It was a beautiful thing to see the BluFrog car with Derrike Cope driving zip around the track!  I’ve never watch NASCAR before but I suddenly understood why this sport is so addicting.  I felt my heart beating like crazy and the only race was against the clock.  This up coming week should really be exciting! 

I just read that Derrike will be starting 25th in Gatorade Duel 2, this is what Derrike said yesterday

“February 8, 2009 - Derrike updated us on Saturday’s events at Daytona. He said, “Things are a bit hectic right now. We practiced today with the Cup car. We were not that fast by ourselves, but we will keep working on it. Wednesday will be the important day when we get to practice in the draft. Qualifying will be what it is, just a starting spot for Thursday. I will update you prior to Thursday’s Twin Gatorade Duals.”

From the press release posted at the Derrike Cope Fan Club (no permalink):

“We’re really delighted to have The Limu Company and the new Blu Frog Energy drink as our sponsor,” said Cope, the 1990 Daytona 500 Champion. “We’re especially excited to create great synergy for the Blu Frog Energy brand in combination with Larry Foyt. It’s pretty rare but very powerful to have three separate vehicles creating major branding and awareness opportunities for the same company. This Speed Week should give a huge boost to the Blu Frog Energy brand!”

Foyt echoed Cope’s enthusiasm saying, “Our entire race team is excited about the opportunity to partner with The Limu Company and Blu Frog Energy in their national launch. They have a really exceptional product that our team loves, and the Blu Frog Energy brand is an exciting one that NASCAR fans will embrace. All of LimuNation will be thrilled with our races at Daytona, and we’re just as thrilled to have Blu Frog Energy on board as our primary sponsor.”

UPDATE: Qualifying results are in! Derrike Cope drove the #75 Blu Frog Energy Drink Motorsports Dodge and qualified 51st in the Daytona qualifier on Sunday, with a speed of 182.02 mph and a lap time of 49.44 secs. Cope will be racing again in the Gatorade Duel on Thursday, February 12 to earn his spot in the Daytona 500. The event will be broadcast on Speed network starting at 1pm Central time.

For an explanation of Daytona 500 qualifying and the Gatorade Duel, and what that means for Derrike Cope in the Daytona 500, please see this excellent post from Racing News Digest.

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