Piston Cup Racing Series

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The Piston Cup Racing Series (renamed the Hudson Hornet Piston Cup in 2010) is an American auto racing series championship of stock cars. From 2016 to the present day, high-tech Next-Gen racers started dominating the circuit.
It started in the late 1940's with dirt track circuits and, from 1960's to the present day, consists of asphalt racing.
==History==
===Late 1940s seasons===
The Piston Cup was founded in the late 1940's, and races were originally held on the dirt tracks. No racers are known from this era.
===1951-1954 seasons===
In the 1950s seasons, the cars were production vehicles with no modifications allowed. The term stock car implied that the vehicles racing were unmodified street cars. In 1951, Hudson Hornet started racing and won in 1951, 1952 and 1953 season. He achieved thirteen victories in 1951, twenty-seven victories in 1952, and twenty-two victories in 1953 and sixteen victories in 1954.These statistics can be found in descriptions of Hudson's racing history at Cars Land in California. In one of those seasons, Louise Nash started racing, being the first and only one woman to race in the time of the 1950s. She won three races in a row in her first season against Hudson Hornet. Because of discrimination, she had to steal the racing number #94 in order to get a chance to race. But Louise's fearless driving style soon won her the respect of every car she raced. In a race in one of those seasons on the Thomasville Speedway, Hornet was pushed against the wall by Leroy Heming. But with quick thinking, Hudson performed a flip maneuver over him and crossed the finish line.
In 1954, on a race on Fireball Beach Course, the Hudson Hornet lost control while power sliding and rolled several times, receiving serious damage, and after that, he was hospitalized. His injuries rendered him unable to compete for the rest of the season. Hudson Hornet made a healthy recovery; however, he was forced to retire.
===1955-1970's seasons===
In the 1960s, dirt tracks became asphalt tracks. Mario Andretti debuted in 1967, The King debuted in 1970, Darrell Cartrip debuted in 1977, and Chick Hicks with Dale Earnhardt & Ernie Gearson debuted in the late 1970's. In 1970s Kraig Shiftright won 2 Piston Cups.
===1980s-2000s seasons===
In the 1980's, debuted drivers as Claude Scruggs debuted in the early 1980s, Murray Clutchburn and James Cleanair in 1985. Eugene Carbureski and Crusty Rotor also debuted in that time. Darrell Cartrip won some Piston Cups around the 1980s. The 1990s rookies were Haul Inngas, Billy Oilchanger, Brush Curber and Johnny Blamer. Klint Shiftright won 3 Piston Cups, Haul Inngas won once in that era after a tragedy struck where he accidentally drove on the wrong side of the road coming home from the bowling alley. The King won 7 Piston Cups between 1970s and 2000s.
===2005 season===
The 2005 season saw seven-time Piston Cup champion The King, constant runner-up Chick Hicks, and popular new rookie Lightning McQueen, who's first win came at Glen Ellen (after replacing Racer #01, whose tire had blown as shown in the comics) & Racer 67 (as shown in the World of Cars book), as the leading competitors. The final race of the season, called the Dinoco 400, was held at the Motor Speedway of the South. The three leading racers all had a score of 5013 points, meaning whichever of the three placed first would take home the Piston Cup and the coveted Dinoco sponsorship.
Towards the start of the race, a large incident was caused by Chick Hicks with the intention of separating himself from the gaining McQueen. The accident involved every racer except for Weathers, Hicks, and McQueen, as the latter skillfully managed to make his way through the crash without taking any damage. The other racers received damage, however, such as Chuck Armstrong, who was taken out of the race by a tow truck.
Subsequently, Lightning McQueen arrogantly refused pit stops, which allowed him to gain an entire lap advantage on the other racers, which continued into the final lap of the race. However, as McQueen rounded the final turn, his rear tires blew out, leaving him crawling to the finish line. The other racers caught up to him, and McQueen, Hicks, and Weathers all crossed the finish line at the same time, making it the first three-way tie in Piston Cup history. A tie-breaker race between the three was set to be held at the Los Angeles International Speedway.
