Angela Cope
Angela Christine Cope (born August 18, 1983) is a professional racing driver. She and her sister, Amber Cope, made NASCARhistory on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of its top three series. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA. Amber Cope, driving the No. 6 Dodge, finished 26th, while Angela Cope was involved in two incidents within 18 laps of each other early in the race and finished 30th.
They began racing in Go-Karts at age 9. They quickly gained attention by winning poles and races year after year. By age 15 they stepped up to late-model race cars—even before they had driver’s licenses.[1]
Angela Cope took 1st place in 2002 at the Lucas Oil Can-Am 150 at the Sun Valley Speedway. In 1995, Angela finished 1st and Amber finished 3rd in the Tri-cities Gold Cup "Yamaha Class". By 1998, both girls were PSGKA Gold Cup winners in the "Junior Piston Port".
Both girls split seat time in 2006 at the ARCA Re/Max Series at Berlin, Gateway, Chicagoland, Milwaukee Mile, and Toledo, Ohio. By 2008, the twins qualified for the ARCA Re/Max Series at Kentucky Speedway, with positions 8 and 15.
| Angela Cope | |||||||
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| Born | August 18, 1983 Puyallup, Washington, United States | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2011position | 55th | ||||||
| Best finish | 55th – 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250(Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 111th – 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 12, 2012. | |||||||
Amber Cope
Amber Nicole Cope (born August 18, 1983) is a professional racing driver. She and her sister, Angela Cope, made NASCARhistory on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of its top three series. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA. Amber finished 26th and Angela finished 30th.
They began racing in Go-Karts at age 9. They quickly gained attention by winning poles and races year after year. By age 15 they stepped up to late-model race cars—even before they had driver’s licenses.[1]
Angela Cope took 1st place in 2002 at the Lucas Oil Can-Am 150 at the Sun Valley Speedway. In 1995, Angela finished 1st and Amber finished 3rd in the Tri-cities Gold Cup "Yamaha Class". By 1998, both girls were PSGKA Gold Cup winners in the "Junior Piston Port".
Both girls split seat time in 2006 at the ARCA Re/Max Series at Berlin, Gateway, Chicagoland, Milwaukee Mile, and Toledo, Ohio. By 2008, the twins qualified for the ARCA Re/Max Series at Kentucky Speedway, with positions 8 and 15.
On July 14, 2012, she was involved in an incident with Kevin Harvick during the final stages of a Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire when she appeared to have forced Harvick down the racetrack, slowing his momentum and giving the win to Brad Keselowski.[2]
| Amber Cope | |||||||
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| Born | August 18, 1983 Puyallup, Washington, United States | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2011position | 130th | ||||||
| Best finish | 130th – 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250(Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 F.W. Webb 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 104th – 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 14, 2012. | |||||||
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