(New Smyrna Beach, FL) – Derek Griffith, the young northeast driver will make, the more than 1000 mile journey from New Hampshire to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida to compete in his second Florida Speedweeks.
Griffith recently raced at New Smyrna in the Red Eye 100 in preparation for the 2015 Speedweeks event and brought home a very respectable eighth-place finish. “We really had a fantastic car at the Red Eye”, explained Griffith. “We competed with some of the best drivers on the East Coast and held our own, it was a good race and I think it’ll help us during Speedweeks.”
Derek will try and capture his first Super Late Model Speedweeks title and his Crew Chief is no stranger to New Smyrna Speedway success, Griffith explains, “Louie [Mechalides] has two championships down here as a driver and with the cars he sets up for us, I’m confident that we’ll be fast right off the hauler. This really gives us an advantage over a bunch of teams. Now is our time to get it done”.
Griffith will pilot his familiar #12 MOM’s of Manchester/LCM Racing Toyota Camry during the week-long event, Derek’s first race will be on Friday, February 12th and concludes with a 100-lap event on Saturday, February 21st. The Super Late Model portion of Speedweeks will consist of seven point counting races, the driver who gains the most points, will be crowned the champion.
You can follow Derek on Social Media at www.facebook.com/Derekgriffith18 and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/derekgriffith12. Updates throughout the 2015 and for previous stories and photos please go to Derek’s website at www.derekgriffith.com
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