LAS VEGAS, NV (December 13, 2000) Veteran NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
competitor Terry Cook finalized a lifetime partnership agreement when he
married ESPN pit road reporter, Amy East, in a private ceremony held at the
Paris Hotel Wednesday, December 6.
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<small>NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Terry Cook and
ESPN pit
road reporter Amy East were married in a private ceremony at the Paris Hotel
in Las Vegas on December 6. The couple will reside in Indianapolis, IN upon
their return from a Honeymoon in Hawaii. (Motorsports Management Group
photo)
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The wedding vows were followed with a reception and dinner hosted by the
bride's parents, Bob and Janice East. The newlyweds left on a honeymoon trip
to Maui the day after the Las Vegas wedding ceremony. Upon their return, the
couple will reside in Indianapolis, IN. where East is set to continue her
career at ESPN. Cook, meanwhile, is still looking at his options for the 2001
season.
"There's a lot that's up in the air in my professional life right now,"
said Cook, who enters the 2001 campaign without a commitment for a full-time
ride. "On the personal side, my life has never been better. Amy has been
totally supportive of my career and is a great sounding board for the
different opportunities I've had to consider. Growing up in motorsports with
her dad's Beast Chassis business, Amy has a great appreciation for what I go
through in pursuing my career. Amy has been invaluable in helping me make the
right decisions. Hopefully, we'll have some decisions to make right after the
holidays."
Cook finished the 2000 season driving for K-Automotive and while he would
like to see a sponsor come forward that would allow the relationship to
continue, he's still looking at all options keeping an open mind as to what
he will end up doing in 2001.
"I really would love to be with the Keselowski's next year," said Cook,
who closed out the year with a strong seventh-place effort at California in
the #29 K-Automotive mount. "But I also understand you have to have
sponsorship to run and if another good situation came my way, I'd have to
look at it very carefully. It would have to be something that guarantees me
that I could run the entire season in the Truck or the Busch Series. I'd want
to know that the team has the resources and people to run competitively, week
in and week out. I'm at a point in my career where I need to be able to show
what I'm capable of."
Above all, however, Cook is looking forward to his life with his new
bride.
"Amy is a wonderful woman and I couldn't be happier right now," said
Cook. "I know that whatever happens along the way, she'll be there for me and
I will be there for her. That's the most important thing. The rest of the
stuff, her career and mine, will take care of itself."
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