1954 Piston Cup Season

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## 1954 Piston Cup Season

Lee Weathers, the 1954 Piston Cup champion

## Season Information

### Points

162-159-156-153-150-147-144-141-138-135-132-129-126-123-120-117-114-111-108-105-102-99-96-93-90-87-84-81-78-75-72-69-66-63-60-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3

## Awards

### Most Popular Driver

TBA

The **1954 Piston Cup season** was the 6th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. It was the first year the Piston Cup rookie of the year award was introduced.

## Racers

* **(R)** - Rookie

1. 0 - Lee Michaels
2. Pepsi 01 - Jay Roper
3. Albertsons and AXELE 03 - Buff Posey
4. 06 - Harold Turner
5. Sweet Drink 2 - Ricardo Albany
6. All Good Auto Parts, King Bowling Alley, Re-Volting and Dinoco 3 - Caleb Worley
7. Tow Cap 4 - Bob Carbureski
8. Jen's Diner, Thorsen Trucking Co., Motor Oil and Southern Gold Gasoline 4A - Floyd Morgan
9. Po'Tater's Garage & Gas and Southern Special 7 - Joe Don Jackson
10. Kirby Farm Implement & Supply Co. and Junior's Body Repair 8 - Levi Mitchan
11. Sludge Cola, The Plaza Supermarket, Southern Gold Gasoline, Motor Oil and Re-Volting 9 - Slim Hood
12. Sunoco 10 - Ray Steeringson
13. 11 - Junior Moon
14. Bench Engineering, AC41 and Krelman Private Select Honey 12 - Roy Bench
15. 14 - Tilpey Redline
16. Japanese Noodles 16 - Ya Chun Fei
17. Southern Gold Gasoline 17 - Jet Robinson
18. 23 - Sammy Studebaker
19. 25 - Eddy Duke
20. Ultra VIP 26 - George Thomason
21. Arrow Trucking & Shipping and Grandol Oil Co. 26 - Jimmy Lugwrench
22. Ernest Savings and Savoy 27 - Robert Allman
23. Fit's Right, Faster's Garage, Grandol Oil Co. and Dinoco 28 - Eli Turnpike
24. Southern Gold Gasoline and Smokehouse Package Goods 29 - Buford Camshaft
25. Candy Co., Mikes Racing Center and Shot 30 - Percy Barbel
26. Gasprin 31 - Rusty Manifold
27. 34 - River Scott
28. Tank Coat 36 - David Locke
29. Juanita's Car-B-Q and Larry's Auto Parts 41 - Clovis Rider
30. Blowie Belsoms Safety Horns, Catmull Oil, Dinoco and Southern Gold Gasoline 42 - Ducky Fauntleroy
31. Dinoco 42 - Lee Weathers
32. 2DA and Sophie Savage's Soaps 47 - Ronald Williams **(R)**
33. Turbo Energy 50 - Henry Wayne
34. 51 - Hudson Hornet
35. Leak Less 52 - Robert Johnson
36. Corrosion Seal 57 - James Buzz
37. Octane Gain 58 - Johnathan Igor **(R)**
38. Vitoline 61 - Joseph Dieselton
39. RPM 62 - Jack Ford
40. Conerod Auto & Car Club, Bricky's Drive-In and Deal's Tire & Automotive 64 - Dewey Conerod
41. N20 Cola 68 - Dave Topspin
42. Duke Coulters' Hoodache Powder 70 - Duke Coulters
43. Gasprin 70 - George Davidson
44. Rev-N-Go 73 - Kelly Pistoncar
45. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slide Powers
46. Lucky's Bar & Grill, The Radicals Car Club, Clint's Bait & Tackle and Motor Oil 82 - Trick Guzzler
47. Shiny Wax 82 - Marco Roadriguez
48. 2DA 89 - Donald Williams **(R)**
49. Frostar Air Filters and Grandol Oil Co. 90 - Rusty Dipstick
50. Sputter Stop and Genuine Never Tire 91 - Randy Lawson
51. Spare Mint 93 - Maxwell Turner
52. 94 - Louise Nash
53. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 121 - Kurt Shiftright
54. Re-Volting and Faraday Valley Dealers 300 - Leroy Heming **(R)**

