Roper Racing

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Roper Racing
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Owner(s) Cory Roper
Craig Roper
Cherie Roper
Base Mont Belvieu, Texas [1]
Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race drivers04. Cory Roper, Marco Andretti (part-time)
Sponsors04. Alliance Aviation, Group1001, Carquest
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened 2018
Career
Debut 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Latest race 2024 XPEL 225 (COTA)
Races competed65
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories0
Pole positions 0

Roper Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 04 Chevrolet Silverado part-time for Cory Roper and Marco Andretti.

Contents

History

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 04 history

Cory Roper in the No. 04 at Daytona International Speedway in 2021 Cory roper (50950378472).jpg
Cory Roper in the No. 04 at Daytona International Speedway in 2021

The team debuted in the spring Martinsville race in 2018 with team owner Cory Roper driving. Roper started 17th and finished 13th. [2] Roper would then run more races, specifically at Iowa, Bristol, the second Las Vegas and Texas races, and the season finale at Homestead throughout the year, scoring a best finish of 13th at Martinsville Speedway. In 2019, Roper attempted 11 races, scoring a best finish of 9th at Texas Motor Speedway and 3 other top 20 finishes. However, he also failed to qualify at Bristol Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Roper attempted the first 12 races before not attempting another race that season. He got 3 top-20 finishes, including a 14th-place finish in the NextEra Energy 250.

In 2021, Roper was leading in the NextEra Energy 250 on the last lap but was passed by race winner Ben Rhodes and Jordan Anderson, finishing third. NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe went on to drive three races, which included the team's second top-five finish at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The team did not attempt to qualify at any races during the 2022 season.

On January 31, 2023, the team announced that Kaden Honeycutt would be driving the entry during the first six races of the season. [3] On February 22, Roper was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating the substance abuse policy. [4] He was reinstated on March 21. [5]

For the 2024 season the No. 04 was shared between Roper and Marco Andretti. Roper finished 22nd at Daytona. At the Circuit of the Americas, Andretti finished 31st after the rear end assembly completely detached from his truck. [6]

Truck No. 04 results

YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2018 Cory Roper 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
37th96 [7]
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
LVS
DNQ
TAL MAR PHO HOM
27
30th158 [8]
Roger Reuse [N 1] Chevy MSP
26
[9]
2020 Cory Roper Ford 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 29th161 [10]
2021 Cory Roper DAY
3
DRC
34
LVS
36
ATL
27
RCH
31
DAR
40
COA
30
CLT
25
TEX
18
NSH
31
POC GTW
17
DAR BRI
20
LVS
28
TAL
6
MAR
37
PHO
30
25th184 [11]
Chase Briscoe BRD
5
KAN
19
KNX
36
GLN
2023 Kaden Honeycutt DAY
DNQ
LVS
25
ATL
33
COA
15
TEX
Wth
BRD
9
MAR
28
32nd206
Johnny Sauter KAN
19
DAR
28
NWS
36
CLT GTW
Cory Roper NSH
21
POC
23
RCH TAL
22
Landen Lewis Chevy MOH
24
IRP
28
MLW
Spencer Davis Ford KAN
36
BRI HOM
32
Chevy PHO
17
2024 Cory Roper DAY
22
ATL LVS BRI TAL
Marco Andretti COA
31
MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN HOM MAR PHO


* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

  1. Reuse drove a Jordan Anderson Racing entry using Roper's owner points.

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