Epping, NH –Derek Griffith made his debut in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) on Saturday, May 10th and learned what it meant to race with some of the best drivers in the Northeast.
The Hudson, NH native tried out the waters on the very competitive Super Late Model series and came home with a very respectable 16th place finish. Starting 20th on the grid allowed Griffith to lay back and observe the racing ahead, all while devising their plan of attack for the later stages of the race.
Griffith was able to get the MOM’S of Manchester/LCM Racing/Tyngsboro Toyota Camry up in the top fifteen pretty quickly and was holding in own in fourteenth spot and then he was in an altercation which caused a caution to wave. Upon the restart, Griffith was working way through traffic and got as high as eleventh position before a miscommunication from track officials to Derek; while under yellow caused the young driver to go in to the pit area.
Upon reentry into the track, Griffith was not given his spot back and started on the tail end of the field for the restart. Derek was once again able to pick off competitors at a good clip and was up to 16th sport as he fought with Joey Doiron for the 15th spot. The checkered flag waved and Derek came away from his debut with a solid 16th place.
“We took a big leap in our racing program [by competing in this PASS race] Griffith said, our plan is run a few more of these races and also attempt to qualify for the Oxford 250 in July.”
The No. 12 MOM’s of Manchester/LCM Racing/Tyngsboro Motors Toyota Camry can be seen in action on May 24th as he competes at Monadnock Speedway in the Granite State Pro Stock Series.