Derrike Cope News

BGN and Cope UPDATE:

BGN and Cope UPDATE:

March 17, 1999
I hear Derrike Cope will not return to the #61 BGN IWX Freight Pontiac. Tony Roper will driver the car at Darlington(per www.derrikecope.com) and for the rest of the season. The initial plan was for Cope to drive 20 races and Roper the rest - The Official Press Release

BGN and Cope UPDATE:

BGN and Cope UPDATE:

March 17, 1999
I hear Derrike Cope will not return to the #61 BGN IWX Freight Pontiac. Tony Roper will driver the car at Darlington(per www.derrikecope.com) and for the rest of the season. The initial plan was for Cope to drive 20 races and Roper the rest -- The Official Press Release

Cope OK:

Cope OK:

March 15, 1999
Derrike Cope says he is OK after his two hard crashes over the weekend in the BGN and Cup events. Just bruised up( RaceWire )

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 12, 1999
The #98 Burdette Motorsports Ford has no decals/sponsor; Derrike Cope is in the #30 Bryan Foods Pontiac this week; The rookies did pretty good, Tony Stewart qualified 3rd, Buckshot Jones was 7th and Elliott Sadler was 15th

Double Duty:

Double Duty:

February 19, 1999
Ten drivers with full Winston Cup rides will attempt to make the BGN race at the Rock: #9-Jeff Burton; #19-Mike Skinner; #26-Johnny Benson; #29-Ted Musgrave; #41-David Green; #44-Bobby Labonte; #60-Mark Martin; #61-Derrike Cope; #64-Geoff Bodine; and #99-Kevin Lepage

Qualifying Postponed UPDATE results:

Qualifying Postponed UPDATE results:

February 19, 1999
Rain has postponed Cup qualifying at the Rock. One round of qualifying will take place at 10:45am/et with 45 minutes of practice at 9am/et. Positions 1-36 will be determined and each driver will get one lap. 2nd round has been canceled(NASCAR Online) -- One round of

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 10, 1999
Tow teams had the BGN qualifying runs disallowed for unapproved parts. Derrike Cope, who qualified 11th was disallowed due to an ?›????unapproved part in the shock system?›??? and Blaise Alexander's No. 20 Lisa Express/Dimension Warranty Chevrolet was disallowed for

Cope’s Engine:

Cope’s Engine:

February 8, 1999
Bahari Racing leased an engine from SABCO for Derrike Cope's 2nd round qualifing attempt, the same one that Sterling Marlin used in 1st round qualifying(ESPN Qualifying Show)

Bahari Sponsor Announcement UPDATE 3 it’s official:

Bahari Sponsor Announcement UPDATE 3 it’s official:

January 9, 1999
The #30 Bahari Racing Team will make a formal announcement that Sara Lee will sponsor the #30 Pontiac and Derrike Cope on January 12th at a press conference in Charlotte(NSSN) -- actually it will be at the Adams Mark Hotel in Charlotte -- see the iRACE story at Bahari

Xpress Xpands Schedule:

Xpress Xpands Schedule:

January 8, 1999
Xpress Motorsports, the team which fields the #61 IWX Motor Freight Pontiac, will race the full 32-race BGN schedule in 1999. Recently, the team announced a 20-race program with driver Derrike Cope. That schedule will be enhanced as the team will compete in the remaining

Talladega Testing UPDATE:

Talladega Testing UPDATE:

January 6, 1999
I hear the #61 BGN Pontiac and Derrike Cope were at Talladega Saturday testing(1-3-1999) - Also….Kevin Grubb, Wayne Grubb, Casey Atwood, Loy Allen Jr. and Mark Krogh were testing(SpeedNet)(1-6-1999)

Talladega Testing:

Talladega Testing:

January 4, 1999
Kyle Petty and Derrike Cope tested their Cup cars at Talladega over the weekend, no speeds reported(WC Today Radio)

Cope Crew Chief

Cope Crew Chief

December 9, 1998
Bahari' Racing has hired Dan Glauz as its new crew chief for driver Derrike Cope. Glauz, 39, replaces Doug Hewitt, who left at the end of the 1998 season to become Kyle Petty's crew chief. Glauz was a crew chief for rookie Mark Krogh in the NASCAR Busch Series at the

Cope and the #61 Xpress Schedule:

Cope and the #61 Xpress Schedule:

December 3, 1998
Derrike Cope will drive the #61 Xpress Motorsports Pontiac in a 20-race BGN schedule in 1999: Daytona(2/13); Rockingham(2/20); Las Vegas(3/6); Atlanta(3/13); Darlington(3/20); Texas(3/27); Nashville(4/3); Bristol(4/10); Talladega(4/24); California(5/1); Loudon(5/8);

New Cope Crew Chief?

New Cope Crew Chief?

November 24, 1998
New Cope Crew Chief? UPDATE Looks like Jim Long is the man heading the list to replace Doug Hewitt as crew chief for Derrike Cope in 1999. Long started the 1998 season working for Ricky Rudd and finished it with the Stavola Brothers. Hewitt left Bahari Racing to become