Why former Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope is still racing at 62

Cope, who famously won the traditional Cup season-opener 31 years ago after a puncture on the last lap denied Dale Earnhardt a maiden win in the event, will drive a chartered Rick Ware Racing-run Chevrolet Camaro in his final entry at Daytona International Speedway.<br>After stepping back from a full-time racing career in 1999, Cope has made sporadic Cup appearances in the intervening years ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daytona-500-derrike-cope-racing/5394587/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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