## Race Winners

1. Beachside 500 - Louise Nash (1)
2. Dinoco 400 - Jack Ford (1)
3. Southern Gold 400 - River Scott
4. WTY 400 - Doc Hudson (1)
5. Jen's Diner 300 - Leroy Heming (1)
6. Smasherville 400 - Kurt Shiftright
7. Buy Yugurt 500 - Johnathan Igor
8. Raich Autos 350 - Leroy Heming (2)
9. Re-Volting 400 - Doc Hudson (2)
10. The Plaza Supermarket 350 - Doc Hudson (3)
11. Los Angeles 500 - Doc Hudson (4)
12. Japanese Noodles 250 - Jay Roper (1)
13. Thomasville 400 - Doc Hudson (5)
14. Rev-N-Go 350 - Doc Hudson (6)
15. Daniel 500 - Doc Hudson (7)
16. Speed News 400 - Louise Nash (2)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Jay Roper (2)
18. Tank Coat 400 - Lee Weathers (1)
19. Motor City 400 - Doc Hudson (8)
20. Coszen 400 - Junior Moon (1)
21. Greensville 350 - Doc Hudson (9)
22. Gears & Glory 450 - Lee Weathers (2)
23. Hollywood 400 - Doc Hudson (10)
24. Heartland 400 - Lee Weathers (3)
25. Spare Mint 400 - Doc Hudson (11)
26. Boston 350 - Doc Hudson (12)
27. Port Royal 500 - Jack Ford (2)
28. Pepsi 400 - Doc Hudson (13)
29. Simpletown 400 - Louise Nash (3)
30. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Doc Hudson (14)
31. 2DA 400 - Leroy Heming (3)
32. Thunder Hollow 500 - Doc Hudson (15)
33. Southern Special 500 - Jack Ford (3)
34. Savoy 400 - Doc Hudson (16)
35. Virginia 400 - Louise Nash (4)
36. Fireball Beach 350 - Junior Moon (2)

## Win Chart

1. Doc Hudson - 16 wins
2. Lee Weathers - 3 wins
3. Leroy Heming - 3 wins
4. Jack Ford - 3 wins
5. Louise Nash - 4 wins
6. Jay Roper - 2 wins
7. Junior Moon - 2 wins
8. River Scott - 1 win
9. Kurt Shiftright - 1 win
10. Johnathan Igor - 1 win

## Gallery

Lee MichaelsJay RoperBuff PoseyHarold TurnerRicardo AlbanyCaleb WorleyBob CarbureskiFloyd MorganJoe Don JacksonLevi MitchanSlim HoodRay SteeringsonJunior MoonRoy BenchTilpey RedlineYa Chun FeiJet RobinsonSammy StudebakerEddy DukeGeorge ThomasonJimmy LugwrenchRobert AllmanEli TurnpikeBuford CamshaftPercy BarbelRusty ManifoldRiver ScottDavid LockeClovis RiderDucky FauntleroyLee WeathersRonald WilliamsHenry WayneHudson HornetRobert JohnsonJames BuzzJohnathan IgorJoseph DieseltonJack FordDewey ConerodDave TopspinDuke CoultersGeorge DavidsonKelly PistoncarSlide PowersTrick GuzzlerMarco RoadriguezDonald WilliamsRusty DipstickRandy LawsonMaxwell TurnerLouise NashKurt ShiftrightLeroy Heming
## Trivia

* Final season for Lee Michaels, Harold Turner, Slim Hood, Ray Steeringson, Tilpey Redline, Sammy Studebaker, Eddy Duke, Jimmy Lugwrench, Robert Allman, Henry Wayne and the Hudson Hornet (who had a career ending crash during the final race of the season).

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