Amber Cope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Amber Cope

American stock car racing driver

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1983

Place of Birth: Puyallup, Washington, United States

Profession: racing driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Amber Cope

  • Amber Nicole Cope (born August 18, 1983) is a professional racing driver.
  • She and her sister, Angela Cope-Ruch, 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 sisters were PSGKA Gold Cup winners in the "Junior Piston Port". Both sisters 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.

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