75 Derrike Cope

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    66
  • POINTS

    37
  • BEHIND

    -6455
 

Derrike Cope is competing in the car he co-owns with Gary Keller and plans a limited Sprint Cup schedule in 2009.

Career Highlights

  • Won the 1990 Daytona 500 in his 71st career start
  • 1984 Winston West Rookie of the Year
  • 1983 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman champion
  • Fox Sports commentator


 

Driver Details

  • Ht: 67     Wt: 180
  • Born: 02/25/2009
  • Hometown: Spanaway, Washington

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2009 NASCAR $seriesName Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
1 0 66 0 0 0 37 117,703

Year-by-Year $seriesName Series Recap

  • 2006 Made nine Cup starts for McGlynn Motorsports with a top finish of 34th.

  • 2005 Made one career start for McGlynn Motorsports.

  • 2004 Made 18 Cup starts for a series of teams, with a top finish of 25th.

  • 2003 Made 19 Cup starts for the team he owned, earning a top finish of 29th.

  • 2002 Made seven Cup starts for three teams, earning a top finish of 35th.

  • 2001 Made one Cup start, finishing 24th.

  • 2000 Made three Cup starts with a top finish of 19th.

  • 1999 Made 15 starts with three teams, earning a top finish of 18th.

  • 1998 Made 28 starts for team owner Chuck Rider, earning the pole position at Charlotte … Posted a top finish of 11th, at Talladega Superspeedway.

  • 1997 Finished 27th in the series standings … Made 32 Cup starts for team owner Nelson Bowers, with a top finish of fifth at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

  • 1996 Finished 35th in the series standings … Made 29 starts for team owner Bobby Allison with a top finish of eighth, which he scored at Rockingham and Richmond.

  • 1995 Finished 15th in series standings, driving for team owner Bobby Allison … Finished as runnerup at Phoenix International Raceway.

  • 1994 Finished 30th in series standings, driving for team owner Cale Yarborough … Earned a top finish of seventh.

  • 1993 Finished 26th in series standings, driving for team owner Cale Yarborough … Earned a top finish of eighth.

  • 1992 Finished 21st in series standings, driving for team owner Bob Whitcomb … Earned a top finish of seventh.

  • 1991 Finished 28th in series standings, driving for team owner Bob Whitcomb … Earned two top-10 finishes with a top finish of fourth.

  • 1990 Finished 18th in series standings, driving for team owner Bob Whitcomb … Won the season-opening Daytona 500 … Finished the year with two wins and six top-10 finishes.

  • 1989 Finished 28th in series standings, driving for multiple teams … Earned four top-10 finishes.

  • 1988 Finished 31st in series points, driving for team owner Jim Testa … Earned a top finish of 16th.

  • 1987 Started 11 Cup races for team owner Fred Stoke … Earned a top finish of 13th.

  • 1986 Started five Cup races for team owner Warren Razore … Earned a top finish of ninth, his lone top-10 of the season.

  • 1985 Made two Cup starts for team owner George Jefferson … Earned a top finish of 15th.

  • 1984 Made three Cup starts for team owner George Jefferson … Earned a top finish of 15th with two top-20 runs.

  • 1982 Made his series debut driving the George Jefferson-owned No. 95 … Finished 36th in his debut.

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