However, during Lightning's journey there, he fell out of his trailer and ended up in the small town of Radiator Springs, where he accidentally ripped up the road and was sentenced to community service. Once Lightning served his time, he was taken to the race, where he found it difficult to concentrate due to missing the friends he made while there. However, Lightning was joyful when he discovered that Hudson and the other townspeople had come to serve as his pit crew.
Lightning, who had learned new abilities from his friends, utilized them during the race, which allowed him to hold up well against his two competitors, eventually taking the lead. Hicks, frustrated with constantly placing behind Weathers, performed a pit maneuver on him, causing the seven-time champion to spin out of control and take heavy damage. McQueen, noticing similarities between Weathers' and Hudson's accidents, stopped just before the finish line and reversed up to Weathers, and helped him to the finish line, believing the old-timer should finish his last race. Despite being the victor, Hicks was booed for his actions, while McQueen was congratulated for his good sportsmanship. Also in 2005, Brush Curber had numerous top ten finishes.
===2006-2015 seasons===
Lightning McQueen won his first Piston Cup in 2006, then he won two more Piston Cups between 2007 and 2009. Cal Weathers debuted in 2006 & Brick Yardley debuted in 2007. After Doc Hudson's death in 2009, the Piston Cup was renamed Hudson Hornet Piston Cup as a tribute in 2010, McQueen captured his fourth Piston Cup and the veteran racer became a 4-time Piston Cup champion. Between 2011 and 2015, Lightning won another three Piston Cups, and he became a 7-time Piston Cup winner and also the oldest racer, since others retired between those years. Also, during the 2015 season, Brick Yardley won twice.
===2016 season===
In the 2016 season the Piston Cup logo received an update. At the Dinoco Light 350 in the Motor Speedway of the South, Lightning won the race. In the next race at Rocker Arms International, McQueen and Cal both went for first place at last lap with Cal being the winner. The Georgia Motor Speedway race was won by McQueen.
At the Dinoco 400 at Copper Canyon Speedway, McQueen was in the lead with Bobby second and Cal third, but suddenly all three were beaten by the rookie Jackson Storm, who was the one of several next-generation cars, they've had faster engines and aerodynamic bodies. Storm also won the next races at the Motor Speedway of the South, Grandol Oil Co. Raceway, BnL Raceway, and Rustbelt Raceway. After the last one, Cal Weathers retired from the sport by the tip of his uncle, many other veteran racers have left the sport too, the companies were firing them in favor of the new generation.
At the race at Los Angeles International Speedway, the grid consisted of mostly of high-tech rookies. After the race's start, McQueen started to overtake others and even catch Storm on last laps. When they both came into pit, McQueen's pit stop was faster than Storm's, and Lightning took the lead. Jackson quickly caught up with Lightning and took the lead after insulting McQueen for being too old. Following the Storm's words, McQueen start slowing down and was overtaken by Danny Swervez and Chase Racelott, losing two positions.
 McQueen then tried to catch Storm and the others, but his right-rear tire blew out, his overworked engine failed, lost control, hit the wall, and was sent into a roll, getting serious injuries. The race was delayed, and Lightning was hospitalized, while Storm proceeded to win the race and become the 2016 Piston Cup champion.
===2017 season===
Four months later, McQueen was practicing and getting into shape to beat Storm at the Florida 500 on the Florida International Super Speedway alongside his personal trainer Cruz Ramirez, former Doc's crew chief Smokey and several Piston Cup veterans. Lightning missed all qualification sessions, and because of this, he would start dead last. At the race Smokey replaced Mater as the team's crew chief. After the race's start, McQueen quickly began overtaking others and made steady progress through the ranks.
In the middle of the race, the new owner of Rust-eze, Sterling, said to Cruz that she should train racers instead of watching the race. Lightning heard that on the team radio and remembered that Cruz dreamed to be a racer. McQueen forgot about the race and did not notice a big accident in front of him. After that he got out of it and continued the race.
When all racers were called back to the pits, McQueen rejected the pit stop and said that Cruz Ramirez should come back. He asked Guido to change her tires, Fillmore to refuel and Ramone to repaint her. After that, he had a surprised Cruz take his place. Smokey decided that Lightning should become her crew chief and gave him the headset. Using tactics she learned while practicing with Lightning, Ramirez was able to overcome other racers and even caught up with Jackson Storm. He attempted to distract her from winning, same as with Lightning and when she also began to slow down same as him, Lightning cheered her up, so she caught Storm again. Being angry, he pushed her against the wall when she tried to pass him, but Cruz performed a flip over Storm, as Doc Hudson had done in the 1950s, and won the race.
