Derrike Cope News

Cope/Johnson News:

Cope/Johnson News:

November 11, 2000
on his website, Derrike COpe mentions that Quest Motor Racing is hopeful that their sponsorship package will be in place by December 1st. Their first intermediate car(Lowes, Texas, LV etc) is complete and anticipate that their first super speedway car will be in assembly

Cope in the #86(a different Cope):

Cope in the #86(a different Cope):

October 7, 2000
Cup driver Derrike Cope will run his second career CTS race(first was Richmond in 1995) at Texas Motor Speedway in the #86 RC Cola Dodge fielded by Impact Motorsports in what is currently a one-race deal. Cope is starting up a Cup team with NHRA Winston Drag Racing

Cope in the #86(a different Cope):

Cope in the #86(a different Cope):

October 7, 2000
Cup driver Derrike Cope will run his second career CTS race(first was Richmond in 1995) at Texas Motor Speedway in the #86 RC Cola Dodge fielded by Impact Motorsports in what is currently a one-race deal. Cope is starting up a Cup team with NHRA Winston Drag Racing

#15 Closed? UPDATE 2:

#15 Closed? UPDATE 2:

July 17, 2000
hearing the #15 Fenley-Moore Ford team has closed up and laid all employees off including crew chief Joey Knuckles. From what I hear Ted Musgrave left a few weeks ago(7-13-2000) UPDATE: Less than a year after buying the #15 Cup race team from legendary car owner Bud

Cope to Pontiac:

Cope to Pontiac:

July 17, 2000
Pontiac has agreed to provide factory support to the #37 Quest Motor Racing team owned by driver Derrike Cope and NHRA driver/owner, Warren Johnson(Derrike Cope Site)(7-17-2000)

#42 to #01? UPDATE 5 Musgrave?:

#42 to #01? UPDATE 5 Musgrave?:

July 16, 2000
hearing that SABCO may use the #01 (which was used on a 3rd team part time in 1999) in place of the #42 out of respect to Kenny Irwin Jr, their driver who passed away at NHIS last Friday. Not sure if it will be for Pocono only or for the rest of the 2000 season. Also

Cope at the Brickyard? UPDATE no:

Cope at the Brickyard? UPDATE no:

July 2, 2000
Warren Johnson, a drag-racing star, is building a new Winston Cup team in Kenny Bernstein's old Huntersville shop. Derrike Cope is Johnson's business partner and driver, and they hope to have a car(#37) ready for the Brickyard 400 in August(PitNow)(6-10-2000) UPDATE

Kentucky Testing:

Kentucky Testing:

June 15, 2000
On Friday, June 16, 2000, Team Rensi Motorsports will conduct a series of tests utilizing two NASCAR Craftsman Trucks with the presence of Chevrolet Engineers from Livonia, MI, Pi Engineering from Indianapolis, IN, Jim Kasprzak from General Motors and Team Rensi's

Cope at the Brickyard?

Cope at the Brickyard?

June 10, 2000
Warren Johnson, a drag-racing star, is building a new Winston Cup team in Kenny Bernstein's old Huntersville shop. Derrike Cope is Johnson's business partner and driver, and they hope to have a car(#37) ready for the Brickyard 400 in August(PitNow)(6-10-2000)

Cope/Johnson Car#:

Cope/Johnson Car#:

June 6, 2000
The new Quest Motor sports team will use the #37(Derrike Cope Site)(6-6-2000)

Derrike Cope News:

Derrike Cope News:

May 31, 2000
The new Derrike Cope/Warren Johnson Cup team, Quest Motor Racing Team is progressing quickly, the Derrike Cope site reports. The new team expects to move into their facility located in Huntersville, NC within the next three weeks and by the end of June it is anticipated

#61 News UPDATE:

#61 News UPDATE:

May 16, 2000
#61 News UPDATE: hearing that Rich Bickle will drive the #61 Xpress Motorsports Chevy?/Pontiac? at Charlotte. No word if Derrike Cope will drive any races with the team in 2000. Also hearing Darrell Lanigan who has raced in the ARCA and BGN series may drive a few races

Derrike Cope Cup Announcement UPDATE 2:

Derrike Cope Cup Announcement UPDATE 2:

May 15, 2000
Derrike Cope will be on ESPN2's RPM2 Night Thursday to make an announcement, not sure if the #61 BGN ride is it or if he has found a Cup or other ride, actually John Kernan said it is for Winston Cup and the announcement is HUGE UPDATE: Derrike Cope has partnered with

#61 Suspends Operations UPDATE:

#61 Suspends Operations UPDATE:

May 9, 2000
#61 Suspends Operations UPDATE: Effective immediately, the #61 Xpress Motorsports team and driver Hut Stricklin will not run any BGN races until the team can prepare better(Xpress Motorsports Site)(5-2-2000) UPDATE: hearing Derrike Cope will drive the #61 in a few

Cope Talks:

Cope Talks:

April 17, 2000
Saying he was misled by the Fenley/Moore Motorsports owners, Winston Cup driver Derrike Cope left the Spartanburg race team to make himself available for any empty seats which may lead to a full-time ride. "I don't feel like they lived up to what they promised," Cope