Jiffy Lube 300

July 14, 1996
Loudon, NH

Derrike stayed on the bubble in qualifying and started the race in 25th. On the first pit stop, the team had some kind of situation with an airgun that caused Derrike to pit twice. This moved him from 23rd back to 35th.

Shortly thereafter on lap 69, the engine blew with what was guessed to be a cracked cylinder. This makes the third race in a row that the engine has had problems and caused the team to leave early.

In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of enthusiasm about the new chassis that the team is using, but now work needs to be done on the engine so the car can finish a race. The only good thing to come out of the race was that John Andretti also didn't finish, so he and Derrike still lead all drivers with the most DNF's (7) this year.