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Different schemes for Cope

I hear Derrike Cope's Paint scheme will change a few times during the year on the #30 Bahari ride with Jiffy Lube and other various Penzoil Products(1-17-98)...
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Bahari Racing test postponed

Weather forced Bahari Racing to postpone its test at Talladega Superspeedway, the team's first of the 1998 season with new driver Derrike Cope. Bahari Racing has scheduled a two-day test at the 2.66-mile track, beginning Tuesday. The team plans to test at the facility...
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Stocks for Tots

The 8th annual Stocks for Tots , to benefit neglected and abused children, will be held on Thursday, Dec 18, 1997 from 6pm to 10 pm at Lakeside Industrial Park in Mooresville, the site of several NASCAR race shops. Fans gain entrance to the industrial park by bringing...
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Gumout to sponsor Bahari and Cope

"Pennzoil Products Company announced Tuesday that Gumout will sponsor the #30 Bahari Racing Pontiac driven by Derrike Cope in 1998"(NASCAR Online), looks like the earlier rumor of Jiffy Lube being the sponsor was incorrect(11-11-97)...
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Japan images

Check out the image of the car Mark Martin will drive in Japan: Valvoline/Kosei Thunderbird , also the #35 Tabasco Pontiac and Derrike Copes BGN ride are pictured at VPS Motorimages (11-10-97)...
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9/22/1997

I hear Gumout will be the sponsor on the #30 Chuck Rider owned Pontiac that will be driven by Derrike Cope in 1998(9-22-97)...
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9/17/1997

"Derrike Cope, who owns two career victories including the 1990 Daytona 500, signed a three-year contract Tuesday to drive for Chuck Rider's Bahari Racing team on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit. Cope will replace Johnny Benson Jr., who is leaving to take a ride with ...
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9/16/1997

Derrike Cope officially announced to replace Johnny Benson in the #30 Bahari Pontiac owned by Chuck Rider in 1998. Cope is scheduled to be on RPM2Nite on Wednesday to talk about his new gig(RPM2Nite)(9-16-97)...
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9/15/1997

As rumored here: "Ward Burton is expected to sign a new contract with car owner Bill Davis(#22 MBNA Pontiac) this week, according to sources close to the team. And Derrike Cope and Chuck Rider are expected to sign their new contract today, according to team sources...
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9/14/1997

During the race Sunday, the announcers mentioned that Chuck Rider, owner of the #30 Pontiac will announce on Tuesday or Wednesday, his new driver and they speculated that it would be Derrike Cope. Also mentioned that the #30 team would build their own chassis in 1998...
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9/13/1997

"Chuck Rider followed quickly the news that Johnny Benson has signed with Jack Roush by saying that he had signed a new driver, whose name he will reveal on Wednesday(9-17). The new driver is expected to be Derrike Cope, who has been a top candidate for the Julius ...
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9/4/1997

Derrike Cope will make his 300th Winston Cup start at Richmond Saturday(NASCAR Online)(9-4-97)...
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9/4/1997

In the Sept. 2, 1997 issue of the Daytona Beach News Journal, they confirm Jimmy Foster has signed with Washington/Erving. Kathy Thompson, president of race operations for the team, hopes to get a jump on next season by running some races late this year. Also, says...
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9/1/1997

On the rumor mill, here's a new one: Lexington-area resident Rick Mast fills the vacancy in the Richard Petty-owned No. 43 car next season. Derrike Cope, among others, also has been mentioned as a possibility now that Bobby Hamilton is bound for the No. 4 car next ...
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9/1/1997

Derrike Cope announced he will be driving a Martin-Weiss Motorsports BGN car on a limited basis in 1998 with Kraft as the sponsor(Richmond Times-Dispatch)(9-1-97)...
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8/30/1997

As rumored here: "Derrike Cope has apparently agreed to drive for the new Julius Erving-Joe Washington Ford team, according to sources close to Cope."(JournalNow)(8-30-97)...
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8/27/1997

Derrike Cope appears to be the likely candidate for the Washington-Erving Motorsports team, a team spokesman stated they are "inches away" from naming their WC driver. Still no word on a crew chief or sponsor(iRace), I have heard the Boy Scout's, but they are probably...
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8/27/1997

If John Andretti leaves Yarborough(#98), Derrike Cope may have an opportunity to go there(he drove for Cale in the past)(iRace)(8-27-97)...
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8/27/1997

Ernie Irvan chose the #36 ride over the #23 Ford because he was only offered a one-year deal there, the same article speculates that Bobby Hamilton will announce he is moving from the #43 to the #4 this weekend(surprise...not) and that John Andretti and Derrike Cope...
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8/25/1997

Derrike Cope is out of the #36 Skittles Pontiac after the end of the 1997 season(RPM2Night and my Dad)(8-25-97)...