Officially, Cruz won the race with McQueen, because they both used number 95. After the race, Tex Dinoco asked her to join his team, that was sill seeking the new driver after Cal's retirement and bought Rust-eze. McQueen decided to pull out from racing to mentor her, getting a new paint job, designed in honor of Hudson Hornet, while Ramirez, also the next generation racer from now, chose number 51, also paying him tribute. With McQueen as the mentor, Cruz continued to win races for the rest of the season.
===NASCAR (Die-Cast Line)===
For the NASCAR Die-Cast Line, Fiber Fuel, Retread, Sidewall Shine, Shifty Drug and HTB all returned to the Piston Cup. GoGo Logano, Aric Almirolling, Carstin "Ace" Dillon, William Byrev and Rowdy Revvin' Busch being rookies for those teams respectively. Chase Racelott, Danny Swervez, Ryan "Inside" Laney and Bubba Wheelhouse were also all given new numbers.
==Races==
The Piston Cup races are big events sponsored by lots of trademarks and covered by the Racing Sports Network (RSN), which creates live televised broadcasts, in addition to providing other media coverage. Modern races take place at huge racing stadiums, which traditionally have oval-shaped tracks, although the shape may slightly vary from track to track, such as at the Los Angeles International Speedway.
A Piston Cup championship consists of various races where the competitors earn points in relation to their placement in the final rankings of the event. At the end of the season, the car with the most points wins the championship and receives a Piston Cup trophy.
Races can vary from seven to 500 laps. Each competitor has a team of pitties, a crew chief and a hauler, which are sponsored, and may help the racer by giving advice via headsets, and by providing fuel and tire changes during pit stops.
==Speedways==
===Speedways in movies===
Image	Logo	Name 	Description 	Location
 	 	Alabama Speedway 	A standard race track.	Alabama
 	 	BnL Raceway 	A standard race track.	Unknown
 	 	Copper Canyon Speedway 	A standard race track.	Arizona
 	 	DataShift Raceway 	A standard race track.	Unknown
 	 	Fireball Beach Course 	A dirt track. 	Fireball Beach
 	 	Florida International Super Speedway	A standard race track.	Florida
 	 	Georgia Super Speedway 	A standard track. 	Georgia
 	 	Glen Ellen 	A standard race track.	Unknown
 	 	Grandol Oil Co. Raceway 	A standard race track 	Unknown
 	 	Heartland Motor Speedway 	A standard race track.	Unknown
 	 	Los Angeles International Speedway 	A standard race track 	Los Angeles
 	 	Motor Speedway of the South 	A standard race track 	Motor City
 	 	Rocker Arms International 	A standard race track 	Unknown
 	 	Rustbelt Raceway 	A standard race track 	Unknown
 	 	Thomasville Speedway 	A dirt track 	Thomasville
 	 	Virginia Speedway 	A standard race track 	Virginia
===Repurposed speedways===
Image	Logo	Name	Description	Location	First appearance	Notes
		Radiator Springs Speedway	A standard race track	Radiator Springs	Cars 2005 Teaser Trailer	
===Speedways in other media===
Image	Logo	Name 	Description 	Location 	First appearance 	Notes
 	 	Backfire Canyon Speedway 	A standard race track 	 	The World of Cars Online	
 	 	Beachside Speedway 	A standard race track 	Beachside 	The Rookie 	events: Beachside 500
 	 	Big Heartland Speedway 	A standard race track 	 	The World of Cars Online	
 	 	Palm Mile Speedway 	A standard race track 	Palm Mile 	Cars: The Videogame 	
 	 	Petroleum City Super Speedway 	A standard race track 	Petroleum City	The World of Cars Online	
200px	 	Smasherville Speedway 	A standard race track 	Smasherville 	Cars: The Videogame 	
 	 	Sun Valley International Raceway	A standard race track 	Sun Valley 	Cars: The Videogame 	
 	 	Treadwell Motor Speedway 	An standard race track	Treadwell 	Mater Private Eye 	
 	 	Tailgator Speedway 	A standard race track 	 	The World of Cars Online	
 	 	Bowling Lake 	A standard race track 	 	The Rookie 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
== List of racers ==
===Former===
Number 	Image	Name 	Primary Sponsor 	Piston Cup career 	Championships 	Note 		
? 	 	Slide Powers 	? 	Late 40s -? 	 	 		
