Derek Griffith  Derek Griffith (born February 9, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 2 Ford for Chad Bryant Racing. Griffith has also competed in super late model racing, winning the 2018 Pro All Stars Series national championship. In his early years, Griffith raced at Hudson Speedway in New Hampshire, running four-cylinder cars. He later raced super late models around the state, winning the 2015 Granite State Pro Stock Series championship. In 2018, Griffith claimed the Pro All Stars Series national championship. In 2019, he held on to the PASS North points lead until the final race, when DJ Shaw overtook Griffith. Griffith scored the cumulative title at the 2020 World Series of Asphalt. Chad Bryant Racing later signed Griffith to make his ARCA Menards Series East debut in the season-opening Skip's Western Outfitters 175. The drive came after Griffith meeting with CBR crew chief Paul Andrews through the Kulwicki Driver Development Program. He won the pole for the race. After finishing second in his debut race, Griffith and CBR secured enough funding to run a full East schedule in 2020.