Quest Motorsports and Cope Plans: Derrike Cope still hopes to field a Winston Cup team in conjunction with drag racing legend Warren Johnson. For now, though, he’ planning on making his 2002 debut in Las Vegas in a Ford fielded by Ted Campbell. And the team he owns with Johnson, #37 Quest Motor Racing, did field a truck for Matt Mullins at Daytona. Weve got some Busch stuff and some trucks and 10 Winston Cup cars sitting there, Cope said Feb. 23. Warren and I are just trying to find some funding to maybe get a Busch deal started so we can grow the program and get it off the ground. Were very quiet, because were just trying to procure the funding necessary to do it in a class fashion. Right now, we just dont have that at our disposal. If sponsorship could be found for both teams, Cope said Quest Motor Racing could field a two-car entry in conjunction with Campbell’ entry. And in a few years, Cope might really have a team that will get people talking. It would feature his twin nieces, whom are 18 and graduating high school this year. Amber and Angela Cope are blonde, blue-eyed, good-looking girls, in the words of Derrike Cope. Wed like to get in some ARCA races and into the truck series and bring the twins along, Cope said. They might run ARCA later this year and well look at Winston West and ARCA for next year and then graduate them up (to the truck series). (Wisnton Cup Scene – need sub to read)(3-1-2002) (2-28-2002)
