Amber Cope
Amber Cope Born (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 31) Puyallup, Washington, United States Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Weight 100 lb (45 kg) NASCAR Xfinity Series career 2 races run over 2 years Car no., team No. 24 (SR2 Motorsports) 2011 position 130th Best finish 130th – 2011 First race 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 (Iowa) Last race 2012 F.W. Webb 200 (Loudon) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career 1 race run over 1 year Best finish 104th – 2010 First race 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 Statistics current as of July 14, 2012. Amber Nicole Cope (born August 18, 1983) is a professional racing driver. She and her sister, Angela Cope, made NASCAR history on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of its top three series. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA. Amber finished 26th and Angela finished 30th. They began racing in Go-Karts at age 9. They 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. Angela Cope took 1st place in 2002 at the Lucas Oil Can-Am 150 at the Sun Valley Speedway. In 1995, Angela finished 1st and Amber finished 3rd in the Tri-cities Gold Cup "Yamaha Class". By 1998, both girls were PSGKA Gold Cup winners in the "Junior Piston Port". Both girls 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, she was involved in an incident with Kevin Harvick during the final stages of a Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire when she appeared to have forced Harvick down the racetrack, slowing his momentum and giving the win to Brad Keselowski.