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American racecar driver Derrike Cope was born on Nov. 3, 1958, in San Diego, Calif. In high school, he enjoyed auto racing and baseball, but a knee injury while being scouted by the major league baseball teams ended his professional baseball dreams; instead he devoted himself to racing. He won the 1990 Daytona 500, his first NASCAR competition win. He became an overnight sensation after that, appearing on the David Letterman Show that same week. Despite the major win, he ended the season in 18th place in points. In 1994, he won his first career Busch Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway. 1995 was Cope's most consistent season with 8 top-tens. For the rest of his racing career,...
American racecar driver Derrike Cope was born on Nov. 3, 1958, in San Diego, Calif. In high school, he enjoyed auto racing and baseball, but a knee injury while being scouted by the major league baseball teams ended his professional baseball dreams; instead he devoted himself to racing. He won the 1990 Daytona 500, his first NASCAR competition win. He became an overnight sensation after that, appearing on the David Letterman Show that same week. Despite the major win, he ended the season in 18th place in points. In 1994, he won his first career Busch Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway. 1995 was Cope's most consistent season with 8 top-tens. For the rest of his racing career, he was battling sponsorship changes.
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Danica brings new eyes to NASCAR and Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The big boys brought their little girls to see NASCAR's shining star. Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson all took their daughters to meet Danica Patrick this week at Daytona International Speedway. It was the...
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Scoreboard -- Nov. 10, 2012
Staff reports|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--ATP World Tour Finals, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Houston...Tags: Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Stock Car Racing, Dave Blaney
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Scoreboard - Feb. 24, 2012
TV SPORTS SATURDAY Men's College Basketball-Robert Morris at Quinnipiac, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (CBS); Notre Dame at St. John's, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); UCLA at Arizona, 1 p.m. (CBS); Texas A&M at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. (ESPN2);...Tags: Oregon Ducks, U.S. Open (golf), New York Islanders, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne
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TV SPORTS PGA Golf-PGA Championship, 10 a.m. (TNT); 1 p.m. (CBS) Major League Baseball-Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, Noon (TBS); Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians, Noon (FXSP); Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves, 12:30 p.m. (WGN); Colorado...Tags: Brandt Jobe, Kurt Busch, Davis Love III, Mike Small, Ian Poulter
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Scoreboard - July 24
TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Softball-Women's World Cup, Championship Game, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) TODAY TEENER BASEBALL Aberdeen 15-16 Teeners vs....Tags: FIFA Women's World Cup, Jason Leffler, Mark Green, Lifestyle and Leisure, Softball
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Warrior Energy brings natural fuel to `first twins of NASCAR'
Warrior Energy Inc. recently signed a sponsorship deal with the Keystone Motorsports team in the Nascar Nationwide Series. The drivers are Amber and Angela Cope, nieces of Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope. The twins, heralded as the “first...Tags: West Virginia, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Daytona 500, U.S. Department of Commerce
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List of 2011 NASCAR drivers and each of their series teams
This is an alphabetical list of every driver running in each of the three NASCAR series -- the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and/or Camping World Truck series. Drivers running in two or all three series have all their teams listed below them. See who's running...Tags: Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Andy Lally, Jarit Johnson
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2011 Drivers in the three NASCAR racing series -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Trucks
SPRINT CUP SERIES Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports | Mike Shiplett 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott 21 | Trevor Bayne |...Tags: Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Andy Lally, Jarit Johnson
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2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Drivers
Car | Driversort icon | Sponsor | Make 139 | Alan Tardiff | Renton Coil Spring | Ford 27 | Alex Kennedy | National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund/Sacred Power | Ford 27 | Andrew Ranger | Quebec Dodge Dealer Association | Dodge 92 | Andy...Tags: Mark Green, Steve Arpin, Kasey Kahne, Jarit Johnson, J.J. Yeley
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Late Pass Gives Ragan Win In Sprint Showdown
Sporting News NASCAR Wire ServicePolesitter David Ragan passed Brad Keselowski for the lead on the next-to-last lap of Saturday night's Sprint Showdown, as both drivers advanced to the Sprint All-Star Race that followed the 40-lap qualifier. Marcos Ambrose came home third, followed by...Tags: Landon Cassill, Brian Vickers, Marcos Ambrose, Kasey Kahne, Human Interest
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2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers
Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports | Mike Shiplett 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft/...Tags: Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kevin Conway
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