Elyshia Rennison & Derrick Cope
Derrick Cope, a 62-year-old race car driver and team owner, is best known for winning the 1990 Daytona 500 race. He remains actively involved in NASCAR, competing part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series as a Chevrolet Camaro driver for Rick Ware Racing and StarCom Racing. Additionally, he serves as a team manager for StarCom Racing.
Elyshia Rennison, the Marketing Director of StarCom Racing, has been an essential part of Cope’s life. While she may not have been his first love, their connection shows that love knows no age limits. Cope’s first wife, Renee White, has a history of dating NASCAR drivers, including Cope, Robby Gordon, and Tony Stewart, though she did not marry Gordon or Stewart. Cope and Rennison’s love story is a testament to the power of finding one’s soulmate later in life.
