I was three years old when this race was run, and I was asked to predict the winner. My family was stunned that I simply said "Number 10," and would not be dissuaded. They knew Cope didn't have a chance, and wanted me to at least choose a driver with better odds. I refused to change my choice, no matter what. They were absolutely blown away when I turned out to be right. Thanks for the video!

When Dale's tire goes flat and Cope makes the pass Ned says " Here comes Dope Cope" lol heehee

This man Derrick cope is in the 2021 Daytona 500, 31 years after this. Unreal.

This made Earnhardt appreciate it about a thousand times more when he won it in 1998.

Whenever you're ready to give up hope, just remember Derrike Cope.

Hertbreaking race for Earnhardt, but yes, 8 years later would come the victory he'd been waiting for. This was pretty much the highlight of Derrike Cope's career.

Chris Economacki: "Fred Cope"; Ned Jarrett: "Dope Cope" LOLLLLLLLLL

imagine wat derrike cope was thinking when Earnhardt blew the tire

Dale Sr has had about 9 coulda'-woulda'-shoulda' finishes of the '500.

Earnhardt got the last laugh that year- won 9 races and his 4th of 7 titles

Who's here after Cope is entering the 2021 Daytona 500?

"HERE COMES DOPE COPE DOWN ON THE INSIDE!"

Every time I watch this I think the tire isn't going to blow this time.

And 30 years later.... dale gets his revenge 😂 I was really rooting to see how well cope would do 16 years since his last race. Being the oldest guy on the field on Sunday. But during the lap 3 tribute.... he cut a right real 😆 And this year 2021.... another first time winner- first ever cup win came to another driver

As much as we all wanted Dale to win, Cope and his team probably appreciated that rare win more than people could realize. I'm glad he got to experience that victory.

I would say that this race, and the 2011 Daytona 500, were the 2 bigest upsets, in the Daytona 500 history. Derrike Cope would also won at Dover later that year.

I worked for Derrike Cope in 2002-2003 .I was the race holler driver. I had also painted a few of the cars and put the decals on

3:52 *"Here comes Dope Cope!"*

I bet Dale Sr after he got out of the car,He looked at the tire and probably thought "What in the Blue Hell just happened? "

"Doees Anyone have Anything left... to COPE with Dale.." hahahaha YES! Cope Does!

i remember this race, i was so happy when earnhardt started slowing in turn 3

Am i the only one who thinks cars sounded so much better back then..?

Dafuq I thought Cole trickle won the 1990 Daytona 500

This might be my favorite Daytona 500 finish in history. I absolutely loved it.

Imagine the bragging rights that Derrick Cope has for the rest of his life. Not only did he win the Daytona 500, but he passed one of the top 3 (and many say the greatest) Nascar drivers in history to win it. Christ.

Michael McDowell: hold my beer

My two brothers and I were at this race , seated just before turn one. We had a lot of fun that week. I’ll never forget it.

Nothing like a tire going down in a key moment I know that feel my nigga rip

Hell yeah! Cope is one of my favorite drivers ever. I love watching this clip.

Derrike Cope is on NASCAR Heat 2

Ahhhhhh no. Ken Squier was a dam good annoucer, he always seemed to paint a picture while annoucing. I wish he could announce today

it's so cool to see the members of crew exult of joy !

Yeee when the GOAT Derrike Cope intimidated the intimidator >:)

*HERE COMES DOPE COPE*

DOPE COPE!

Derrike Cope won it haha that's unbelievable.

I realize this video is five years old, but I just noticed how proud Teresa looks in this video. (Of all the money Dale gets for winning)

PAY RAISES FOR THE WHOLE #10 TEAM!

When benny parsons started saying HERE COMES DERRICK COPE, I can swear that he's saying HERE COMES DOPE COPE!

I met Mr. Whitcomb tonight. What a fantastic gentleman.

Does anyone have anything left to "Cope" with the man in black? Derrick "Cope" Does

I remember KIRO 7 (Seattle) was not going to show this race at all (I was lucky CTV showed it), KIRO showed a Sonics game, anyone in the Seattle area had to go south to Chehalis (sp) Wa. to see it. It wasn't until KIRO found a local won they showed it on tape delay.

No tires, just gas!

Cope might've had him anyway. 2, 3, and 4 were all locked together and I think Earnhardt was pulled enough from the pack JUST enough that they could've got a hell of a run.

20 seconds away from victory

I swear it almost like Daytona tried to warn him to not come back :(

I was there for that one

My all time favorite Daytona 500. Man I was screaming and jumping up and down, yelling at the TV when Cope went by him in the 3rd turn. Good times.

that was awesome

I think if cope had 4 new tires he would have really gave dale the race of his life that day with copes car being setup so loose that last run thats why he couldnt hold the car on the inside of the track, but it wasnt meant to be dales day. One of my favorite daytona 500s indeed

Actually, till that last corner, this was a pretty boring race. Earnhardt was killing them all day. But Cope was no fluke as far as this race went, because he was up there right behind Earnhardt for the whole race.