? 	 	Buck Schooner 	? 	Before 2005-? 	 	 		
? 	 	Kurt Shiftright 	? 	1950s-? 	 	 		
? 	 	Kraig Shiftright 	? 	1970s-? 	Late 70s 	 		
? 	 	Klint Shiftright 	? 	1980s-? 	Early 90s 	 		
? 	 	Darrel Draggered 	? 	? 	 	 		
? 	 	Unknown 	1950s-? 	? 	 	 		
00 	 	Jimmy Cables 	Intersection 	?-2016 	 	 		
 	 	3 	 	Unknown (non-existent) 	 	 		This number is only used for the pylon, to amount the number of racers supposedly competing; in reality, this car doesn't exist
3 	 	Caleb Worley 	All Good Auto Parts 	1950s-? 	 	 		
3 (Numbers used in real life during lifetime, until he died of serious injuries in a serious car accident in 2001.)	 	Dale Earnhardt 	Dale Earnhardt Inc. 	1970s-2001 	Between the 1970s-2000 	Deceased, mention in Cars comics but not seen 		
4 	 	Rusty Cornfuel 	Tow Cap 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
4 	 	Jack DePost 	Tow Cap 	?-2016 	 	 		
5 	 	Lane Locke 	SynerG 	?-2016 	 	 		
6 	 	Unknown 	? 	1950s-? 	 	This number was mentioned by an announcer only and not seen in Cars 3. 		
6 	 	Markus Krankzler 	Transberry Juice 	?-2016 	 	 		
7 	 	Joe Don Jackson 	Po'Tater's Garage & Gas 	1950s-? 	 	 		
8 	 	Levi Mitchan 	Kirby Farm Implement & Supply Co.	1950s-? 	 	 		
8 	 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Dale Earnhardt Inc. 	2000-? 	 	 		
9 	 	"Slim" Hood 	Sludge Cola 	1950s-? 	 	 		
9 	 	Unknown (non-existent) 	 	 	 	This number is only used for the pylon, to amount the number of cars supposedly competing; in reality, this car doesn't exist 		
11 	 	Junior Moon 	 	1950s-? 	 	 		
11 	 	Mario Andretti 	 	1967-? 	 	 		
11 	 	Chip Gearings 	Combustr 	?-2016 	 	 		
12 	 	Les Go Attaway 	Fireball Beach Fire Department 	1950s-? 	 	 		
15 	 	Carl Clutchen 	Easy Idle 	?-2016 	 	 		
17 	 	Jet Robinson 	Southern Gold Gasoline 	1950s-? 	 	 		
17 	 	Darrell Cartrip 	DWstore.com 	1977-2000 	 	 		
19 	 	Bobby Swift 	Octane Gain 	?-2016 	 	 		
21 	 	Speedy Comet 	Blinkr 	?-2016 	 	 		
24 	 	Brick Yardley 	Vitoline 	2007-2016 	 	 		
26 	 	Jimmy Lugwrench 	Arrow Trucking & Shipping 	1950s-? 	 	 		
28 	 	Aiken Axler 	Nitroade 	2003-? 	 	 		
28 (26 in diecast) 	 	Eli Turnpike 	Fits Right Brake Pads 	1950s-? 	 	In the movie he has the number 28 but, his diecast says 26. 		
