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Angela Ruch

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = Angela Ruch

|image = Angela Ruch.jpg

|caption = Ruch in 2011

|birth_name = Angela Christine Cope

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|08|18}}

|birth_place = Puyallup, Washington, U.S.

|height = {{convert|5|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|100|lb|abbr=on}}

|achievements = 1995 Tri-Cities Gold Cup Yamaha Class champion
1998 PSGKA Gold Cup Junior Piston Port winner
2002 Lucas Oil Can-Am 150 (Sun Valley Speedway) winner

|awards =

|Total_Busch_Races = 14

|Years_In_Busch = 4

|Busch_Car_Team =

|Prev_Busch_Pos = 68th

|Prev_Busch_Year = 2018

|Best_Busch_Pos = 55th (2011)

|First_Busch_Race = 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 (Iowa)

|Last_Busch_Race = 2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)

|First_Busch_Win =

|Last_Busch_Win =

|Busch_Wins = 0

|Busch_Top_Tens = 0

|Busch_Poles = 0

|Total_Truck_Races = 18

|Years_In_Truck = 3

|Truck_Car_Team =

|Prev_Truck_Pos = 42nd

|Prev_Truck_Year = 2020

|Best_Truck_Pos = 31st (2019)

|First_Truck_Race = 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)

|Last_Truck_Race = 2020 Vankor 350 (Texas)

|First_Truck_Win =

|Last_Truck_Win =

|Truck_Wins = 0

|Truck_Top_Tens = 1

|Truck_Poles = 0

|updated = November 11, 2020

}}

Angela Christine Ruch ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|k|}}{{respell|RUHK}}, née Cope, born August 18, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She is the niece of Derrike Cope and the sister of Amber Cope. She last competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 00 Chevrolet Silverado/Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing.

Racing career

Angela and Amber Cope became the third generation of Copes to enter into the world of racing. They started racing go-karts in the Greater Puget Sound area after their parents gave them a go-kart for Christmas at age 9. In their seven years of driving go-karts in the Pacific Northwest, Angela and her sister earned 50 wins and 20 pole positions combined. Angela also set new track records at five of six tracks in the same region.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

At age 15, both Angela and Amber progressed to racing late models. In 2000, they were featured on The Early Show with host Bryant Gumbel during their career in late models.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

As Angela and Amber became more experienced behind the wheel, they knew that in order to advance their careers and have the chance at driving in NASCAR, they would have to leave Washington, so they moved across the country to the Charlotte metropolitan area, where most of the race teams are located. Putting their focus into learning the in and outs of professional racing, the twins traveled with their uncle Derrike to every Cup race that he was competing in.{{cite web |url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/derrike-cope-s-racing-nieces/1767364/ |title=Derrike Cope's Racing Nieces |website=Motorsport.com |date=August 23, 1999 |access-date=March 22, 2020}}

In 2006, the twins split seat time in the ARCA Re/Max Series at Berlin, Gateway, Chicagoland, Milwaukee and Toledo. Angela's starts were at Berlin in the No. 1 for Andy Belmont and Milwaukee in the No. 72 for Mario Gosselin. After not making any ARCA starts in 2007, Angela returned for one race in the series in 2008 at Kentucky Speedway. Driving the No. 68 Dodge for Rick Markle, she qualified eighth and finished 29th. Amber was also in this race, qualifying 15th and finishing 38th in the No. 70 car for her uncle's team.

In 2011, Angela competed in four Nationwide Series races. In 2012, she was announced to share the No. 24 SR2 Motorsports Toyota in the series with her twin sister and Benny Gordon on a part-time schedule.{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/nationwide.htm|title=Nationwide Series|last=Adamczyk|first=Jay|date=February 12, 2012|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2012-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215104757/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/nationwide.htm|archive-date=February 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Five years later, she made her return to NASCAR's Xfinity Series at Kentucky Speedway, now going by Angela Ruch after getting married during her time without a ride. She drove the No. 78 B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet.{{cite web |last= Allaway |first=Phil |url= https://www.frontstretch.com/2017/07/03/angela-ruch-returns-to-xfinity-series-to-drive-no-78-at-kentucky/ |title= Angela Ruch Returns to XFINITY Series With BJ McLeod Motorsports at Kentucky |publisher= Frontstretch |date= July 3, 2017 |access-date= July 5, 2017}}

In 2019, Ruch returned to the Gander Outdoors Truck Series with NEMCO Motorsports. She finished a NASCAR career-best 8th at Daytona, her first lead lap finish and the second-highest ever for a female in the Truck Series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2019/02/15/austin-hill-wins-nextera-energy-250-demolition-derby-at-daytona/|title=Austin Hill Wins NextEra Energy 250 Demolition Derby At Daytona|date=2019-02-16|website=Frontstretch|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}} In March, Ruch and Niece Motorsports announced she would be tapped to race 12 events in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series starting at Texas Motor Speedway.{{Cite web|url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/gander-outdoors-truck-series-news/48972-nascar-s-angela-ruch-signs-with-niece-motorsports|title = NASCAR's Angela Ruch Signs with Niece Motorsports| date=23 March 2019 }}

