Winn-Dixie 250

July 4, 2008
Daytona, FL

Derrike will drive the #4 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in Daytona with sponsors JVC and The Turning Wheel RV Center.

In the first practice, Derrike was 33rd fastest with a time of 50.072 and speed of 179.741.

In Qualifying, Derrike produced his fastest lap of 50.859 with a speed of 176.960. At the end of the round, the #4 Chevrolet was left in 31st position.

Derrike started the race in 31st position and finished in 28th position.

After the weekend, Derrike said, "As for Daytona, well what can I say? I was unhappy with how the race went needless to say. We only got three laps of practice so it was not much time to assess what the car needed to race. Qualifying went pretty well though, 31st with not a lot of effort.

"In the race we moved up really quickly, but the car was very tight from the start (with no practice), so I had to be patient until the first caution came out. We had worn the front tires out on that first run. We stayed out to try and lead a lap but my mistake in letting Mike Wallace get by me allowed him to lead the lap, and then it was a quick caution and we went to the back of the pack. That is where we stayed pretty much for the rest of the race. We continued to try and lead a lap but never could and that kept us at the very back. We never really had any help from behind, nor could we get off pit road around any cars. It was a frustrating race, especially because we showed that we could have easily ran in the lead draft."