The memories that linger of Earnhardt, 24 years after his death in the 2001 Daytona 500, and of the penny given to him by a 6 ...

Thompson isn’t the only driver in his 60s to compete in the Daytona 500. Derrike Cope, the 1990 Daytona 500 winner, was 62 years 3 months and 11 days old when he finished 40th in the 2021 race ...

In 1990, he cut a tire less than mile from the finish line, allowing Derrike Cope to steal one of his two career victories. Earnhardt long boasted one of the best teams in NASCAR driving for team ...

Derrike Cope's win in the 1990 Daytona 500 is among the most unusual upsets in NASCAR history. Not only was it one of just two career Cup Series wins for Cope, he was also one of only two drivers ...