It was announced on January 29, 2020 that Ruch would run a full-time Truck schedule in 2020, driving the No. 00 Chevrolet/Toyota for Reaume Brothers Racing with an alliance with Niece Motorsports, who she drove for in 2019.{{cite web |title=Angela Ruch to compete full-time in Gander Trucks series |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/01/29/angela-ruch-full-time-gander-trucks-facebook-docuseries/ |website=NASCAR.com |access-date=January 29, 2020}} After running the first five races, Ruch missed the Pocono Raceway event due to sponsorship issues and was replaced by team owner Josh Reaume in the No. 00.{{cite news|last=Srigley|first=Joseph|url=https://tobychristie.com/2020/06/23/angela-ruch-not-on-entry-list-for-saturdays-pocono-organics-150-reaume-iwuji-driving-for-reaume-brothers-racing/|title=Angela Ruch Not on Entry List for Saturday's Pocono Organics 150, Reaume & Iwuji Driving for Reaume Brothers Racing.|publisher=TobyChristie.com|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=June 23, 2020}}

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.)

==Xfinity Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=3| 2011

! rowspan=3| TriStar Motorsports

! 44

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW
28

| CLT

| CHI

| MCH

| ROA

| DAY

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
25

| NSH

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| CGV

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI
DNQ

| DOV

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=3| 55th

! rowspan=3| 56

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2011/B|title=Angela Ruch – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

23

| colspan=29|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
32

| colspan=4|

70

| colspan=30|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
35

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

rowspan=3| 2012

! rowspan=3| SR² Motorsports

! 00

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| IOW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
36

| DOV

| colspan=22|

! rowspan=3| 76th

! rowspan=3| 25

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2012/B|title=Angela Ruch – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

24

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
28

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| CGV

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| colspan=6|

00

! Toyota

| colspan=28|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
43

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

|

2017

! rowspan=3| B. J. McLeod Motorsports

! 78

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
30

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
32

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
35

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
38

| PHO

| HOM

|

! 66th

! 14

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2017/B|title=Angela Ruch – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 2018

! 8

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
30

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=3| 68th

! rowspan=3| 16

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2018/B|title=Angela Ruch – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

38

| colspan=29|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
29

| TEX

| PHO

| colspan=2|

RSS Racing

! 39

! Chevy

| colspan=32|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
37

|

==Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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

! 24

! 25

! {{Tooltip|NGTC|NASCAR Gander Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Daisy Ramirez Motorsports

! 01

! Dodge

| DAY

| ATL

| MAR

| NSH

| KAN

| DOV

| CLT

| TEX

| MCH

| IOW

| GTY

| IRP

| POC

| NSH

| DAR

| BRI

| CHI

| KEN

| NHA

| LVS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
30

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 111th

! 73

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2010/C|title=Angela Ruch – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2019

! NEMCO Motorsports

! 8

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
8

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
16

| MAR

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=2| 31st

! rowspan=2| 139

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2019/C|title=Angela Ruch – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Niece Motorsports

! 44

! Chevy

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
30

| DOV

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
29

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| POC

| ELD

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
30

| MSP

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
28

| MAR

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
29

| colspan=2|

rowspan=2| 2020

! rowspan=2| Reaume Brothers Racing

! rowspan=2| 00

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
28

| colspan=24|

! rowspan=2| 42nd

! rowspan=2| 84

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2020/C|title=Angela Ruch – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 11, 2020}}

Toyota

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
24

| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
23

| KAN

| KAN

| MCH

| DAY

| DOV

| GTW

| DAR

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| KAN

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

| colspan=2|

=ARCA Re/Max Series=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=45| ARCA Re/Max 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

! {{Tooltip|ARMC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2006

! Andy Belmont Racing

! 1

! Ford

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| WIN

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| KAN

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN
22

| POC

| GTW

| NSH

| MCH

| ISF

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=2| 110th

! rowspan=2| 190

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2006/A|title=Angela Ruch – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

DGM Racing

! 72

! Chevy

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
32

| TOL

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| IOW

2008

! Rick Markle Racing

! 68

! Dodge

| DAY

| SLM

| IOW

| KAN

| CAR

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| CAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
29

| BLN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| NJE

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=2|

! 136th

! 85

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/copean01/2008/A|title=Angela Ruch – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://www.amberangelacope.com/}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Angela_Ruch}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110211094604/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/racing/02/07/Angela.Amber.Cope/index.html Cope twins hope to mix fashion, fierce racing in NASCAR]. Sports Illustrated, February 8, 2011.
  • [http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/opinion/01/15/splash.go.rswan.acope.amcope.truck/index.html Truck Series is about to get a double injection of style]. NASCAR. January 15, 2010.

{{Cope racing family}}

{{Reaume Brothers Racing}}

{{Niece Motorsports}}

{{NEMCO}}

{{RSS Racing}}

{{B. J. McLeod Motorsports}}

{{SR2 Motorsports}}

{{TriStar Motorsports}}

{{Andy Belmont Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruch, Angela}}

Category:Living people

Category:1983 births

Category:Sportspeople from Puyallup, Washington

Category:Racing drivers from Washington (state)

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