On Friday afternoon Derek Groomer was one of 15 UMP Modifieds on hand at Paragon Speedway (Paragon, Ind.) for the regular night of racing. Improving one spot in his heat race to pick up the win, Groomer locked into the pole position for the opening night feature. Turning back challenges from a hard-charging Tyler Loughmiller, Derek sailed to his seventh win of the season over Loughmiller, Cole Parker, Nathan Voorhies, and Rob Brickert.

The following night at Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, Ind.), Derek marched forward five spots in his heat race to place second behind Derek Losh. Battling with Hunt Gossum late in the feature, Groomer notched a runner-up finish behind Gossum with Tyler Loughmiller, Derek Losh, and Rob Brickert completing the Top-5 finishers.

Full results from these events are available at www.ParagonSpeedway.com and www.LincolnParkSpeedway.com.