He tried but Derrike Cope just can’t quite get away from NASCAR. The 1990 Daytona 500 winner co-operated Starcom Racing in the Cup Series for his most recent national touring effort from 2017 to 2021. They went Trans-Am Racing under the Starcom Racing banner but Cope certainly played a lot of golf too.

Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope was safely removed from the pressures of NASCAR after 2021. Starcom Racing, the team that he managed, had sold its Cup Series charter to 23XI Racing and moved to Trans-Am Racing.

Here is a blast from the past. Derrike Cope and his family are starting Cope Family Racing. They will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. A fresh new team with two young, eager drivers sharing the wheel for 2025.

Cope Family Racing (CFR) makes its debut in the 2025 season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Daytona International Speedway, a track near and dear to the family since Derrike Cope took the Daytona 500 win in 1990.

Derrike Cope and family have formed a NASCAR team for 2025 Cope Family Racing will make their debut in the 2025 season. The family run team will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Two drivers have been signed.

Leland Honeyman and Thomas Annunziata will split the driving duties of the No. 70 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2025.

Derrike Cope, winner of the 1990 Daytona 500, is returning to NASCAR team ownership in the Xfinity Series by launching Cope Family Racing and a No. 70 car set to tackle select events during the 2025 season.