2003 Winston Cup Season

2003 Winston Cup Season

Derrike Cope and Quest Motor Racing was sponsored by Friendly's for some races and Great Barrier Reef for others. Please see the Friendly's press release and Great Barrier Reef Online press release for more information. Other Associate Sponsors were on on board for races during the year like SP Films. Near the end of the year Derrike announced that his sponsor for the 2004 season will be Paramount Hospitality Management LLC (PHM). He ran races at the end of the year with PHM on the car. In the last race, he drove for Arnold Motorsports in the #79 Dodge.

Various updates throughout the year are available.

Year	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Rank	Winnings
2003	18	0	0	0	822	45	$954,442

Date	Event	Sponsor	Start	Finish	Status	Money Won	Laps	Laps Led	Race Points	Standing
Feb. 13	Gatorade 125 Daytona, FL	Friendly's	24	23	Running	$21,795	48/50		--	--
16	Daytona 500 Daytona, FL	Friendly's			DNQ
23	Subway 400 Rockingham, NC	Friendly's	43	43	Clutch	$44,922	34/393		34	45
Mar. 2	UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas, NV	Friendly's	43	29	Running	$60,350	263/267		76	44
23	Food City 500 Bristol, TN	Friendly's	24	43	Overheating	$56,178	31/500		34	43
Apr. 13	Virginia 500 Martinsville, VA	Friendly's	42	42	Engine	$43,575	23/500		37	45
27	Auto Club 500 Fontana, CA	Great Barrier Reef Online	43	43	Engine	$65,281	9/250		34	43
May 3	Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond, VA	Friendly's			DNQ
17	Winston Open Concord, NC	Great Barrier Reef Online	21	21	Running	$29,488	20/30		--
25	Coca-Cola 600 Concord, NC	Friendly's			DNQ
Jun. 1	MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 Dover, DE	Friendly's			DNQ
8	Pocono 500 Long Pond, PA	Friendly's			DNQ					45
15	Sirius Satellite Radio 400 Brooklyn, MI	Great Barrier Reef Online	35	40	Engine	$48,515	68/200		43	45
Jul. 13	Tropicana 400 Joliet, IL	Great Barrier Reef Online	25	43	Transmission	$59.457	6/267		34	45
19	New England 300 Loudon, NH	Friendly's	37	35	Running	$49,200	295/300		58	44
27	Pennsylvania 500 Long Pond, PA	Friendly's	41	42	Fuel Pump	$42,000	66/200		37	45
Aug. 3	Brickyard 400 Speedway, IN	Friendly's	43	36	Running	$102,875	146/160		55	44
17	GFS Marketplace 400 Brooklyn, MI	Friendly's	43	34	Running	$49,585	173/200		61	45
23	Sharpie 500 Bristol, TN	Friendly's	DNQ
31	Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington, TN	Friendly's	42	39	Accident	$50,125	168/367		48	45
Sep. 14	New Hampshire 300 Loudon, NH	Friendly's	DNQ
21	MBNA America 400 Dover, DE	Friendly's	42	35	Running	$52,130	393/400		58	45
Oct. 5	Banquet 400 Kansas City, KS	Great Barrier Reef Online	41	38	Engine	$60,175	199/267		49	45
11	UAW-GM Quality 500 Concord, NC	Friendly's / Great Barrier Reef Online as associates	43	37	Running	$45,020	297/334		52	45
19	Subway 500 Martinsville, VA	PHM / Friendly's	42	42	Overheating	$42,900	260/500		37	46
26	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Hampton, GA	PHM	23	40	Engine	$61,900	132/325		43	45
Nov. 2	Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix, AZ	PHM	DNQ
9	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Rockingham, NC	PHM	43	43	Broken Axle	$45,170	127/393		34	45
16	Ford 400 Homestead, FL	#79 team	DNQ