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Auto Racing Derrike Cope earned his first victory since 1990 when leader Hermie Sadler ran out of gas with six laps to go in the New England Chevy Dealers 250, a NASCAR Grand National race at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon.
May 8, 1994
Ever since he got off the airplane at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Thursday night, Derrike Cope has been smiling and talking confidently about successfully defending his championship in the Budweiser 500 Sunday at Dover Downs.
June 2, 1991
First Buster Douglas, now Derrike Cope.
Feb. 19, 1990
Derrike Cope gingerly pulled himself out of his No. 75 Dodge following qualifying for the Daytona 500 last week and waved to the handful of fans standing along a fence just outside pit road.
Feb. 15, 2009
Michael Waltrip’s consecutive starts streak will not come to an end thanks to a little help from Derrike Cope.
May 28, 2006
A second-lap pileup eliminated half the field from contention Saturday in the Pepsi 400, and Dale Earnhardt eliminated everybody else.
July 8, 1990
Auto racing: Employees of Labonte, Cope were involved in incident with black colleague.
Aug. 11, 1999
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Feb. 20, 2010
Derrike Cope is ranked 45th in the points standing on the NASCAR circuit.
Sept. 17, 2003
Former Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope was named after his mother’s favorite movie star, John Derek, so why the different spelling?
Jan. 21, 2000