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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: Rory McIlroy, Roger Federer, Central Connecticut State University, Denver Broncos, Will Tukuafu
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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: Rory McIlroy, Erik Darnell, Matt Kuchar, Mike Bliss, Ice Hockey
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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: Atlanta Braves, Bradley Braves, Rory McIlroy, New York Giants, Jhonattan Vegas
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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: Brandon McReynolds, Landon Cassill, Car Repair, Michel Jourdain, Jr., Joey Scarallo
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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: Brandon McReynolds, Landon Cassill, Car Repair, Michel Jourdain, Jr., Joey Scarallo
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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: Brandon McReynolds, Chad McCumbee, Ryan Hackett, Landon Cassill, Ryan Newman
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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: Atlanta Braves, Auto Racing, Danny Efland, Lifestyle and Leisure, Baltimore Orioles
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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: Athletes, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., David Ragan, Landon Cassill, 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: Auto Racing, The Home Depot, Ryan Newman, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip
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Hendrick teammates grab front row for Daytona 500, Field Set for Duels
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsDale Earnhardt, Junior grabbed his 10th career pole on Sunday for NASCAR's biggest race of the year. Junior put up a fast last of 186.089 mph in Daytona 500 qualifying, nipping his teammate Jeff Gordon, who timed in at 185.966 mph. Qualifying for the...Tags: Auto Racing, Michael Waltrip, Ryan Newman, Marcos Ambrose, Brian Vickers
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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: Sports Illustrated, Auto Racing, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Human Interest
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