| Amber Cope | |||||||
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| Born | Amber Nicole Cope August 18, 1983 Puyallup, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 130th | ||||||
| Best finish | 130th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 F.W. Webb 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2010 position | 104th | ||||||
| Best finish | 104th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 14, 2012. | |||||||
Amber Nicole Cope (born August 18, 1983) is a professional stock car racing driver. She is known for making NASCAR history with her sister Angela Cope-Ruch, becoming the first twins to compete in one of its top three series. They made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, Virginia on October 23, 2010. Amber finished 26th and Angela finished 30th.
Cope and her sister began racing in Go-Karts at the age of nine. The sisters quickly gained attention by winning poles and races year after year. By age 15, they stepped up to late-model race cars—even before they had driver's licenses.[1]
In 1995, Cope finished third in the Tri-cities Gold Cup "Yamaha Class". By 1998, both sisters were PSGKA Gold Cup winners in the "Junior Piston Port".
Cope and her sister split seat time in 2006 at the ARCA Re/Max Series at Berlin, Gateway, Chicagoland, Milwaukee Mile, and Toledo, Ohio. By 2008, the twins qualified for the ARCA Re/Max Series at Kentucky Speedway, with positions 8 and 15.
On July 14, 2012, Cope was involved in an incident with Kevin Harvick during the final stages of a Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire when it appeared as though she forced Harvick down the racetrack, which in turn slowed his momentum and enabled Brad Keselowski to win.[2]
She is the niece of 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope.