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Derrike Cope
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Derrike Cope Bio
Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #52 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Jimmy Means. He is also the owner of Derrike Cope, Inc., a team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Growing up in Spanaway, Washington, racing was just a hobby for Cope. He was a successful catcher on the Bethel High School baseball team, attending Whitman College to continue his baseball dreams. While being recruited by major-league baseball teams, he suffered a knee injury that ended his hopes of big-league glory, and Cope then devoted himself to racing full time. Cope soon progressed through the short-track ranks in the Northwest, and later made his Winston Cup debut at Riverside...
Stats Summary
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| This Season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | ||
| Career Stats | 409 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 26.4 |
Top Derrike Cope Headlines
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Fans and drivers alike lament Memphis curtain
... driver of the #09 Zaxby's Ford, Justin Marks, driver of the #10 Construct Corps Toyota Chase Miller, driver of the # 73
Lexington Herald Leader · Nov. 8, 2009
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Earnhardt's 1990 season, and that's what immediately comes to mind—the big lead, the cut tire, and Derrike Cope speeding by to overtake the...
Yahoo Nascar · Nov. 18, 2009
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D J Kennington -3924 Kenny Hendrick -3925 Terry Cook -3925 Mike Harmon -3937 Kevin Lepage -3946 Derrike Cope -3976 Dennis Setzer -3980 Kevin...
AboutHot Nascar · Nov. 18, 2009
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... to see a guy like Derrike Cope continuing to hang on in this sport, and if he runs, I wish him the best of luck on Sunday, go Derrike Cope, I...
BleacherReport Nascar · Oct. 23, 2009
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Top Questions & Answers about Derrike Cope
I think both of them are respected racers. Unfortunately, they are both well past their prime. In a way, it is kind of sad to see that they cannot run with the big boys any longer because they have both had some element of success on the ra...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060824064453AA8zV90
"1996 Daytona 500 (1996) (TV)"
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1711058/
i would bet on it, Texas was the first race he quilf. in last year. had a minor bumb there but was a great weekend. also he I belive he is playing in the yra golf tournament. what a great weekend it will be
http://www.derrikecope.com/snitznew/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=174
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Current Season Stats
Sprint Cup
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Nationwide Series
| Date | Race | Start | Finish | Laps Lead | Laps | Winnings | Points | Status | ||
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| 10/25 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 31/500 | $68,940 | 37 | brakes | ||
| 05/16 | Sprint Showdown | 17 | 28 | 0 | 40/40 | $27,475 | 0 | running | ||
| 02/12 | Gatorade Duel 2 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 59/60 | $21,288 | 0 | running |
Career Stats
| Year | Rank | Starts | Pts. | Winnings | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | ||
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| 2009 | 66 | 1 | 37 | $117,703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 42 | ||
| 2006 | 52 | 9 | 317 | $652,168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 41 | ||
| 2005 | 81 | 1 | 64 | $116,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 33 | ||
| 2004 | 40 | 18 | 1058 | $1,349,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 35 | ||
| 2003 | 46 | 18 | 822 | $1,030,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | ||
| 2002 | 53 | 7 | 361 | $333,216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 37 | ||
| 2001 | 60 | 1 | 91 | $60,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | ||
| 2000 | 57 | 3 | 198 | $161,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 1999 | 44 | 15 | 915 | $615,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34 | ||
| 1998 | 37 | 28 | 2065 | $944,647 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 30 | ||
| 1997 | 27 | 31 | 2901 | $693,965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | ||
| 1996 | 35 | 29 | 2374 | $674,081 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 1995 | 15 | 31 | 3384 | $593,940 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 22 | 19 | ||
| 1994 | 30 | 30 | 2612 | $396,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 1993 | 26 | 30 | 2787 | $395,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 24 | ||
| 1992 | 21 | 29 | 3033 | $271,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 1991 | 28 | 28 | 2516 | $385,130 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 25 | ||
| 1990 | 18 | 29 | 3140 | $513,805 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 18 | 19 | ||
| 1989 | 28 | 23 | 2180 | $121,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 1988 | 31 | 26 | 1985 | $120,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | ||
| 1987 | 37 | 11 | 797 | $30,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | ||
| 1986 | 47 | 5 | 400 | $8,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 1985 | 55 | 2 | 224 | $7,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 1984 | 57 | 3 | 185 | $6,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | ||
| 1982 | 102 | 1 | 55 | $625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36 |