Derrike Cope and Dale Clemons have announced the launch of a new motorsports company, Stratus Racing Group, Inc.
The team with facilities in Mooresville, NC, said in a press release they have major sponsorship already secured and will enter selected events in the ARCA, and NASCAR Sprint Cup series and will campaign a full schedule in 2010 with the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series.
The company will also support a driver development program in ARCA and will partner with Gary Keller of CKR for select Sprint Cup races in 2010, while setting its sights on more Cup efforts in 2011.
Co-Owner and primary driver Derrike Cope will be behind the wheel of the Nationwide car and Camping World truck while drivers, and nieces of Derrike, Amber and Angela Cope are slated for ARCA races and limited truck series races.
Racing veterans Rick Markle and father Del Markle will oversee team engineering and pit crew responsibilities and plans to incorporate staff from Derrike Cope Inc. are currently underway. The company will debut its ARCA team's twin female drivers, Angela and Amber Cope, at the Daytona ARCA test session this coming weekend.
"Both drivers have experienced success in ARCA racing and are very excited to be moving forward to the NASCAR Truck Series with us in 2010," said Derrike Cope.
"We are excited and pleased to be able to offer our current and potential sponsors a diverse platform of opportunities both on and off of the track in all of the top series creating enormous value. Additionally, utilizing our full service marketing efforts we are able to formulate a dynamic experience for companies in motorsports," said Clemons.
Derrike Cope will direct and oversee racing operations while Dale Clemons will manage company administration and marketing.
"We are very pleased to have secured the sponsorship required to provide Derrike with the necessary elements to return to full time competitive racing; we will provide sponsorship announcements in the coming weeks," added Clemons.
Cope won the 1990 Daytona 500. He has a total of 15 truck races from 1995 until 2008. In 2009, Cope entered 19 Nationwide races and qualified for 10 never finishing higher then 22nd.
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It's about time uncle Derrike did something for Angela and Amber. They both showed promise three years ago in limited ARCA events and a few late model events, since then they have finished school and finally getting the help they deserve.
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