Derrike Cope News

Cope in the #49 at MIS? UPDATE 2:

Cope in the #49 at MIS? UPDATE 2:

August 14, 2002
Cope in the #49 at MIS? UPDATE 2: hearing Derrike Cope will be running the #49 BAM Racing Dodge at MIS. UPDATE: Cope is now listed at the driver of the #49 Dodge on the NASCAR.com entry list and is being reported as driving the car on the BAM Racing site. UPDATE 2:

Shawna back at MIS:

Shawna back at MIS:

August 5, 2002
Shawna back at MIS: during FSN's NASCAR This Morning, Shawna Robinson, who was subbing on the show for Derrike Cope, mentioned she would be testing the #49 BAM Racing Dodge at Michigan this week and if it goes well, she expects to run in the Cup race there on Aug 18th

Derrike Cope and Friendly’s?

Derrike Cope and Friendly’s?

July 18, 2002
Derrike Cope and Friendly's? #37-Derrike Cope tested this past week at Indy for the Brickyard 400. The Derrike Cope site has a batch of images of the car, on the car is Friendly's, the restuarant chain.(7-18-2002)

Poison on the #37? UPDATE:

Poison on the #37? UPDATE:

July 11, 2002
Poison on the #37? UPDATE: hearing that the rock group Poison will be the feature band on the #37 Ford of Derrike Cope at Pocono. Ozzfest was on the car at Lowes Motor Speedway, Alabama was on the car in the June MIS (not Pocono - oops) race and The Rolling Stones

Poison on the #37?

Poison on the #37?

July 2, 2002
Poison on the #37? hearing that the rock group Poison will be the feature band on the #37 Ford of Derrike Cope at Pocono. Ozzfest was on the car at Lowes Motor Speedway, Alabama was on the car in the June MIS (not Pocono - oops) race and The Rolling Stones are rumored

Cope to test at Indy, will skip Daytona and Chicago:

Cope to test at Indy, will skip Daytona and Chicago:

June 22, 2002
Cope to test at Indy, will skip Daytona and Chicago: Derrike Cope and the Quest Motor Racing #37 team have scheduled a test session for July 15-16, 2002 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "We anticipate having a productive test session at Indy. The data and information

Alabama on Cope’s #37, are the Rolling Stones on at Indy?

Alabama on Cope’s #37, are the Rolling Stones on at Indy?

June 17, 2002
Alabama on Cope's #37, are the Rolling Stones on at Indy? Derrike Cope's #37 car carried the colors of the band Alabama on its hood, promoting the country music group's Farewell Tour 2003. The promotion was arranged by the car's sponsor, Sound Moves, a company that

Kirby to run five Cup races:

Kirby to run five Cup races:

June 14, 2002
Kirby to run five Cup races: Stuart Kirby will be making his return to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series for the first time since last October at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. Kirby will pilot the #57 CLR Racing Ford for five events beginning with the July 14

New BGN/CTS team:

New BGN/CTS team:

June 13, 2002
Elite Motorsports announced the opening of its doors in Huntersville, NC. With the partnership of Donny Morelock, Mark Smith, and Randy Fenley, Elite Motorsports promises to be one of the most cost effective teams in motorsports. Elite Motorsports plans to have a limited

Cope at Michigan and beyond:

Cope at Michigan and beyond:

June 11, 2002
Cope at Michigan and beyond: Derrike Cope will go to Michigan next and it looks like possibly Chicago, the second Pocono race, and Indy. Cope hopes to get confirmation on the sponsor for Michigan soon(Derrike Cope Site)(6-11-2002)

Michigan Testing Postponed UPDATE:

Michigan Testing Postponed UPDATE:

June 5, 2002
Michigan Testing Postponed UPDATE: Testing at Michigan International Speedway got postponed on Monday and they will try again on Tuesday, five drivers are slated to test including #18-Bobby Labonte and #37-Derrike Cope.(FSN's Totally NASCAR)(6-4-2002) UPDATE: #7-Casey

Cope to attempt Dover and Michigan:

Cope to attempt Dover and Michigan:

May 27, 2002
Cope to attempt Dover and Michigan: Derrike Cope announced that he will be driving the #37 Sound Moves Ford in Dover and Friendly's Ice Cream will remain an associate sponsor and will test at Michigan next week to prepare for the Sirius Satellite Radio 400 on June

Mast Ailing – Hermie Sadler In the #90 for the Coke 600 UPDATE:

Mast Ailing – Hermie Sadler In the #90 for the Coke 600 UPDATE:

May 24, 2002
Mast Ailing - Hermie Sadler In the #90 for the Coke 600 UPDATE: Hermie Sadler will replace ailing driver Rick Mast this weekend in the #90 Donlavey Racing Ford Taurus, according to car owner Junie Donlavey. Mast said he has not felt good physically for several weeks

Cope to run at Lowes, has a sponsor, and a 2nd car for…Lepage:

Cope to run at Lowes, has a sponsor, and a 2nd car for…Lepage:

May 12, 2002
Cope to run at Lowes, has a sponsor, and a 2nd car for...Lepage: Quest Motor Racing (QMR), owned by NASCAR Winston Cup driver, Derrike Cope, will field two (2) Winston Cup cars for the upcoming Charlotte races. GEICO Direct agreed to a two-race deal with QMR that will

Cope in the #94 for the rest of 2002 UPDATE 2 :

Cope in the #94 for the rest of 2002 UPDATE 2 :

April 4, 2002
hearing that Derrike Cope will run the #94 DF Motorsports Chevy for the remainder of the 2002 BGN season, that a sponsor announcement will be made at Texas and that Keith Koppenal has been hired as the crew chief.(4-1-2002) UPDATE: O'Reilly Auto Parts is very pleased