Roper Finishes 17th in Home State

Date: July 18^th 2020

Event: Texas Motor Speedway Vankor 350

Format: 3 stages/167 laps/250.5 miles

Start/Finish: 30^th/17th

Race Winner: Kyle Busch

Texas Motor Speedway Vankor 350 Notes:

Cory Roper and the Roper Racing Team #04 CarQuest Auto Parts Ford F-150 started 30^th after drawing for track position based on points.

At the end of Stage 1, Roper was in 24^th and was finding some speed in the truck. With 31 laps to go, Roper was running 7^th when he came to the pits to get tires in the final stage. An uncontrolled tire penalty sent Roper back to the 20^th position with 13 laps remaining and ended up finishing 17^th.
This event marks Roper’s 23^rd start in the truck series and places him 19^th in driver points standings and 24^th in owner points standings in the series.
Cory Roper and the Roper Racing Team is primarily sponsored by CarQuest Auto Parts.
Next race is a double header for the truck series at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Busch took the win at the Vankor 350. Christian Eckes, Matt Crafton, Stewart Friesen, and Brett Moffett completed the top five.