For our first ambush interview we jumped 3 Time Street Stock
Track Champion Jerry Kope!  He was at the Annual Ricoshay's Tap
Daytona 500 Party.  

Jerry Kope Street Stock # 4k

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Q. What was the stupidest thing you ever did?
A. Ha, Ha, Which one?  Stupidest thing?  I've done a lot of stupid thing... Nothing I can mention here.
Q. What Division do you race in, and what is your car number?
A. I race the Street Stock # 4k
Q. How old are you?
A. 39 did I say thirty nine? I really meant 29.
Q. How long have you been racing?
A. Three and a half years.
Q. What made you want to race?
A.  I pitted for a friend for 8 years and the opportunity came up so I purchased a car. 
Q. I know there are a lot of different smells out on the track, which is your favorite?
A. The smell of fuel.
Q. Like burned fuel?
A. Yes, like alcohol 
Q. What feelings do you have before and during a race?
A. I feel nerves waiting in staging, then when I hit the track it changes to a rush.  Like adrenalin.
Q. Who is your favorite professional race car driver, and Why?
A. Carl Edwards,  Because he started racing mods on dirt and made it to the big time!
Q. What is your favorite kind of music?
A. I'm pretty much open on that...
Q. What is your favorite food?
A. I'm pretty much open on that too. I'm not real picky!
Q. Do you cook?
A. Yes
Q. What is your favorite dish to cook?
A. Steak on the grill.
Q. How do you like your steak prepared? 
A. Medium
Q. What is your all time favorite movie?
A. Boy, that is a hard one.  Favorite movie? I'm not even sure, I haven't seen to many... TITANIC was good!  We'll go with that one for now.
Q. What is your favorite color?
A. Black, Do you mean like for a car?  then Black or White.
Q. Dine in or carry out?
A. Dine in.
Q. What is your favorite junk food?
A. Favorite junk food... Cake
Q. What kind of cake?
A. Chocolate frosting with a white cake, yah there yah go... 
Q. Where are you the most ticklish?
A. My feet.
Q. OK, Boxers or Briefs?
A. Briefs
Q. Tighty Whities?
A. No not White, but Bikini style.
Q. Do you have any kids?
A. None
Q. Do you want kids?
A. Not as of right now.
Q. What line of work are you in?
A. Good Question... Construction, a little of everything.
Q. So do you build houses?
A. I use to, but not lately... I'm self employed and sell used cars.
Q. What is your charity of choice, if you were a millionaire who would you give money to?
A. Well, a little bit to the Red Cross, they help a lot of people.
Q. Do you read books?
A. Circle Track Magazine.
Q. So that is pretty much the last book you read?
A. Yup, that's about it.
Q. What did you learn from it?
A. Oh, things about racing, set ups and stuff.
Q. So will that help you with your racing?
A. Absolutely! 
Q. Do you have a computer?
A. Yes
Q. So you are computer savvy?
A. No
Q. You suck pretty much then?
A. Yes
Q. Have you heard about fullofbologna.com?
A. Yes, I am an advertiser on that site!
Q. Describe what you would call a perfect date?
A. A perfect date? Do you mean like the woman? or what to do on a date?
Q. Like what you would do on a perfect date?
A. I'll take the 5th on that one...
Q. Ok, Winter or Summer?
A. Summer, actually Fall, I like the cooler 60's sweatshirt type weather.
Q. What was your most embarrassing moment?
A. When I had to speak in front of a crowd.
Q. What is your favorite beverage?
A. Barley's Orange
Q. Early riser or sleep in?
A. Early riser
Q. What do you do when you get up early?
A. Go get coffee and a paper at the gas station.
Q. What paper do you read?
A. The Northwestern unfortunately.
Q. What year did you graduate?
A. 1985
Q. What High School?
A. North High School
Q. Did you like high school?
A. No
Q. Did you skip a lot of school?
A. Yes, to much.
Q. When you were younger did you go to Leo's Speedway?
A. Yes, I did
Q. What is your best memory from Leo's?
A. Going to the races every Tuesday with my brothers, I was quite young then.
Q. Would you like to say anything in closing?
A. Yes,  I'd like wish the guys running the Speedzone Good Luck!  I sure hope the track will run for many years to come!
Thanks for the interview Jerry...
Interview by: "Mommy2theBean of Girlz Garage"