Residents of
Cornelius, North Carolina, Amber and Angela Cope became the third generation of Copes to enter into the world of racing, when, at nine, the girls' parents gave them a go-kart for Christmas. Once they began competing locally, the girls made a name for themselves and became the most accomplished go-kart racers in the Greater Puget Sound region. At 15, they progressed to late model race cars even before they had their license to drive. In 2000, a very short time after their debut in late model stock cars they acquired national attention when they were featured on
The TODAY Show with
Bryant Gumbel. In 2006, the twins split seat time at the Automobile Racing Club of America's (ARCA) Re/Max Series at Berlin, Gateway, Chicagoland, Milwaukee and Toledo, Ohio. In 2008, they qualified for the ARCA Re/Max Series at Kentucky Speedway with positions 8 and 15. On October 23, 2010, Amber and Angela Cope became the first twins to compete in the same NASCAR national touring series event, competing together in the
Kroger 200 at
Martinsville Speedway in the
Camping World Truck Series. Cope made one start in the
Nationwide Series in 2011. In 2012, she shared the No. 24
SR2 Motorsports Toyota in the
Nationwide Series with
Angela Cope and
Benny Gordon on a part-time schedule. In her only Nationwide Series start of the season in the F.W. Webb 200 at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, she became the center of controversy after holding up leader
Kevin Harvick late in the race. Harvick afterwards stated that Cope "is trying to be Danica Patrick...and [should] find a new job". ==Motorsports career results==