Winn-Dixie 250 July 4, 2008 - Derrike finished the race in
28th position.
Winn-Dixie 250
Camping World RV Sales 200 June 28, 2008 - Derrike finished the
race in 30th position. After the race, Derrike said, "Today was a frustrating
day to say the least. First in qualifying, the car would not turn at all! We
thus had to start 35th which did not make me happy, but with hardly any practice
I guess that is what you get. With the start of the race the car still did not
turn very well and brakes were a bit of a problem, which comes as a result of a
car that will not turn. We just did the best we could until Steven Wallace
wrecked us. The mental giant must have needed a caution and used me up. Then we
had engine trouble with a couple laps to go. It is off to Daytona where
hopefully we will be able to race a little better."
Camping World RV Sales 200
Milwaukee Update June 23, 2008 - Derrike updated us with
the events from this past weekend. He said, "First of all, there was a lot going
on this weekend. I was scheduled to drive the #73 truck at Milwaukee, but with
48 Nationwide cars showing up I elected to put Larry Gunselman in the #73 truck
to get more laps of practice so he would feel more comfortable about qualifying.
I never actually drove the truck at Milwaukee. The truck was not very good and
we struggled with it. Nick Tucker did a good job in the #74 truck. We seem to
have a handle on that truck better than the #73. We will keep working on our new
engines and hopefully run them soon.
"As for the Nationwide cars, I drove the #49 car for Jay Robinson Racing and
I had Larry Gunselman scheduled to drive the #73 car. Larry had a problem with
his eye late Friday night prior to the start of the truck race. He had something
taken out of it on Saturday so I spoke to Kertus Davis about filling in for
Larry in the #73 car. Kertus did a fantastic job for us and qualified well. I as
well qualified decent. I under drove the car a bit (being a bit conservative),
but still a good lap.
"As we started the race, the plan was for me to come in on the first lap to
take the tires off the car for the other two JRR cars to use. I then returned to
the track to gain the points necessary to pass the #55 car in case of rain in
future races. Always a reason for everything!
"So that was all there was. I will be driving the #4 car in Loudon this
weekend. I do not plan to take the #73 at this point although it is entered. We
will be working on the twins' ARCA cars for a couple of upcoming tests and a
race at Kentucky, where we will run the trucks again as well."
Camping World RV Rental 250 June 21, 2008 - Derrike finished the
race in 38th position. Camping World RV Rental
250
Camping World RV Sales 200 June 21, 2008 - Larry Gunselman drove the #73 Dodge truck in Milwaukee
to a 34th place finish while Nick Tucker
finished 33rd in the #74 Dodge.
Camping World RV Sales 200
Derrike Updates June 15, 2008 - Derrike updated us after the weekend. He said,
"As for this weekend, both trucks raced at Michigan. We are still having trouble with the
#73 truck not handling so that will be my next task at hand, probably driving it at Milwaukee to see what I can lend to the situation. As for Nick Tucker and the
#74, I think he was pleased with his effort. We would obviously like to race but there is no sponsor funding to allow us to yet.
"In Kentucky, I got a few hard laps with the #4 car prior to qualifying. It was not very good. It was bouncing a lot and not utilizing the coil bind very well so we struggled in qualifying and the half of the race that we ran. We ran used tires and did the best we could to put points on the board.
"As for Derrike Cope Inc. my car, the number 73, it was a great weekend! Larry Gunselman qualified very well
at 22nd. I had the (Wizard) Domenick Turse, Darrin Carroll, and Charlie Love from my old McGlynn NEXTEL Cup crew working on the car and they all did a fantastic job!
"Overall, not a bad weekend. I just need to find the time to look for sponsorship so we can begin to race more!
The next stop is Milwaukee. I do not know what exactly I will be doing as of yet, but I will let you know when I find out."
Meijer 300 June 14, 2008 - Derrike finished the
race in 31st position. Meijer 300
Larry Gunselman in Derrike's #73 Nationwide car started the race in 22nd
position and finished in 41st position.
In the truck race, Nick Tucker in the #74 finished the race in 31st position
and Rick Markle in the #73 finished in 33rd position.
Federated Auto Parts 300 June 11, 2008 - Derrike finished the
Nationwide race in Nashville in 36th position. Derrike gave an update by saying,
"I qualified the #49 and then swapped seats with Shane Hall who qualified the #4
and attempted to race the #4. We immediately had problems with the battery and
had to go to the pits to replace it. We made a few adjustments to the car
because it would not turn. They only ran about 4 to 6 laps before Shane
qualified the car so it did not have the right setup to race, so we opted to
park it for the night." Federated Auto Parts 300
C2P Suspension Technology March 1, 2007
- There was an
article about C2P Suspension Technology so Derrike was asked about the
company. "C2P is a brand of shocks that I sell worldwide," Derrike said. "It was
developed after 2QWIK with improvements, some new variations, and processes that
made it much more competitively priced. We produce shocks for motorcycles, ATV,
stock cars, dirt cars, midgets, sprint cars, modified cars, snowmobiles, road
bikes, some road cars, and specialty cars such as Lotus Elise, Viper, Evo, Miata,
Corvette, Lambourgini, Ferrari, etc. The C2P brand is not approved for the three
top series of NASCAR. It is approved for ARCA and many other series across the
United States for the grass roots local racing series. As for 2QWIK, it was a
shock line that I started with. It was very nice utilizing the finest materials
and was very high priced. It was sold through an exclusive distributor, which
did not work out, so it was discontinued."
Map of Fan Club Members
We thought it would be fun to keep a map showing where all of Derrike's fan club members are located.
Google's Frappr has a nice map facility where you can do this. You may need to
create an account there first before you add your pushpin. Let's see how diverse
Derrike's fans are! You can find the map at
http://www.frappr.com/derrikecope
Autograph Reminder
We are getting quite a few autograph requests at the fan club mail box
or through the fan club email. We want to remind you that the best way to
get an autograph is NOT via the fan club. If you are a fan club
member, please send the item and self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Remember to send a self-addressed stamped
envelope with enough postage to return the item. This will ensure that the signed item
will be returned to you. See the Autographs
page for more information. If you are not a member, WHY NOT? Club
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Fan Club Mail Address
Just a reminder: Please
do not send autograph or donation requests to the fan club address. We do
not have direct access to Derrike Cope via there and your mail will NOT be
returned.
Derrike Cope Fan Club
% Ken Fleming, President
750 Cartref Road
Etters, PA 17319
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