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1996 Winston Cup Season
Badcock carDerrike Cope started out the 1996 season hoping for good things to happen since he had finished 15th in points for the 1995 season with the Bobby Allison Motorsports (BAM) team. His prediction for a top ten finish in points for the 1995 season seemed like a likely goal for the 1996 season.

Unfortunately, things did not go as well as hoped for the team in 1996. Car mishaps during races caused some DNF's (Did Not Finish).

Straight Arrow carThe big news for 1996 was that the team lost the main sponsor of Straight Arrow Mane 'n Tail. It took a few weeks after the announcement, but the main sponsor of the Bobby Allison team became Badcock Home Furnishings. This was the same sponsor of Derrike Cope's Busch Grand National team. On May 20, Pilot was announced as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the year.

Badcock car The team unveiled a new in-house chassis at the June 16 race in Pocono. The results were immediately seen with Derrike qualifying second for that race and the following.

Crew chief was Jimmy Fennig.

Year Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Rank Winnings
1996 29 0 0 3 2374 35 $675,781
Date Event Start Finish Status Money
Won		 Laps Laps
Led		 Race
Points		 Standing
Feb. 18 Daytona 500
Daytona, FL		 22 41 Accident $43,752 53/200   40 41
25 Goodwrench Service 400
Rockingham, NC		 29 8 Running $25,525 392/393   142 27
Mar. 3 Pontiac Excitement 400
Richmond, VA		 27 22 Running $21,085 398/400   97 24
10 Purolator 500
Hampton, GA		 26 35 Overheat $16,965 181/328   58 31
24 TranSouth Financial 400
Darlington, SC		 20 39 Engine $15,654 130/293   46 36
31 Food City 500
Bristol, TN		 17 22 Running $21,065 338/342   97 32
Apr. 14 First Union 400
N. Wilkesboro, NC		 15 13 Running $19,425 398/400   124 28
21 Goody's Headache Powders 500
Martinsville, VA		 14 28 Running $12,215 462/500   79 28
28 Winston Select 500
Talladega, AL		 12 29 Running $22,425 168/188   76 29
May 5 Save Mart Supermarkets 300
Sonoma, CA		 17 39 Accident $17,095 65/74   46 29
18 Winston Open
Concord, NC		 5 28 Overheat $1,700 39/50   --- 29
26 Coca-Cola 600
Concord, NC		 14 14 Running $26,450 397/400   121 29
Jun. 2 Miller 500
Dover, DE		 17 23 Running $24,065 492/500   94 28
16 UAW/GM Teamwork 500
Long Pond, PA		 2 27 Running $16,285 183/200 3-22,51-55 87 28
23 Miller 400
Brooklyn, MI		 2 40 Engine $24,080 53/200   43 31
Jul. 6 Pepsi 400
Daytona, FL		 17 42 Engine $20,090 63/117   37 34
14 Jiffy Lube 300
Loudon, NH		 25 38 Engine $19,125 68/300   49 33
21 Miller 500
Long Pond, PA		 10 10 Running $27,825 200/200   134 31
28 DieHard 500
Talladega, AL		 23 27 Accident $22,490 117/129   82 32
Aug. 3 Brickyard 400
Speedway, IN		 36 14 Running $77,960 160/160   121 31
11 Bud at the Glen
Watkins Glen, NY		 32 16 Running $21,795 90/90   115 32
18 GM Goodwrench 400
Brooklyn, MI		 27 24 Running $25,015 199/200   91 32
24 Goody's 500
Bristol, TN		 37 29 Running $22,110 458/500   76 31
Sep. 1 Mountain Dew 500
Darlington, SC		 11 34 Running $17,275 316/367   61 31
7 Miller 400
Richmond, VA		 18 8 Running $24,705 400/400   142 30
15 MBNA 500
Dover, DE		 15 31 Accident $23,090 466/500   70 30
22 Hanes 500
Martinsville, VA		     DNQ       0 32
29 Tyson Holly Farms 400
N. Wilkesboro, NC		 7 37 Running $13,425 369/400   52 33
Oct. 6 UAW/GM Quality 500
Concord, NC		 36 18 Running $17,950 332/334   109 33
20 AC-Delco 400
Rockingham, NC		 27 39 Accident $17,675 267/393 3 total 51 33
27 Dura-Lube 500
Phoenix, AZ		 27 43 Accident $17,465 114/312   34 33
Nov.10 NAPA 500
Hampton, GA		     DNQ       0 35

If you can fill in any missing stats or photos, please let us know.
Note: Thanks to Jerry Michaelsen for some of the stats.