Derrike Cope

Race Car Driver

Birthday November 3, 1958

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Spanaway, WA

Age 66 years old

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About

American race car driver who was the 1990 Daytona 500 Winner.

Before Fame

He played college baseball at Whitman College and was scouted by professional teams, but a knee injury prompted him to choose racing as his career.

Trivia

He was named 1984 Winston West Series Rookie of the Year.

Family Life

He married Renee White but the couple got divorced before she started dating fellow racer Robby Gordon.

Associated With

He competed in the 2009 Tums Fast Relief 500, which was won by Denny Hamlin.