Derek Griffith
Derek Griffith (born February 9, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 22 Ford for Chad Bryant Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 2 Ford for CBR. Griffith has also competed in super late model racing, winning the 2018 Pro All Stars Series national championship.
Derek Griffith | |
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Griffith after winning the ARCA East pole at New Smyrna Speedway in 2020 | |
Nationality | |
Born | Hudson, New Hampshire | February 9, 1997
ARCA Menards Series career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Chad Bryant Racing |
Car number | 22 |
Engine | Ford |
Crew chief | Paul Andrews |
Starts | 6 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Awards | |
2018 2015 | Pro All Stars Series national champion Granite State Pro Stock Series champion |
Last updated on: August 3, 2020. |
Racing career
In his early years, Griffith raced at Hudson Speedway in New Hampshire, running four-cylinder cars.[1] He later raced super late models around the state, winning the 2015 Granite State Pro Stock Series championship.[2]
In 2018, Griffith claimed the Pro All Stars Series national championship.[3] In 2019, he held on to the PASS North points lead until the final race, when DJ Shaw overtook Griffith.[4]
Griffith scored the cumulative title at the 2020 World Series of Asphalt.[5] Chad Bryant Racing later signed Griffith to make his ARCA Menards Series East debut in the season-opening Skip's Western Outfitters 175.[6] The drive came after Griffith meeting with CBR crew chief Paul Andrews through the Kulwicki Driver Development Program.[7] He won the pole for the race.[8] After finishing second in his debut race, Griffith and CBR secured enough funding to run a full East schedule in 2020.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBR and Griffith discontinued their full-season East effort after one race and started running part-time in the national ARCA Menards Series.[10]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC 8 |
IRP 12 |
KEN 7 |
IOW | KAN 8 |
TOL 7 |
TOL 5 |
MCH | DAY | GTW | DSF | BRI | MEM | KAN | SLM | MAD | ISF | 11th* | 217* | [11] |
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Chad Bryant Racing | 2 | Ford | NSM 2* |
FIF | BRI | NSH | TOL | BLN | DOV | NHA | -* | -* | [12] |
References
- Sullivan, Connor (February 8, 2020). "New Hampshire Racer Getting His Shot at ARCA East". Speed51. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Sullivan, Connor (March 11, 2020). "Griffith Gets Backing For Full ARCA East Season". Speed51. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- Modestino, Lou (May 27, 2019). "Derek Griffith prevails in PASS Super Late Model race at Thunder Road". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- Paul, Brandon (October 26, 2019). "Rollercoaster Saturday at Seekonk Decides PASS North Champion". Speed51. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Segal, Davey (February 16, 2020). "Ty Majeski Earns Orange Blossom 100 Win, Derek Griffith Wins World Series". NASCAR.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "Derek Griffith Making ARCA East Debut". Speed Sport. February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- Allen, Richard (March 4, 2020). "Derek Griffith working toward more opportunities in ARCA ride". Inside Circle Track. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- Segal, Davey (February 10, 2020). "QUALIFYING: Derek Griffith Scores First Career Pole". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "Bryant Secures Griffith For Full ARCA East Season". Speed Sport. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "Chad Bryant Racing adjusts ARCA Menards Series East plans". Chad Bryant Racing. June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Derek Griffith – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Derek Griffith - 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
External links
- Derek Griffith driver statistics at Racing-Reference