Filed under: Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR
For the first time in NASCAR history, a set of twins competed together in a national division in the Camping World Truck Series race Saturday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. For 27-year-old identical twins Amber and Angela Cope, the prime-time debut was a decade in the making. Amber Cope, driving the No. 6 Dodge, finished 26th, three laps down, while Angela Cope was involved in two incidents within 18 laps of each other early in the race and finished 30th, six laps down. Series veteran Ron Hornaday won the race. But the Cope twins are far more interested in the future opportunities their debut may create than in the history they made. The nieces of 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope (shown at right with their uncle) hadn't competed in over a year before Saturday's race, the sagging economy having made it tough to find sponsorship to fund a two-car program. So while the publicity and headlines can't hurt, the real goal for the Copes Saturday was the more modest: gain of seat time and turning heads. "The twins are smart, attractive and have talent,'' Derrike Cope said. "And they understand that there is a learning process associated with being successful. "The girls know this is do-or-die. They have to perform. They have to make it happen. "Our hopes are that people will stand up and take notice. We're just trying to get in position so this can escalate, to get the opportunities in front of us.''
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