Badcock Home Furnishings

Badcock Home Furnishings was announced as joining the Bobby Allison Motorsports Team and driver Derrike Cope as the primary sponsor. Badcock is also sponsoring Derrike in a limited Busch Series schedule in the #26 FoxCo Ford so the addition of Winston Cup was a natural for the Mulberry, FL corporation.

"When we learned that major sponsorship was needed to support the #12 Bobby Allison Motorsports Team's Thunderbirds, we saw an opportunity to lend a helping hand to legend Bobby Allison and his team," said Ben Badcock, President. "We want to help preserve the status of a legend such as Bobby Allison, as we feel he has definitely built a winning team."

"It's a very exciting situation for me," said Derrike Cope about the announcement, "because I was able to bring them into the sport on the Busch Grand National level after some dabbling in years prior. It's an exciting time for us. They are truly some unique people and I'm delighted that they've gotten an opportunity to be on our racecar."

Team owner Bobby Allison was equally excited about the announcement. "Needless to say, I am really pleased and am very grateful that Badcock has come on board," he said. "The last few months have been a very trying time for me personally, as well as for the team. This is a tough time of year to be searching for immediate funding. Mane 'n Tail expressed their desire earlier this year to lessen their involvemnt, so with Badcock becoming the major sponsor, this will allow Mane 'n Tail to take on an 'associate' role. We are pleased that Mane 'n Tail will stay with us in that capacity. Badcock has given us a 'shot in the arm' -- an opportunity to come forward and show just what we're made of."