The Friendly’s sponsorship of #37-Derrike Cope ended this weekend at New Hampshire. Cope failed to make the race and the car was a special fan deisgned paint scheme [very cool, ice cream cones designed by 12 year old Seneca Tedford] – Cope doesn’t owe Friendly’s anything, but am hearing that he is going to run the fan designed scheme at Dover next weekend of his own expense.(9-13-2003) UPDATE: Seneca Tedford, 12, of Lebanon, CT, Seneco won a coloring contest, sponsored by a restaurant chain [Freinedly’s], and #37-Derrike Cope was to use her design of royal blue and hundreds of ice-cream cones on his car at Sunday’s Winston Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway. But Cope failed to qualify. He wasn’t planning to race in Dover, Del., this weekend because he doesn’t have a sponsor. But Cope has decided to go to Dover at his expense and race the car because of Seneca.( Seatlle Times / Williams Company PR ), note: the girls name is Seneca not Seneco; and since qualifying was hurricaned out, Cope is assured a starting spot due to his owners standings.(9-17-2003)
