Roper Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the

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, fielding the No. 04

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part-time for Kaden Honeycutt,

Johnny Sauter Jonathan Joseph "Johnny" Sauter (born May 1, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 47 Toyota Tundra for G2G Racing, the No. 13 Tundra for ...

, and Cory Roper.

History

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 04 history

The team debuted in the spring Martinsville race in

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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

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. In 2019, Roper attempted 11 races, scoring a best finish of 9th at

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and 3 other top 20 finishes. However, he also failed to qualify at

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and

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. 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

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. In 2021, Roper was leading in the

on the last lap but was passed by race winner Ben Rhodes and Jordan Anderson, finishing third.

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driver

Chase Briscoe Chase David Wayne Briscoe (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 14 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. He also owns a World of Outlaws sprin ...

went on to drive three races, which included the team's second top-five finish at

. 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.

History

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 04 history

Truck No. 04 Results

References

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