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.
After stepping back from a full-time racing career in 1999, Cope has made sporadic Cup appearances in the intervening years …Keep reading