Amber and Angela Cope make NASCAR debut
A. Isaac 
Twin hotties Amber and Angela Cope made their NASCAR debut Saturday at the Camping World Truck Series race in Martinsville, VA. The sisters, nieces of 1990 Daytona winner Derrike Cope, have been trying for years to break into the bigger racing circuits to no avail. The sponsorship dollars that once flowed like an oil geyser for drivers has dried up in recent years. However, the girls are hoping they turned enough heads Saturday to one day get a two-car team. They’ll probably have to do better than 26th and 30th though.
For 27-year-old identical twins Amber and Angela Cope, the prime-time debut was a decade in the making.
Amber Cope, driving the No. 6 Dodge, finished 26th, three laps down, while Angela Cope was involved in two incidents within 18 laps of each other early in the race and finished 30th, six laps down. Series veteran Ron Hornaday won the race.
But the Cope twins are far more interested in the future opportunities their debut may create than in the history they made.
While I’m not hip to the ins and outs of NASCAR sponsorship, I’m somewhat surprised these gals can’t convince a company like Doublemint to give them money. Wouldn’t that make perfect sense?
It’s obviously not about skill, it’s about marketability and if a crappy driver like Danica Patrick can make it to the big show, then really, these gals probably deserve a chance as well.
I mean, it’s just a bunch of left turns after all.
Twins Angela and Amber Cope Make Historic NASCAR Start at Martinsville [Fanhouse]
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