 Derrike Cope raced a limited Busch Series schedule in 1996.
The owner of the #26 Ford Thunderbird is FoxCo Racing. FoxCo is co-owned by Derrike Cope
and friends Leon Fox and Patty Fox. Badcock Home Furnishings was the sponsor for the Busch
car. "Ain't
no Chicken in this Bird!"
This was the motto of the Badcock
crew. They were not afraid to run up front and they would do whatever it took to build a
car that would put them there.
Following was Derrike's Busch race
schedule for the 1996 season:
| Year |
Races |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
Rank |
Winnings |
| 1996 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
40 |
$69,924 |
|
| Date |
Event |
Start |
Finish |
Status |
Money
Won |
Laps |
Laps
Led |
Race
Points |
Standing |
| Feb. 17 |
Goody's 300
Daytona, FL |
20 |
8 |
Running |
$12,374 |
120/120 |
|
142 |
|
| 24 |
Goodwrench Service 200
Rockingham, NC |
21 |
21 |
Running |
$3,520 |
196/197 |
|
100 |
|
| Mar. 9 |
Busch Light 300
Hampton, GA |
12 |
12 |
Running |
$5,565 |
196/197 |
|
127 |
|
| 23 |
Dura-Lube 200
Darlington, SC |
19 |
18 |
Running |
$3,655 |
147/147 |
|
109 |
|
| 30 |
Goody's 250
Bristol, TN |
32 |
21 |
Running |
$4,215 |
244/250 |
|
100 |
|
| May 25 |
Red Dog 300
Concord, NC |
23 |
7 |
Running |
$9,575 |
200/200 |
|
146 |
39 |
| Jul. 27 |
Humminbird Fishfinder 500K
Talladega, AL |
15 |
42 |
Engine |
$5,820 |
13/117 |
|
37 |
40 |
| Aug. 23 |
Food City 250
Bristol, TN |
22 |
6 |
Running |
$5,015 |
250/250 |
|
150 |
38 |
| 31 |
Dura-Lube 200
Darlington, SC |
28 |
29 |
Running |
$3,465 |
144/147 |
|
76 |
41 |
| Oct. 5 |
All Pro Bumper to Bumper
300
Concord, NC |
11 |
37 |
Accident |
$4,020 |
64/200 |
|
52 |
40 |
| 19 |
AC-Delco 200
Rockingham, NC |
37 |
12 |
Running |
$3,750 |
196/197 |
|
127 |
37 |
| Nov. 3 |
Jiffy Lube Miami 300
Homestead, FL |
39 |
43 |
Accident |
$8,950 |
30/200 |
|
34 |
40 |
Note: If you can
fill in any missing stats or photos, please let us know. Thanks to Norm Gumpel for stats. |