28 	 	Phil Tankson 	Nitroade 	?-2016 	 	 		
29 	 	Buford Camshaft 	Smokehouse Packaging Goods 	1950s-? 	 	 		
31 	 	Rusty Manifold 	Gasprin 	1950s-? 	 	 		
31 	 	Terry Kargas 	Triple Dent 	?-2016 	 	 		
33 	 	Chuck Armstrong 	Mood Springs 	Before 2005-? 	 	 		
33 	 	Dud Throttleman 	Mood Springs 	?-2016 	 	 		
34 	 	River Scott 	 	1950s-? 	 	 		
34 	 	Dirkson D'Agostino 	Trunk Fresh 	Before the 2000s-2016 	 	 		
35 	 	Kevin Racingtire 	Shifty Drug 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
36 	 	Eugene Carbureski 	Tank Coat 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
36 	 	Reb Meeker 	Tank Coat 	?-2017 	 	 		
39 	 	Ryan Shields 	View Zeen 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
39 	 	Buck Bearingly 	View Zeen 	?-2017 	 	 		
4A 	 	Floyd Morgan 	Jen's Diner 	1950s-? 	 	 		
41 	 	Clovis Rider 	Juanita's Car-B-Q 	1950s-? 	 	 		
42 	 	Ducky Fauntleroy 	Blowie Belsoms Safety Horns 	1950s-? 	 	 		
42 	 	Cal Weathers 	Dinoco 	2006-2016 	 	 		
43 	 	The King 	Dinoco 	1970-2005 	Between the 1970s-2004 	 		
48 	 	T.G. Castlenut 	Re-Volting 	?-2016 	 	 		
51 	 	Hudson Hornet 	 	1951-1954 	1951, 1952, 1953 	 		
51 	 	Ruby Oaks 	Easy Idle 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
52 	 	Claude Scruggs 	Leak Less 	1980s-? 	 	 		
52 	 	Brian Spark 	Leak Less 	?-2017 	 	 		
54 	 	Johnny Blamer 	Faux Wheel Drive 	1995-? 	 	 		
54 	 	Tommy Highbanks 	Faux Wheel Drive 	?-2016 	 	 		
56 	 	Brush Curber 	Fiber Fuel 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
58 	 	Racer 58 	All Right Automotive Parts 	1950s-? 	 	 		
58 	 	Billy Oilchanger 	Octane Gain 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
61 	 	James Cleanair 	Vitoline 	1985-2006 	 	 		
63 	 	Lee Revkins 	Transberry Juice 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
64 	 	Dewey Conerod 	Conerod Auto & Car Club 	1950s-? 	 	 		
64 	 	Winford Bradford Rutherford	RPM 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
64 	 	Bruce Miller 	RPM 	?-2016 	 	 		
67 	 	Bobby Roadtesta 	Carbon Cyber 	?-2016 	 	 		
68 	 	Manny Flywheel 	N2O Cola 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
68 	 	Parker Brakeston 	N20 Cola 	?-2016 	 	 		
70 	 	Duke Coulters 	Duke Coulters' Hoodache Powder 	1950s-? 	 	 		
70 	 	Floyd Mulvihill 	Gasprin 	2005-2016 	 	 		
73 	 	Misti Motorkrass 	Rev-N-Go 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
73 	 	Rev-N-Go Racer 	Rev-N-Go 	?-2017 	 	 		
74 	 	Slider Petrolski 	Sidewall Shine 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
76 	 	Crusty Rotor 	Vinyl Toupee 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
76 	 	Rev Roadages 	Vinyl Toupee 	?-2017 	 	 		
79 	 	Haul Inngas 	Retread 	1990-? 	1990s (Not specified when) 	 		
80 	 	Sage VanDerSpin 	Gask-its 	2004-? 	 	 		
80 	 	Rex Revler 	Gask-Its 	?-2016 	 	 		
82 	 	"Trick" Guzzler 	Lucky's Bar & Grill 	1950s-? 	 	 		
