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Mike Cope

Mike Cope (born May 8, 1962 in Pinellas Park

Pinellas Park, Florida

Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida. The population was 45,658 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
, Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
) is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
driver. He became famous during the mid-1990s one of the best drivers in the Slim Jim All-Pro Series. In the late-90s he made a failed attempt to race in NASCAR

NASCAR

Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #31 car for Rick Ware. He is owner of the #73 and #78 teams in the Nationwide Series and the #73 and #74 trucks in the Camping World Truck Series....
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made his Busch Series

Busch Series

The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup....
debut in 1996, racing at the Milwaukee Mile

Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. It is a long oval track that seats about 50,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953....
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Mike Cope (born May 8, 1962 in Pinellas Park

Pinellas Park, Florida

Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida. The population was 45,658 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
, Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
) is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

Derrike Cope

Busch Series

Cope made his Busch Series

Busch Series

Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. It is a long oval track that seats about 50,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953....
. He ran the #58 Penrose

Penrose

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Chevy and started in the 34th position. He ran all but 3 laps and finished 25th.

Cope ran in the All-Pro Series 1997, then returned to the Busch Series in 1998. He made 17 races for a new team, the #30 Slim Jim

Slim Jim

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Chevy owned by Team 34. Cope was able to qualify for all but one of his starts for the team, but he did not run well. His only lead lap finishes were a 7th at Hickory and a 9th at Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak International Raceway

Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado and north of Pueblo, Colorado....
. Finally, after a 31st at Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Speedway

The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on US 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a .538 mile semi-banked asphaltic oval track....
, Cope was released with 2 top-10s but 6 DNFs to his credit in 17 starts. He was replaced by Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
. Cope did not make any more starts in 1998 and finished 40th in points.

Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....

Cope made six starts in 1997, driving for Billy Ballew Motorsports

Billy Ballew Motorsports

Billy Ballew Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. They were formed in 1996 by Georgia businessman Billy Ballew....
. He made his series debut at Homestead-Miami

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
. He started 27th and finished 22nd despite not finishing the race with engine problems. Cope struggled in the other 5 starts, not finishing three of them. However, his best race was the last. He finished 12th at NHIS

New Hampshire International Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel car during the 1990s....
. His best start in 1997 was Milwaukee Mile

Milwaukee Mile

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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. Driving the #15 Manheim Auctions

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Ford, Cope started 30th and ran a solid 14th, completing all but two laps.

Cope earned a ride in 2000 to replace Stacy Compton

Stacy Compton

Stacy Compton , is a NASCAR driver. He is Co-Owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time....
in the #86 R.C. Cola

R.C. Cola

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Ford for Impact Motorsports

Impact Motorsports

Impact Motorsports is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned by David Hodson and Russell Kersh from 1997 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series until 2001 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, when it was sold to Phil Bonifield....
. The team had been solid, but Cope struggled with the team. His best run was the first race of the season at Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
, where Cope finished 12th. He also added on a 15th at Miami. However, it went downhill afterwards, and after Cope didn't show up for the seventh race of the season, he was released in favor of Scott Riggs

Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. Riggs currently drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series...
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Mike Cope

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