! Talk to you next week. Thanks for all the great support. It sure is wonderful to be racing...and competitive as well."