Daytona 500 Upset No. 1
DAYTONA 500 UPSET NO. 1: DERRIKE COPE IN 1990
Earnhardt’s Tire Went Down And Relative Unknown Went Around, On 500’s Last Lap
(Note: This is the fourth installment in a five-part series, “The Top 5
Greatest Daytona 500 Upsets.” Previously listed: At No. 5, Pete Hamilton’s victory in 1970; at No. 4, Mario Andretti’s victory in 1967; at No. 3, Ward Burton’s victory in 2002; at No. 2, Tiny Lund’s victory in 1963.)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2007) - Seventeen years later, it still seems hard to believe what transpired on Feb. 18, 1990 in the 32nd annual Daytona 500.