Cory Roper

Micah Cory Roper^[1] (born July 31, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 04 Chevrolet Silverado for Roper Racing. He is not related to Tony Roper or his father Dean Roper.

Cory Roper
Roper at Daytona International Speedway in 2020
Born	Micah Cory Roper (1977-07-31) July 31, 1977 (age 47) Vernon, Texas, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
48 races run over 6 years
Truck no., team	No. 04 (Roper Racing)
2024 position	44th
Best finish	25th (2021)
First race	2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2024 Love's RV Stop 225 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
Statistics up to date as of November 8, 2024.

Racing career

ASA National Tour

In 2002, Roper attempted to run the race in Illiana Motor Speedway in the No. 87 Pontiac but failed to qualify.^[2]

Craftsman Truck Series

Roper at Daytona International Speedway in 2021

Roper made his NASCAR debut in 2018 at Martinsville in the Truck Series. He drove the No. 04 car for his own team, Roper Racing. He finished 13th in his first race after starting 17th.^[3] Roper ran his second race at Iowa, starting 26th and finishing 18th.

In Roper's maiden voyage of 2019, he made an impressive run to 2nd position from his 25th starting position at Daytona International Speedway before being eliminated by a wreck. Roper said that his team would like to run the full 2019 schedule but would need more funding to do so.^[4] At Atlanta Roper qualified 28th while finishing 16th. At Las Vegas, he would have a strong showing qualifying 5th but ending early as he would tangle with Matt Crafton early in the race. Roper had planned a full schedule in 2020. Following the Daytona Road Course event, Roper and his team did not show up for another event.

Roper announced plans to attempt the full schedule again in 2021.^[5] In the opener at Daytona, Roper took the lead on the final lap but suffered damage from a push by Sheldon Creed and was unable to block Ben Rhodes, who—along with Jordan Anderson—passed him coming to the finish as he finished third.^[6]

On February 22, 2023, Roper was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy. He will not be eligible to return to the sport until he completes NASCAR's road to recovery program.^[7] He was reinstated on March 21.^[8]

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2018	Roper Racing	04	Ford	DAY	ATL	LVS	MAR 13	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	IOW 18	GTW	CHI	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI 25	MSP	LVS 25	TAL	MAR	TEX 28	PHO	HOM 17	37th	96	[9]
2019				DAY 20	ATL 16	LVS 24	MAR 31	TEX 12	DOV	KAN	CLT 20	TEX 9	IOW	GTW	CHI	KEN	POC	ELD	MCH 28	BRI DNQ	MSP	LVS DNQ	TAL	MAR	PHO	HOM 27	27th	146	[10]
2020				DAY 14	LVS 26	CLT 32	ATL 23	HOM 21	POC 25	KEN 23	TEX 17	KAN 20	KAN 36	MCH 24	DRC 26	DOV	GTW	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	29th	161	[11]
2021				DAY 3	DRC 34	LVS 36	ATL 27	BRD	RCH 31	KAN	DAR 40	COA 30	CLT 25	TEX 18	NSH 31	POC	KNX	GLN	GTW 17	DAR	BRI 20	LVS 28	TAL 6	MAR 37	PHO 30		25th	184	[12]
2023				DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	TEX	BRD	MAR	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH 21	MOH	POC 23	RCH	IRP	MLW	KAN	BRI	TAL 22	HOM	PHO	40th	45	[13]
2024			Chevy	DAY 22	ATL	LVS	BRI	COA	MAR	TEX	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH	POC	IRP	RCH	MLW	BRI	KAN	TAL 16	HOM	MAR	PHO	44th	36	[14]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points