Career
His average start was 20th place while his average finish was 15th. Derrington also earned three finishes in the "top five" and raced a distance of 9,856.2 miles (15,8620 km) - the equivalent of 13,427 laps. However, he only managed to lead a single lap in his entire career and earned a meager $26,530 ($193,49213 when adjusted for inflation).
Derrington had a 80-race winless streak during his National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing career.
Finishing an average of 15th place, he managed to qualify in 20th place during an average qualifying session. Making his finishes better on average than his starts.
During his career, Derrington was caught by National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing officials for having a 23-gallon tank in his vehicle instead of the mandated 22-gallon tank. His vehicle had to go to a nearby welding shop to make the fuel tank conform to the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing standards at that time.
