Derrike Cope News

Impact Motorsports Driver:

Impact Motorsports Driver:

March 11, 2001
Impact Motorsports, Inc., has signed Jason White to pilot the companys entry in next weeks Orchard Supply Hardware 250 at Bakersfield, CA. White, 21, is a native of Richmond who now lives in Powhatan, Va. He will take the wheel of the #86 National Wild Turkey Federation

Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown?

Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown?

March 9, 2001
Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown? #26/66 team owner Travis Carter could close shop Monday, putting another driver, Joe Nemechek, into the Winston Cup unemployment pool. Todd Bodine, Mike Wallace, Kevin Lepage and Derrike Cope already are among the drivers seeking

#86 News:

#86 News:

February 11, 2001
Impact Motorsports, Inc., has scheduled a major team announcement Sunday afternoon at Daytona, unveiling the new primary sponsor and paint scheme for its #86 Ford CTS entry. The official announcement is scheduled for 1:00pm/et, between the A/C Delco ARCA Series race

Barry Bodine in the #25:

Barry Bodine in the #25:

February 5, 2001
Impact Motorsports, Inc., has inked a deal with Barry Bodine to drive the #25 trucks in the CTS races at Daytona and Homestead-Miami. Barry, the son of CUP driver Geoffrey Bodine, has competed in 24 previous NCTS events and several BGN events. His current two-race

Cope and #37 news – sponsor:

Cope and #37 news – sponsor:

February 3, 2001
Cope and #37 news - sponsor: Regarding sponsorship, Quest Motorsports continues to actively seek major and associate sponsors for the season as well as a one-race deal for Daytona. They hope to announce all of their sponsors for the Daytona 500 shortly. In addition

Get Well:

Get Well:

February 1, 2001
Get Well: former Cup team owner, Chuck Rider, is battling colon cancer. Rider co-owned the #30-Bahari Racing from 1987-99, fielding cars for Michael Waltrip from 1987-95, Johnny Benson 1996-97 and Derrike Cope 1998-99. Rider sold the team in late 1999 to Jack Birmingham

Daytona Testing – Day 3:

Daytona Testing – Day 3:

January 22, 2001
#17-Ricky Hendrick posted the fastest single lap time in the final day of truck testing at 182.615 mph. Trucks in an afternoon drafting session were posting speeds in the high 180's with Bobby Hamilton running the #8 Dodge at 189.155mph. The speeds: 8, Bobby Hamilton

Daytona Testing – Day 2:

Daytona Testing – Day 2:

January 21, 2001
#66-Rick Carelli was atop the speed chart after Saturdays session with a speed of 181.660mph. Rounding out the top five was #60-Travis Kvapil, #9-Morgan Shepherd, #18-Joe Ruttman and #17 Ricky Hendrick Testing will continue on Sunday at the Speedway and is free and

CTS Day 1 Test at Daytona over – Lance Norick the fastest:

CTS Day 1 Test at Daytona over – Lance Norick the fastest:

January 19, 2001
#90-Lance Norick ran the fastest lap at the 1st day of CTS testing at Daytona, a lap of 182.482mph. Here is the full rundown of Day 1: 1. #90-Lance Norick, 182.482 mph2. #17-Ricky Hendrick, 182.2603. #60-Travis Kvapil, 181.5034. #66a-Rick Carelli, 180.9455. #46-Dennis

Testing at Daytona:

Testing at Daytona:

January 19, 2001
teams listed as scheduled to test in the CTS test at Daytona: #1-Ted Musgrave, Dodge Mopar Motorsports. Dodge #8-Willy T. Ribbs, Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge #10-Mark Petty, Tex Racing Dodge #12-Stacy Compton, Impact Motorsports Dodge #17-Ricky Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports

Derrike Cope News UPDATE:

Derrike Cope News UPDATE:

January 14, 2001
Sources indicate that Derrike Cope may drive the full Craftsman Truck Series schedule for Impact Motorsports this year, while running a limited Winston Cup schedule with the team he's started in conjunction with drag racer Warren Johnson. Impact Motorsports fielded

Derrike Cope News UPDATE:

Derrike Cope News UPDATE:

January 14, 2001
Derrike Cope News UPDATE: Sources indicate that Derrike Cope may drive the full Craftsman Truck Series schedule for Impact Motorsports this year, while running a limited Winston Cup schedule with the team he's started in conjunction with drag racer Warren Johnson.

Robinson gets Yates:

Robinson gets Yates:

December 20, 2000
Shawna Robinsons ARCA RE/MAX Series team will have have engines from Robert Yates Racing. Robinsons #8 ARCA Ford team has been participating in a three-day test at Daytona over the past weekend in preparation for the ARCA season opener. Along with the new engines,

Derrike Cope/#37 Update:

Derrike Cope/#37 Update:

December 19, 2000
All of the team's planning and effort is focused on the 2001 Daytona 500. The team planned chassis dyno testing on their completed super speedway car recently and anticipate using the car for testing at Daytona on January 11th and to add asecond super speedway car

Another NHRA owner to NASCAR?

Another NHRA owner to NASCAR?

December 8, 2000
a little old but I missed this a month ago - NHRA Team owner Don Schumacher confirmed yesterday that while sponsorship is still pending for his second Top Fuel team, driver Melanie Troxel and tuner Jimmy Prock are definitely on the payroll, and will be with the organization