82 	 	Darren Leadfoot 	Shiny Wax 	Before the 2000s-2017 	 	 		
84 	 	Davey Apex 	Re-Volting 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
84 	 	Mac iCar 	Apple, Inc. 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
84 	 	Apple Racer 	Apple, Inc. 	?-2016 	 	 		
86 	 	Chick Hicks 	Hostile Takeover Bank 	1979-? 	2005 	 		
90 	 	Rusty Dipstick 	Frostal Air Filters 	1950s-? 	 	 		
90 	 	Ponchy Wipeout 	Bumper Save 	Before the 2000s-2017 	 	 		
91 	 	Randy Lawson 	Sputter Stop 	1950s-? 	 	 		
92 	 	Murray Clutchburn 	Sputter Stop 	1985-2017 	 	 		
93 	 	Ernie Gearson 	Spare Mint 	Before the 2000s-2016 	 	 		
94 	 	Louise Nash 	 	1950s-? 	 	 		
95 	 	Lightning McQueen 	Rust-eze 	2005–present (unconfirmed retirement stats)	2006, between 2007-2009, 2010, between 2011-2015	 		
101 	 	Greg Candyman 	Tach-O-Mint 	Before the 2000s-? 	 	 		
113 	 	Unknown (non-existent) 	? 	 	 	This number is only used for the pylon, to amount the number of racers supposedly competing; in reality, this car doesn't exist		
117 	 	Ralph Carlow 	Lil' Torquey Pistons 	Before the 2000s-17 	 	 		
121 	 	Kevin Shiftright 	Clutch Aid 	Early 2000s-? 	 	 		
121 	 	Dino Draftsky 	Clutch Aid 	?-2017 	 	 		
123 	 	Todd Marcus 	No Stall 	Early 2000s-2016 	 	 		
300 	 	Leroy Heming 	Re-Volting 	1950s-? 	 	 		
===Current===
Number 	Image	Name 	Primary Sponsor 	Piston Cup career	Championships
00 	 	Flip Dover 	Intersection 	2016–present 	
3 	 	Carstin "Ace" Dillon	Sidewall Shine 	2021–Present 	
4 	 	J.D. McPillar 	Tow Cap 	2016–present 	
5 	 	Eric Braker 	SynerG 	2016–present 	
6
(formerly), 23 	 	Bubba Wheelhouse 	Transberry Juice 	2016–present 	
10 	 	Aric Almirolling 	Retread 	2021–Present 	
11 	 	Chris Roamin' 	Combustr 	2016–present 	
15 	 	Harvey Rodcap 	Easy Idle 	2016–present 	
18 	 	Rowdy Revvin' Busch 	Hostile Takeover Bank 	2022–Present 	
19 (formerly),
99	 	Danny Swervez 	Octane Gain 	2016–present 	
20 	 	Jackson Storm 	IGNTR 	2016–present 	2016
21 (formerly), 12	 	Ryan "Inside" Laney 	Blinkr 	2016–present 	
22 	 	GoGo Logano 	Fiber Fuel 	2021–Present 	
24 (formerly), 9 	 	Chase Racelott 	Vitoline 	2016–present 	
24 	 	William Byrev 	Shifty Drug 	2021–Present 	
28 	 	Tim Treadless 	Nitroade 	2016–present 	
31 	 	Cam Spinner 	Triple Dent 	2016–present 	
33 	 	Ed Truncan 	Mood Springs 	2016–present 	
34 	 	Steve "Slick" LaPage	Trunk Fresh 	2016–present 	
36 	 	Rich Mixon 	Tank Coat 	2017–present 	
39 	 	Michael Rotor 	View Zeen 	2017–present 	
48 	 	Aaron Clocker 	Re-Volting 	2016–present 	
51(formerly 95) 	 	Cruz Ramirez 	Rust-eze (former)Dinoco	2017–present 	2017
52 	 	George New-Win 	Leak Less 	2017–present 	
54 	 	Herb Curbler 	Faux Wheel Drive 	2016–present 	
64 	 	Barry DePedal 	RPM 	2016–present 	
67 	 	Jim Reverick 	Carbon Cyber 	2016–present 	
68 	 	H.J. Hollis 	N2O Cola 	2016–present 	
70 	 	Richie Gunzit 	Gasprin 	2016–present 	
73 	 	M Fast Fong 	Rev-N-Go 	2017–present 	
76 	 	Will Rusch 	Vinyl Toupee 	2017–present 	
80 	 	Dan Carcia 	Gask-its 	2016–present 	
82 	 	Conrad Camber 	Shiny Wax 	2017–present 	
84 	 	J.P. Drive 	Apple, Inc. 	2016–present 	
90 	 	Paul Conrev 	Bumper Save 	2017–present 	
92 	 	Sheldon Shifter 	Sputter Stop 	2017–present 	
93 	 	Nick Shift 	Spare Mint 	2016–present 	
117 	 	Spikey Fillups 	Lil' Torquey Pistons 	2017–present 	
121 	 	Noah Gocek 	Clutch Aid 	2017–present 	
123 	 	Jonas Carvers 	No Stall 	2016–present 	
==List of champions==
 
*Lightning McQueen: 7 times (2006 according to Cars: The Videogame, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 according to Cars Land)
