Derrike Cope’s nieces, twins Amber and Angela Cope, 20, of Puyallup, may benefit from Cope’s good turn of fortune, getting a Winston Cup sponsor. Cope is hoping to send them to North Carolina for some testing in a Busch Grand National or Cup car. They currently race late models around the Northwest — both recording pole positions this year — and Cope is eager to help them to the next level. He’d like to enter them in a couple ARCA or Busch series short-track races in late 2004.(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)(10-30-2003)
UPDATE: Derrike [Cope] will be announcing a full Busch Series deal and further details on a Nextel Cup deal as well [in the next couple weeks].(www.derrikecope.com via BGNRacing.com)(1-4-2004)
