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Derek Groomer nets two-win weekend at Brownstown and Circle City

Friday night saw the pilot of the Millikan Smiles No. D48 Modified return to the driver’s seat at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Ind.) to compete on the undercard for the 42nd annual Jackson 100 weekend. With 33 Modifeds entered, Derek laid down the fastest time in his group before picking up a heat race victory. Scoring a podium finish in the feature, Groomer notched a third-place outing, which came behind Jordan Wever and Victor Lee.

On Saturday, Groomer followed up the second fastest lap overall in time trials with a heat race win. Outdueling Friday’s winner Jordan Wever in the feature, Derek raced to his 14th win of the season. He finished ahead of Wever, Bryan Barber, Ryan Thomas, and Brandon McDowell.

The weekend drew to close on Sunday at Circle City Raceway (Indianapolis, Ind.) as Groomer topped the charts in time trials before placing second in his heat. Charging from the second row in the feature, Derek raced to his second win of the weekend and 15th overall of the season.

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