Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 39th, Derrike Cope

Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400. 


Starting 39th: Derrike Cope #02 Children’s Miracle Network Taylor Racing Ford


Finished: 27th


Career Highlights: Two Cup Series race wins, 1990 Daytona 500 winner, StarCom Racing founder, subject of a book by Brock Beard.


Cope (in the 02) with AJ Foyt behind him at
the Brickyard
Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 5


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 14th (1996)



"I had just lost my ride with Cale Yarborough and went with a team who had not qualified for a race in 1994-- the 02 car.  I made the race for them in a race that had 80 cars entered.  I think we finished
27th, a good moral victory" --Derrike Cope


1994 Fun Fact: Despite racing for three different teams in 1994, Derrike still attempted every single race in 1994.  He was like a utility infielder—plug him in anywhere and he’ll improve performance.



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The Hero Card Project Part 8

Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)


Link to Part 7

Hero card responses just keep pouring in!  If you’re new to hero card collecting, check out my guide at herocardguide.com for step-by-step instructions on how to request hero cards, how to receive them, and how to store them.  I sent SASEs (Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes) to every Cup, O’Reilly and Truck team, as well as a few major ARCA operations as well.  Who’ll be the first to respond?  Who’ll send in the most cards?  Whose cards will be brand new?  And will any teams send in autographed cards?  Join me over the next few months as I find out!

The following cards arrived September 15th

A DOZEN cards from Kaulig Racing!




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Race Picks Kansas: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


Grok AI (5 wins) sez: Top Contenders: Kyle Larson — The clearest favorite right now. He just took the Chase lead by 1 point over Denny Hamlin after finishing 2nd at Bristol. Kansas is one of his best tracks: he has multiple wins there in recent years, leads all drivers in laps led at the 1.5-mile oval in the Next Gen era, and consistently runs up front on intermediates. His recent momentum makes him the guy to beat.


Truck Series (2 wins) Kansas 200 Saturday 1pm ET on FS1: JAKE GARCIA—at least its not GREG Garcia.


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) off


Cup Series Hollywood Casino 3pm ET on USA  FAVORITE (1 win): CHRISTOPHER BELL—maybe there’ll be a brawl after this race too.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): WILLIAM BYRON—a quiet run finally gets loud.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): BRAD KESELOWSKI—fuuuueeeellllll mileagggge.



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