Derrike Cope News

Cope in the #79:

Cope in the #79:

June 14, 2005
Derrike Cope will be driving the #79 Chevy in Michigan. He said, "I will be going to the Michigan speedway to attempt the Nextel Cup race for Conely Motorsports. The car is a Chevrolet. They are a great group of people and I look forward to working with John and his

Cope to run the Open:

Cope to run the Open:

May 17, 2005
Derrike Cope will be running in the Nextel Open at Lowe's Motor Speedway May 21st. According to Cope, "I'm looking forward to being behind the wheel of Larry Gunselman's #60 Chevy for the All-Star Challenge. I am anxious to compete and to represent Year One. Kevin

Kahne wins pole at Phoenix:

Kahne wins pole at Phoenix:

April 22, 2005
#6-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 132.091mph. The rest of the top 10 were: #11-Menard, #33-Stewart, #18-Yeley, #60-Edwards, #20-Hamilin, #21-Harvick, #90-Sadler, #8-Truex Jr. and #1-Sauter.

RadioShack Sponsors Cope at Texas:

RadioShack Sponsors Cope at Texas:

April 15, 2005
RadioShack Corporation will ride with driver Derrike Cope and the #28 Jay Robinson Racing Ford for the second time this season after sponsoring the team in the season-opening NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona. Cope, winner of the 1990 Daytona 500, will drive the

Crawford wins pole at Atlanta:

Crawford wins pole at Atlanta:

March 18, 2005
#14-Rick Crawford won the pole for the World Financial Group 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 182.735mph. The rest of the top-five are #15-Shane Hmiel, #5-Mike Skinner, #23-Johnny Benson and #22-Bill Lester. #04-Bobby Hamilton had to use the Champions Provisional

Skinner wins pole at California:

Skinner wins pole at California:

February 25, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a speed of 178.218mph. The rest of the top five are: #75-David Starr, #17-David Reutimann, #12-Robert Huffman and #38-Brandon Whitt. Two drivers failed to make the race #31-

RadioShack Sponsors Cope, Jay Robinson Racing at Daytona:

RadioShack Sponsors Cope, Jay Robinson Racing at Daytona:

February 19, 2005
The #28 NASCAR Busch Series entry of Jay Robinson Racing is giving RadioShack Corporation a ride in Saturday's Hershey's Take 5 300 at the Daytona International Speedway. Derrike Cope, who won the 1990 Daytona 500, will drive the RadioShack Ford in Saturday's NASCAR

Earnhardt wins the pole:

Earnhardt wins the pole:

February 17, 2005
#15-Kerry Earnhardt won the first pole of his short Truck Series career by winning the pole for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, with a lap of 182.478mph. Earnhardt was followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #12-Robert Huffman, #22-Bill

Cope gets a sponsor for Daytona:

Cope gets a sponsor for Daytona:

February 12, 2005
“We were obviously pleased with our overall performance during the recent Daytona test sessions. We have made several changes to our car that we are confident will make us even more competitive. We will be running Morgan McClure engines in the #55 at Daytona. Their

No Shootout…but still won:

No Shootout…but still won:

February 8, 2005
Since 1979, seven drivers have won the Daytona 500 who did not compete in the Budweiser Shootout the week before: Michael Waltrip (2001, 2003), Ward Burton (2002), Dale Earnhardt (1998), Sterling Marlin (1994), Dale Jarrett (1993), Derrike Cope (1990) and Richard Petty

Grissom with Jay Robinson?

Grissom with Jay Robinson?

January 29, 2005
Hearing that Steve Grissom will join Derrike Cope at [#39, #49] Jay Robinson Racing for the 2005 season.(BGNRacing.com), doesn't say if it is in the #39 car or sharing with Cope in the #49. Wonder if it has something to do with the past champion's provisional?(1-29

Cope and Hollenbeck to team up at Daytona UPDATE for the season:

Cope and Hollenbeck to team up at Daytona UPDATE for the season:

January 26, 2005
Derrike Cope's site quotes Cope as saying that "Quest Motor Racing [was to run #37 a few years back] is working together with S.W.A.T. Racing [was the #62 Larry Hollenbeck Team] to take a Nextel Cup car and a Busch Series car to the Daytona tests in the coming weeks

Daytona 500 Testing returns Tuesday UPDATE Speeds:

Daytona 500 Testing returns Tuesday UPDATE Speeds:

January 18, 2005
Next up at "The World Center of Racing" is the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The even-numbered teams in the 2004 owner's standings will begin a three-day test session on Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Among the drivers expected to test include: #48-Jimmie Johnson

Cope back in the #49:

Cope back in the #49:

December 24, 2004
Derrike Cope will be teaming up again next year with Jay Robinson Racing as driver for the #49 Advil Ford. "I'm pleased to be affiliated with Jay Robinson again for the upcoming Busch season. We will be running a full schedule with Advil back as our primary sponsor

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

November 18, 2004
#17-David Reutimann won the pole for the Ford 200 with a track record speed of 171.255mph, his 2nd pole of the season and career. Starting his last race in the #6 truck, Matt Crafton will start 2nd, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #16-Jack Sprague and #47-Bobby Labonte