Roper Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, that last fielded the No. 04 Chevrolet Silverado part-time in 2024.
History Craftsman Truck Series Truck No. 04 history
The team debuted in the spring Martinsville race in 2018 with team owner Cory Roper driving. Roper started 17th and finished 13th. Roper would then run more races, specifically at Iowa, Bristol, the second Las Vegas and Texas races, and the season finale at Homestead throughout the year, scoring a best finish of 13th at Martinsville Speedway. In 2019, Roper attempted 11 races, scoring a best finish of 9th at Texas Motor Speedway and 3 other top 20 finishes. However, he also failed to qualify at Bristol Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In 2020, Roper attempted the first 12 races before not attempting another race that season. He got 3 top-20 finishes, including a 14th-place finish in the NextEra Energy 250.
In 2021, Roper was leading in the NextEra Energy 250 on the last lap but was passed by race winner Ben Rhodes and Jordan Anderson, finishing third. NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe went on to drive three races, which included the team's second top-five finish at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The team did not attempt to qualify at any races during the 2022 season.
On January 31, 2023, the team announced that Kaden Honeycutt would be driving the entry during the first six races of the season. On February 22, Roper was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating the substance abuse policy. He was reinstated on March 21.
For the 2024 season the No. 04 was shared between Roper and Marco Andretti. Roper finished 22nd at Daytona. At the Circuit of the Americas, Andretti finished 31st after the rear end assembly completely detached from his truck.
Truck No. 04 results Year Driver 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 Pts 2018 Cory Roper 04 Ford DAY ATL LVS MAR13 DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW18 GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI25 MSP LVS25 TAL MAR TEX28 PHO HOM17 36th 96 2019 DAY20 ATL16 LVS24 MAR31 TEX12 DOV KAN CLT20 TEX9 IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH28 BRIDNQ LVSDNQ TAL MAR PHO HOM27 30th 158 Roger ReuseReuse drove a Jordan Anderson Racing entry using Roper's owner points. Chevy MSP26 2020 Cory Roper Ford DAY14 LVS26 CLT32 ATL23 HOM21 POC25 KEN23 TEX17 KAN20 KAN36 MCH24 DRC26 DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 35th 161 2021 DAY3 DRC34 LVS36 ATL27 RCH31 DAR40 COA30 CLT25 TEX18 NSH31 POC GTW17 DAR BRI20 LVS28 TAL6 MAR37 PHO30 33rd 242 Chase Briscoe BRD5 KAN19 KNX36 GLN 2022 Cory Roper DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNO NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TALWth HOM PHO - - 2023 Kaden Honeycutt DAYDNQ LVS25 ATL33 COA15 TEXWth BRD9 MAR28 32nd 206 Johnny Sauter KAN19 DAR28 NWS36 CLTWth GTW Cory Roper NSH21 POC23 RCH TAL22 Landen Lewis Chevy MOH24 IRP28 MLW Spencer Davis Ford KAN36 BRI HOM32 Chevy PHO17 2024 Cory Roper DAY22 ATL LVS BRITAL16 35th 79 Marco Andretti COA31 MAR TEX KAN DAR IRP25 RCH MLW31 BRIDNQKAN34 HOM30 MAR Clayton GreenNWS34 CLT GTW NSH POC Andrés Pérez de Lara PHO31
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
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