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🇺🇸 Derrike Cope

Racing driver from United States. Trans-Am.
Driver facts
Full name
Derrike Cope
Born
3 November 1958(b. 1958)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
Trans-Am
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
2
Career starts
287
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,919
Derrike Cope
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
2,919
Rank 8977 of 39,254 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Derrike Cope is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Trans-Am. Cope has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 287 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,919 ranks Cope 8977th of 39,254 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2022-10-09Virginia International Raceway TATrans-AmP13−111
2022-06-26Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course TATrans-AmP10−94
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+169Loudon 1994NASCAR XfinityP1
+147Charlotte 1994NASCAR XfinityP3
+139Daytona 2014NASCAR XfinityP13
+118Bristol 1994NASCAR XfinityP8
+112Daytona 2003NASCAR XfinityP13
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona14 starts+25
North Carolina7 starts+22
Watkins Glen5 starts+16
Kentucky11 starts+11
Struggles
Homestead4 starts-39
Talladega6 starts-20
Milwaukee8 starts-17
Gateway4 starts-14
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022▸Trans-Am200000P21−2042,919
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series200000P35+313,123
2018▸NASCAR Cup Series300000P32+413,092
2016▸NASCAR XfinityDerrike Cope Racing2400000P37−1463,052
2015▸NASCAR XfinityDerrike Cope Racing2600000P37−1673,062
2014▸NASCAR XfinityDerrike Cope Racing2800000P33−4113,147
2013▸NASCAR XfinityML Motorsports200000P37−1513,775
2012▸NASCAR XfinityCFK Motorsports300000P35—3,927
2011▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing3300000P36+7083,927
2010▸NASCAR XfinityStratus Racing Group1300000P44−1313,219
2009▸NASCAR XfinityDerrike Cope Inc.1000000P39−103,350
2008▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing2900000P38−293,360
2007▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing800000P44−1793,389
2006▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing500000P43−873,568
2005▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing1400000P44−743,655
2004▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing3000000P37−2593,729
2003▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing700000P42+403,989
2002▸NASCAR XfinityJay Robinson Racing800000P40−2163,949
2001▸NASCAR XfinityDF2 Motorsports400000P37−1064,165
1999▸NASCAR XfinityNorthStar Motorsports500000P38−1564,272
1998▸NASCAR XfinityMartin Motorsports200000P44−1074,427
1996▸NASCAR XfinityChampion Racing1200000P27−144,535
1995▸NASCAR Xfinity500000P34−1184,549
1994▸NASCAR Xfinity1112010P24+6224,666
1990▸NASCAR XfinityWhitcomb Racing100000P41+2,6944,044
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cope finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze4,1111763014617%
🇺🇸 Mike Bliss3,4471711815311%
🇺🇸 Kenny Wallace4,3991702114912%
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,959166121547%
🇺🇸 Jason Keller4,3581562912719%
🇺🇸 Eric McClure3,7401524710531%
🇺🇸 Elliott Sadler5,09214191326%
🇺🇸 Jeff Green2,760141905164%
🇺🇸 Morgan Shepherd2,317139944568%
🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick6,25913461284%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,355644606%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,056323299%
🇺🇸 Chris BuescherHigher-rated6,575603575%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,254 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
8,967🏳️ Grant LockwoodStar Mazda Championship2,920
8,968🏳️ Harald BüttnerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,920
8,969🏳️ Igor KlajaGT Winter Series2,920
8,970🏳️ Marcel BellinNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,920
8,971🇺🇸 Mark SundbergIMSA Pilot Challenge2,920
8,972🇺🇸 Thomas Yu LeeLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia2,920
8,973🏳️ Wilfried WiednerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,920
8,974🇯🇵 Yoshio TsuzukiSuper GT2,920
8,975🇳🇴 Alexander Sorlie StianNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,919
8,976🇲🇾 Alexander Yoong LoongNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,919
8,977🇺🇸 Derrike CopeTrans-Am2,919
8,978🇨🇳 Liu Hangcheng24H Series2,919
8,979🇦🇷 Mauro PichiniTurismo Carretera2,919
8,980🇦🇺 Rod SalmonNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,919
8,981🏳️ Rven MüllerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,919
8,982🇨🇭 Tina HausmannF1 Academy2,919
8,983🇮🇹 Zoe FlorescuSpanish F42,919
8,984🏳️ Jochen ÜblerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,918
8,985🏳️ John SchweitzerTrans-Am TA22,918
8,986🇩🇪 Pascal Holzer MarcoNürburgring 24 Hours2,918
8,987🏳️ Roland ArnoldGT Winter Series2,918
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Derrike Cope is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Trans-Am. Cope has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 287 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,919 ranks Cope 8977th of 39,254 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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