Copp Motorsports

Copp Motorsports
Owner(s) D. J. Copp
Series Camping World Truck Series
Car numbers 36, 63, 83
Race drivers 83. Scott Stenzel, Bayley Currey, Kyle Donahue, Nick Hoffman
Sponsors 83. TBA
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened 2017
Career
Debut 2017 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Latest race 2018 Fr8Auctions 250 (Talladega)
Races competed 23
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0

Copp Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is owned by D. J. Copp. They currently field the No. 83 Chevrolet Silverado for Salvatore Iovino and the No. 36 Chevrolet part-time for Camden Murphy. Copp purchased the assets of Contreras Motorsports in early 2017 to make the team.[1]

History

During the early part of 2017, D. J. Copp bought the assets of the race team an acquaintance of his, Carlos Contreras, owned.[2] Copp renumbered the trucks from the Contreras 71 to the traditional Copp family number, 83.[3] In the beginning of the 2017 season, Copp and his wife were the only two full-time employees of the team.[4]

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 36 history

To complete the 32-truck field, Copp Motorsports field a second truck No. 36 in partnership with MB Motorsports for Camden Murphy at Kansas.[5] The truck returned at Dover with J. J. Yeley behind the wheel.

Truck No. 83 history

The No. 83 truck at Atlanta Motor Speedway

In 2017 D. J. Copp,a former dirt racer-turned-tire changer[6] and crew chief,[7] bought Contreras Motorsports and renumbered the No. 71 to the No. 83.[2] Copp's family racing history was the driving force behind changing the number to 83.[3] They made their first start with Todd Peck driving at Daytona International Speedway in the NextEra Energy Resources 250.[8] In their first start, they finished 18th.[9] Peck stayed with the team for the next race, but retired early with overheating issues.[10] Donnie Levister then made his first Camping World Truck Series race with the team at martinsville, but again the truck fell victim to mechanical issues.[11]. Due to lack of sponsorship, the team started and parked in most of the races.

On March 15, 2017, it was announced that former drag racer Salvatore Iovino would pilot the Copp Motorsports entry full-time in 2018, though the truck number may not be 83, however, the deal fell through and Scott Stenzel, Bayley Currey, and Kyle Donahue now drive the 83.[12]

Partnerships

Early in the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, Copp formed a partnership with MB Motorsports, fielding the No. 36 for Camden Murphy with MB owner Mike Mittler as crew chief. The following week, Murphy was shuffled out of MB's No. 63 at Charlotte to make room for Todd Peck, who ran what appeared to be the Daytona truck renumbered to 63 and still under the MB banner in owner points.

References

  1. ↑ "New team Copp Motorsports joins Truck Series". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  2. 1 2 "Copp Motorsports to Debut at Daytona with Todd Peck – POPULAR SPEED". www.popularspeed.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. 1 2 "Copp Motorsports Joining NASCAR Truck Series Ranks". racedaydvl.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Underfunded Team Series: Copp Motorsports and D.J. Copp – Part One". www.speedwaymedia.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 4 17TH ANNUAL TOYOTA TUNDRA 250" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "DJ Copp: Veteran tire changer and so much more". Skirts and Scuffs. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Crew chief D.J. Copp's NASCAR Xfinity Series races - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Todd Peck Lands NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ride with Copp Motorsports for Daytona". racedaydvl.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  9. ↑ "NextEra Energy Resources 250". Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Driver Todd Peck 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  11. ↑ "Driver Donnie Levister 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  12. ↑ "Iovino to drive for Copp in 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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