*Strip Weathers "The King": 7 times (between 1970s-2004)
*Doc Hudson: 3 times (1951-1953)
*Klint Shiftright: 3 times (1990s)
*Darrell Cartrip: 2 times (between 1977 and 2000)
*Kraig Shiftright: 2 times (1970s)
*Chick Hicks: 1 time (2005)
*Cruz Ramirez: 1 time (2017)
*Haul Inngas 1 time (1990s or 2000s)   
*Jackson Storm: 1 time (2016)
*Mario Andretti: 1 time (between 1967 and 2005)
*Sammy the Studebaker: 1 time (1954)
==Non-canon histories==
*In the Rally Race comics it shows that the Hudson Hornet's crash was caused by his rival, Sammy the Studebaker, who sideswiped him out, and Doc hit racer 57, somersaulted and landed on his wheels, while Sammy won that race and became a champion.
*In the comic The Rookie, it was mentioned that Lightning McQueen's first race was on Beachside Speedway and he replaces Racer 01 or Racer 67 after his crash.
 
*In the book Race Around the World, it was shown that the 2010 season's second place winner was Claude Scruggs and third place was Misti Motorkrass.
*In the DS version of Cars 2: The Video Game McQueen was competing in "Hudson Hornet Memorial Cup" alongside three unnamed racers, looking similar to him. Lightning won the championship.
*According to some comics Lightning McQueen was originally sponsored by Smell Swell and started racing in 2004, while in some other comics they say that McQueen's first race in the 2005 season was in the Bowling Lake.
==Trivia==
* The Piston Cup is based on the real-world NASCAR Cup series, known as the Winston Cup series from 1971 to 2003. In 2004, however, NASCAR severed relations with Winston and the award became the Nextel Cup, quickly changing to the Sprint Cup after Sprint bought out Nextel. Incidentally, the Hudson Hornet competed in the Grand National era of 1950 to 1970. Title sponsorship with Sprint ended after 2016, merging with Monster Energy to create a new title, the "Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series", starting in 2017. Before 1950, in 1949 there was "Strictly stock".
*In real-life, contemporary NASCAR vehicles would not be able to compete against vehicles of the Grand National era. This is because modern NASCAR vehicles are spec, racing-built sedans with sophisticated racing technology whereas Grand National era cars are modified production cars. Today's NASCAR sedans would greatly outperform the stock cars of the Grand National era. Also, NASCAR safety technology has dramatically evolved since the Grand National era and thus drivers of such vehicles would be at a greater safety risk than those driving today's NASCAR sedans.
==Logos==
File:2005 main.png|2006 logo.
File:2005 contigs.png|2006 logo used on contingency sponsors.
File:2005 yellow.png|2006 logo with a yellow outline.
File:Piston CUp Racing Series.png|Stacked logo.
File:Piston cup cars ver 1 by pointingmonkey-dba9o7h.png|2016 logo.
File:1970 Logo.png|1970s logo.
File:ICON (Piston Cup Racing Series).png|Golden logo.
File:Pistoncuptracklogo.png
==Names in other languages==
*Danish: Stempel Cup’en
*Estonian: Kolvi karikas
*French: Coupe Piston
*Hungarian: Szelep kupa
*Latvian: Virzuļa kauss
*Lithuanian: Didžioji Taurė
*Norwegian: Stempelkopp
*Polish: Złoty Tłok
*Portuguese: Copa Pistão
*Russian: Кубок Поршня Гоночный Чемпионат (transcription: Kubok Porshnya Gonochnyy Chempionat)
*Spanish: Copa Pistón
*Swedish: Pistong-Cupen
*Turkish: Piston Kupası
==See also== 
*List of racers
*List of Next-Gen racers
==References==
 
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