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Dec 17, 2009 - Amber and Angela Cope will be at the Daytona Test December 17th - 20th
A FAMILY AFFAIR: THE COPE TWINS TO TEST DAYTONA
Amber and Angela Cope look to continue family tradition
Twin racing sensations Amber and Angela Cope announced that they will be participating in the annual ARCA open test at Daytona taking place this weekend, December 18, 19, and 20th. More than 50 drivers have also served notice that they’ll be taking part in this high profile test session including 5-time winner/veteran Bobby Gerhart. This test will also prove to be crucial for drivers, including the Cope twins and many others seeking to gain super speedway approval.
Amber and Angela, who made their debut in the ARCA series back in 2006, will be testing in the 73 Asset Protect Dodge Charger for the Stratus Racing Group. With the guidance of their uncle, former Daytona 500 Champion and current NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series driver Derrike Cope, along with Crew Chief Rick Markle the twins are excited to climb back behind the wheel after taking a year off to finish school.
Stratus Racing Group plans to run a full 2010 schedule in the Camping World Truck Series, and with the Season fast approaching, the Cope’s are hoping to accomplish several goals during their time in Daytona. “It’s our intent to have the twins driving in a limited number of CWTS events throughout the year,” said Derrike. Amber and Angela will be racing at a variety of tracks this season, while completing NASCAR’s approval process. “With the previous success we have had running intermediate tracks in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, the high banks of Daytona is an exciting step in preparing ourselves for our Camping World Truck Series debut,” said Angela. “Angela and I are truly excited for the opportunity to get back to racing on a regular basis, and with our family history, Daytona is the perfect place to kick things off,” said Amber.
ARCA’s 58th season of competition will kick off Saturday, February 6, 2010 with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona. The event will follow Daytona 500 poll qualifying and precedes the Budweiser Shootout.
For more information about Amber and Angela Cope please visit www.twinmotorsportsracing.com
For Derrike Cope please visit www.derrikecope.com
And for Stratus Racing Group please visit www.stratusracinggroup.com
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