Cory Roper

Micah Cory Roper[1] (born July 31, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 04 Ford F-150 for Roper Racing. He is not related to Tony Roper or his father Dean Roper.

Cory Roper
Roper at Daytona International Speedway in 2020
BornMicah Cory Roper
(1977-07-31) July 31, 1977
Vernon, Texas, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
43 races run over 4 years
Truck no., teamNo. 04 (Roper Racing)
2021 position25th
Best finish25th (2021)
First race2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of December 29, 2021.

Racing career

ASA National Tour

In 2002, Roper attempted to run the race in Illiana Motor Speedway in the No. 87 Pontiac, but failed to qualify.[2]

Craftsman Truck Series
Roper at Daytona International Speedway in 2021

Roper made his NASCAR debut in 2018 at Martinsville in the Truck Series. He drove the No. 04 car for his own team, Roper Racing. He finished 13th in his first race after starting 17th.[3] Roper ran his second race at Iowa, starting 26th and finishing 18th.

In Roper's maiden voyage of 2019, he made an impressive run to 2nd position from his 25th starting position at Daytona International Speedway before being eliminated by a wreck. Roper said that his team would like to run the full 2019 schedule but would need more funding to do so.[4] At Atlanta Roper qualified 28th while finishing 16th. At Las Vegas he would have a strong showing qualifying 5th but ending early as he would tangle with Matt Crafton early in the race. Roper had planned a full schedule in 2020. Following the Daytona Road Course event, Roper and his team did not show up for another event.

Roper announced plans to attempt the full schedule again in 2021.[5] In the opener at Daytona, Roper took the lead on the final lap but suffered damage from a push by Sheldon Creed and was unable to block Ben Rhodes, who—along with Jordan Anderson—passed him coming to the finish as he finished third.[6]

On February 22, 2023, Roper was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy. He will not be eligible to return to the sport until he completes NASCAR's road to recovery program.[7] He was reinstated on March 21.[8]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2018 Roper Racing 04 Ford DAY ATL LVS MAR
13		 DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW
18		 GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI
25		 MSP LVS
25		 TAL MAR TEX
28		 PHO HOM
17		 37th 96 [9]
2019 DAY
20		 ATL
16		 LVS
24		 MAR
31		 TEX
12		 DOV KAN CLT
20		 TEX
9		 IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH
28		 BRI
DNQ		 MSP LVS
DNQ		 TAL MAR PHO HOM
27		 27th 146 [10]
2020 DAY
14		 LVS
26		 CLT
32		 ATL
23		 HOM
21		 POC
25		 KEN
23		 TEX
17		 KAN
20		 KAN
36		 MCH
24		 DRC
26		 DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 29th 161 [11]
2021 DAY
3		 DRC
34		 LVS
36		 ATL
27		 BRD RCH
31		 KAN DAR
40		 COA
30		 CLT
25		 TEX
18		 NSH
31		 POC KNX GLN GTW
17		 DAR BRI
20		 LVS
28		 TAL
6		 MAR
37		 PHO
30		 25th 184 [12]
2023 Roper Racing 04 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH
21		 MOH POC
23		 RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL
22		 HOM PHO -* -* [13]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "Team Event Rosters – Bristol Motor Speedway – Thursday, August 15, 2019" (PDF). NASCAR. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. "Cory Roper – 2002 ASA National Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. Massie, Michael (June 12, 2018). "Cory Roper, the Definition of Grassroots Racing".
  4. Segal, Davey. "Cory Roper Relegated to 20th-Place Finish After Strong Run". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. "Roper Racing to compete full-time in Truck Series". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 29, 2021.
  6. Segal, Davey (February 12, 2021). "Cory Roper Nearly Upsets Daytona Truck Field, Finishes 3rd". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. "Daytona penalty announced". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  8. "Atlanta penalty report: Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams suspended one race". NASCAR. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  9. "Cory Roper – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  10. "Cory Roper – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. "Cory Roper – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  12. "Cory Roper – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. "Cory Roper – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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