Earnhardt had led 155 laps and built up a 27 second lead on the field until a late race caution for a spin by Geoff Bodine set up this shootout. Dale ran over a piece of bell housing from Rick Wilson's car on the backstretch, costing him the victory.

Every time i watch it i think that maybe this time the tire wont go. The most unbelievable bad luck in NASCAR history belonged to that man in that race.

next to 79 this was my favorite 500

He won four of the next five Cup championships, so it's not like this was a horrific downer.

As a fellow Washingtonian like Derrike, it may have been luck, but as of 2015, he is the only driver from Washington to win the 500, so he can't suck totally.

cbs should of had ken squier work with ned jarrett and cale yarborough that would have been something

Derrike Copes car was good all race long, and he was one of the few who could run near Earnhardt all day.

Shades of Kyle Larson @ Pocono 2021

Copes pressure on Earnhardt make that tire go flat

RCR still has that tire that blew on display

I was there in the turn four grandstand,just sayin'

Yeah, I think this guy Derrike Cope is going places in NASCAR. I think we'll be seeing him in Victory Lane a lot more. ... Eeer wait a second.

Teresa drunk at 3:57?

biggest upset ever!

i could only imagine how every Earnhardt fan felt when dale lost the lead on turn 4 on the last lap. gosh that wouldve ripped the soul out of me.

"And Nicole crying a bit." Lol Ned got Cope's name wrong and Taylor's too.

I loved this when it happened.

If you notice in the last 4 laps after Earnhardt took the lead back on lap 196, Cope kept up with him until the center of the corner and then would push up on corner exit. Give me your honest opinion: Since Cope was keeping up with Earnhardt, do you think that if Dale didn't have the cut tire, Dale would still have won the race? I'm hoping the opinion matches mine as absolutely, if Earnhardt had not cut the tire, Dale would have won the 1990 Daytona 500.

He was indeed married to Theresa in 1998 and right up until his death, She in fact, took over DEI after he died and is the owner of the team to this day.

DOPE COPE!!!

she's NASCAR driver Tommy Houston's niece and former NASCAR driver Andy Houston's cousin. Her father is Tommy Houston's brother.

I believe that 2nd win was at Dover. Looked like he and the #10 were going to be a decent team for the future.

not to mention after the fact of the tire going down, he held off 2 more former champs at the time!

Teresa said yeah, get me some more money!!

Derrick cope…say what ya want but ya gotta put yourself in position to win…he did just that!

The best Daytona 500 of the modern era was 1989, bar none.

Derrick was only 199 laps and the whole field of a win in 2021.

nice

This was almost 20 years ago.

Hal Houston is her father, Tommy is her uncle.

Look at all those frickin' birds. In almost every shot, they foreshadow what's to come...wait. No. Wrong 500. Never mind...

oh no derrike cope is STILL racing in the xfinity along with morgan shepherd WOOOOW! and mike harmon, which he crashed at bristol 13 years ago, is still racing also in the xfinity! maybe bill elliott retired and also schrader retired. michael waltrip races only at superspeedway races except at indy, he races at daytona and talladega, but he said "i won't race again a full season, i will race only daytona 500, geico 500, coke zero 400 and alabama 500". he doesn't even retired from nascar. mark martin retired from nascar after the 2012 season. in nascar there is no age limit. frank kimmell is still racing in the arca racing series.

Doubt it. I think we can all agree he really never did much except for this.

Checkered Flag here I come

no problem. Meant to say 1990, not 1998They actually got married in 1982

Dale hit a seagull and took his arrow and almost hit the wall and lost the race.

Sounds like Trevor Bayne and Cope had the same problem but who could blame them? Maybe in the future the teams will show the rookies where victory lane before anything else if their miracle comes through and they win the whole thing.

I think he was too serious at times, do down and "oooo look how bad this is". I think he sounded dumb, especially later on. Now, Bob Jenkins, THERE is an announcer. Include Paul Page in their too, and as for analysts: Ned Jarrett, Sam Posey, Tom Sneva, Neil Bonnett, Benny Parsons, and maybe DW. Chris belongs in the pits.

What happened to Dale Earnhardt here = what happened to Toyota at 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans (Different failures, I know, and they eventually won in 1998 and 2018 respectively)

If you are talking about the kid Teresa is holding I think that is Taylor Nicole the only child who belonged to both Teresa and Dale Earnhardt. Note I did not use Sr. The big E would be ok but the man never used Sr.

well, 8 years later *hint hint*

@bworth69 Ya and whats really cool is thats my uncle!

dale lost the car, had to chase her up the hill

lmao. Cope doesn't know where victory lane is. haha.

@CBright7831 He won another race that season. lol.

yeah he was the best NASCAR announcers. The announcers in NASCAR we have today are embarrassing.

well thats why he said it. It was a play on words intentionally

Just one more fucking turn for Earnhardt and his tire blows out that's the least likely thing to happen.

@CelicaBlitzy On the other hand he compensated his bad luck with seven cup wins. Not a bad deal anyway!