Goodwrench 500

February 25,1996
Rockingham, NC

After finishing in 8th, Derrike Cope said, "This was a shot in the arm for us today. We had a really good day and I think this means a lot to everybody. We had great pit stops all day long, except one time -- and that was going to be a great stop, too -- but a tire got away and NASCAR penalized us. That was the only lap we lost today, or we would have had a little better finish. On the last restart, I had a chance at making a lap up, and with that many laps to go, there was still a chance for a caution, so we had to try to get back up there so we could race with the leaders. The guys up front got back around me. But it was a great run for us."