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Roper Racing

Roper Racingis an American professionalstock car racingteam that competes in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,fielding the No. 04Chevrolet Silveradopart-time forCory Roper,Marco Andretti,Clayton Green,andAndrés Pérez de Lara.

Roper Racing
Owner(s)Cory Roper
Craig Roper
Cherie Roper
BaseMont Belvieu, Texas[1]
SeriesNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race drivers04.Cory Roper,Marco Andretti,Clayton Green,Andrés Pérez de Lara(part-time)
Sponsors04. Alliance Aviation, Group1001,Carquest
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2018
Career
Debut2018Alpha Energy Solutions 250(Martinsville)
Latest race2024NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race(Phoenix)
Races competed72
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

History

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Craftsman Truck Series

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Truck No. 04 history

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Cory Roper in the No. 04 atDaytona International Speedwayin 2021

The team debuted in the spring Martinsville race in2018with team ownerCory Roperdriving. 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 atMartinsville Speedway.In 2019, Roper attempted 11 races, scoring a best finish of 9th atTexas Motor Speedwayand 3 other top 20 finishes. However, he also failed to qualify atBristol Motor SpeedwayandLas Vegas Motor Speedway.In 2020, 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 theNextEra Energy 250.

In 2021, Roper was leading in theNextEra Energy 250on the last lap but was passed by race winnerBen RhodesandJordan Anderson,finishing third.NASCAR Cup SeriesdriverChase Briscoewent on to drive three races, which included the team's second top-five finish atBristol Motor Speedway.

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

On January 31, 2023, the team announced thatKaden Honeycuttwould 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 the2024 seasonthe No. 04 was shared between Roper andMarco Andretti.Roper finished 22nd atDaytona.At theCircuit of the Americas,Andretti finished 31st after the rear end assembly completely detached from his truck.[6]

Truck No. 04 results

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Year Driver 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 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 		37th 96 [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 		30th 158 [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 29th 161 [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 		25th 184 [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 		32nd 206
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
16 		35th 79
Marco Andretti COA
31 		MAR TEX KAN DAR IRP
25 		RCH MLW
31 		BRI
DNQ 		KAN
34 		HOM
30 		MAR
Clayton Green NWS
34 		CLT GTW NSH POC
Andrés Pérez de Lara PHO
31


*Season still in progress
1Ineligible for series points

  1. ^Reuse drove aJordan Anderson Racingentry using Roper's owner points.

References

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  1. ^"Home - Roper Racing".Roper Racing.Natasha Reyes.RetrievedJanuary 30,2021.Roper Racing Team Headquarters is based in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just outside of Houston
  2. ^Massie, Michael (June 12, 2018)."Cory Roper, the Definition of Grassroots Racing".RetrievedMarch 6,2019.
  3. ^Srigley, Joseph (January 31, 2023)."Kaden Honeycutt Joins Roper Racing Team for First Six Races of Truck Series Season".TobyChristie.com.RetrievedJanuary 31,2023.
  4. ^"Daytona penalty announced".Jayski's Silly Season Site.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 22, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
  5. ^"Atlanta penalty report: Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams suspended one race".NASCAR.March 21, 2023.RetrievedMarch 22,2023.
  6. ^Cain, Holly (March 23, 2024)."Corey Heim roars to Craftsman Truck Series win in overtime at COTA".NASCAR.RetrievedMarch 24,2024.
  7. ^"Cory Roper – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
  8. ^"Cory Roper – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
  9. ^"Roger Reuse – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 30,2021.
  10. ^"Cory Roper – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJuly 11,2020.
  11. ^"Cory Roper – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedDecember 29,2021.
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