Derrike Cope

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After 21 of 45 drivers Derrike Cope was on the pole for the Cup race at Darlington...

The 22nd driver (Kasey Kahne) has since bumped Cope from the pole, but Cope is 2nd after 25 drivers.
 
RealOne is having technical difficulties, so I had to rely on Jayski's page. According to Jayski's:

1 22 22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 171.716 28.638 169.561 3 2.155 4
2 29 29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 171.154 28.732 169.672 2 1.482 3
3 19 19 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 170.910 28.773 167.607 23 3.303 37
4 25 25 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 170.792 28.793 169.766 1 1.026 11
5 24 24 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 170.348 28.868 168.123 17 2.225 22
6 1 1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 170.053 28.918 168.711 10 1.342 8
7 7 7 18 Bobby Labonte Chevy 169.895 28.945 169.543 4 0.352 10
8 21 21 0 Ward Burton Chevy 169.871 28.949 167.225 26 2.646 14
9 12 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 169.602 28.995 168.567 12 1.035 1
10 16 16 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 169.584 28.998 166.738 29 2.846 34
11 4 4 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 169.397 29.030 168.319 15 1.078 18
12 2 2 6 Mark Martin Ford 168.995 29.099 168.163 16 0.832 17
13 23 23 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 168.827 29.128 167.957 18 0.870 15
14 26 26 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 168.694 29.151 167.733 21 0.961 12
15 17 17 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 168.521 29.181 165.710 34 2.811 26
16 6 6 10 Scott Riggs Chevy 168.209 29.235 166.304 30 1.905 33
17 14 14 25 Brian Vickers Chevy 168.204 29.236 168.932 7 -0.728 28
18 28 28 31 Robby Gordon Chevy 167.848 29.298 166.073 32 1.775 32
19 15 15 43 Jeff Green Dodge 167.808 29.305 167.334 24 0.474 31
20 5 5 4 Kevin Lepage Chevy 167.802 29.306 167.078 28 0.724 35
21 20 20 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 167.596 29.342 164.490 35 3.106 27
22 11 11 99 Jeff Burton Ford 167.315 29.391 168.798 8 -1.483 30
23 10 10 01 Joe Nemechek Chevy 167.197 29.412 167.790 19 -0.593 13
24 27 27 98 Todd Bodine Ford 166.953 29.455 162.030 40 4.923 n/a
25 13 13 32 Ricky Craven Chevy 166.896 29.465 163.702 37 3.194 29
26 3 3 77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge 166.546 29.527 162.840 38 3.706 25
27 8 8 94 Stanton Barrett Chevy 163.647 30.050 163.980 36 -0.333 n/a
28 18 18 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 156.472 31.428 153.301 42 3.171 47
29 9 9 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 152.735 32.197 145.763 44 6.972 n/a
 
Say what you will but that is awsome for Cope and Arnold Motorsports. I hope they run good all weekend and have that rjunk.com dodge up front all day!
 
I like the "NOT A MISPRINT!!! on top of the qualifying order chart :lol:
 
Cope 5th? I saw that and like to fell out of my seat. :lol: Next question is how many laps will Ruttman run. I say 5. :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by Gollum@Mar 19 2004, 04:08 PM
Cope 5th? I saw that and like to fell out of my seat. :lol: Next question is how many laps will Ruttman run. I say 5. :rolleyes:
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Well Gollum, I'll see your five and raise you another 2....I'll say 7 total. B)
 
7? Y'all are too rich for my blood. I can't go that high!
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I say Ruttman runs one half of a lap and then vanishes mysteriously but if Derrike Cope qualifies in front of you, then you've got a problem.... a very very serious one.
 
I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid for the few laps he is in the front group :eek:
 
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and again.

Cope, like many before and since his debut, has made a few stupid moves.

The dumbest (IMO) was in the fall race,1987, at Charlotte when he took out Jimmy Means within the first twenty laps by being overly aggressive.

Jimmy Means was driving the Folger's car for Hendrick Motor Sports as a substitute for the late Tim Richmond and had secured a top five qualifying effort only to be rewarded with a race ending wreck caused by Cope.

Hopefully Cope can keep things in check and not make any magnificent blunders leading to a pileup or taking anyone else out.
There is a reason Cope has been unable to secure a full time ride and the answer is forming his own team. In the situation of Cope and his driving career, a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.
Hopefully he can do it without incident.
 
Maybe he'll prove everyone wrong and get a top 20, maybe even top 15, when was the last time he got in the top 20?
I give Ruttman 20 wait, does he have a pit crew? if not i say 2.
 
When is the last tiem Cope has finished on the lead lap?

Ruttman...... 8 is my pick.
 
I really don't know why Ruttman is letting his name get sullied by doing James Finch's dirty work. Ruttman is a very respectable racer who's now going to be remembered as Winston Cup field filler. Once that team does collect enough money to really race, you know Ruttman is not going to be in the car.
 
Originally posted by LeDoux22@Mar 20 2004, 04:38 PM
Maybe he'll prove everyone wrong and get a top 20, maybe even top 15, when was the last time he got in the top 20?
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March 12, 2000 at Atlanta - Cope finished 19th.

Last top 10 was November 16, 1997 at Atlanta - Cope finished 5th (so it's also his last top 5.)
 
Originally posted by rpmallen@Mar 21 2004, 12:29 AM
I really don't know why Ruttman is letting his name get sullied by doing James Finch's dirty work. Ruttman is a very respectable racer who's now going to be remembered as Winston Cup field filler. Once that team does collect enough money to really race, you know Ruttman is not going to be in the car.
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I agree Ruttman was a respectable driver. Right now his age is against him and for all we know, he might be doing this for (GASP) the money !!!!!!!!
Rutman is also smart enough to stay out of the way and not create a problem during his short paycheck run.
Where else can someone place a car on a race track, drive less than twenty laps and pull in then receive a check for thirty thousand dollars. Sure FInch may keep part of the money but Finch has another agenda. Finch wants to accumulate points for later in the season when he has plans to get a different driver out there and will need provisional starting positions.

Don't blame either of them. If they can pass inspection and qualify they earned the right to start the race and drop out then collect whatever prize money is available.
 
Finch wants to accumulate points for later in the season when he has plans to get a different driver out there and will need provisional starting positions.
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Could this our boy Jimmy? :)

I don't like James Finch either.......but, no one can say he's not a shrewed business man. :wacko:
 
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