GFS Marketplace 400

August 22, 2004
Brooklyn, MI

Derrike will be driving the #98 Ford owned by Chris Edwards and Larry Gunselman in Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400. The #98 Ford is sponsored by America's Most Wanted this week.

In the first practice, Derrike was 48th fastest with a time of 40.177 and speed of 179.207.

Rain washed out qualifying and the lineup was set mostly by car-owner points. This put Derrike in the race and will be starting in 39th position.

In the second practice, Derrike was 42nd fastest with a time of 40.437 and speed of 178.055.

In Happy Hour, Derrike was 42nd fastest with a time of 40.635 and speed of 177.187.

Derrike started the race in 39th position and finished in 41st.

Looking back on last weekend's race Derrike commented, "Our Cup run was frustrating, but we learned from the gremlin's that plagued us. Actually, we lost the power steering as we left pit road to start the race. We regained the steering after the first caution. The team made some adjustments that improved our overall handling. Unfortunately, we lost our power steering again. When this happened, I looked down and saw that we also lost our oil pressure. As a result we were out of the race."