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Derrike Cope will again compete in the Darlington Southern 500 this year. The race has turned into an annual race where throwback schemes are unearthed to see the track one more time.<\/p>\n
Most of the schemes have sponsor differences. One driver who puts all that aside for Darlington is Cope who will drive a throwback of the Bojangles’ Chicken ride he drove in 1993 while driving for Cale Yarborough.<\/p>\n
\u201cBojangles\u2019 is fired up to partner with Derrike once again for this year\u2019s Bojangles\u2019 Southern 500,\u201d said Randy Poindexter, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Bojangles\u2019. \u201cIt is awesome to not only serve as title sponsor for this iconic race, but to also partner with a long-time friend of the brand and one of the respected veterans of the sport. Along with our thousands of team members, valued franchisees and Bojangles\u2019 fans across the nation, we look forward to cheering on Derrike in the Bojangles\u2019 car at the Bojangles\u2019 Southern 500.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cope led 30 laps in the 1993 Daytona 500 before a late race incident eliminated him.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI am truly pleased and thankful to be back with Bojangles\u2019 25 years later! My relationship with Bojangles\u2019 and the people that were there in 1993 is incredible,\u201d said Derrike Cope, StarCom Racing Team Manager and Driver. \u201cThere were a lot of promotions to activate Bojangles\u2019 entry into NASCAR. Looking forward to sharing a lot of old memories with the Bojangles\u2019 family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cope last year drove a car with Mane ‘n Tail pet shampoo as the sponsor, a throwback to a previous car he drove in 1994 for Bobby Allison Motorsports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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