1990 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Number of races

36
2 exhibition races

### Points

175-170-165-160-155-150-146-142-138-134-130-127-124-121-118-115-112-109-106-103-100-97-94-91-88-85-82-79-76-73-70-67-64-61-58-55-52-49-46-43-40-37-34

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Haul Inngas

The **1990 Piston Cup Season** was the 47th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

* **Bold - Rookie**
* *Italics - Part-timer*

1. Cyber Car 04 - Jack Spinner **(1-10)**
2. GM Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. **Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel**
4. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
5. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
6. Sludgee 17 - Darrell Cartrip
7. BnL 23 - Dan Sheldon
8. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
9. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
10. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
11. **Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire**
12. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
13. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
14. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
15. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
16. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
17. *FWD 54 - Johnny Blamer*
18. *Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber*
19. *Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger*
20. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
21. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
22. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
23. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
24. Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner
25. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
26. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
27. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
28. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
29. Frostar Air Filters 75 - John Lowtire
30. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
31. **Retread 79 - Haul Inngas**
32. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
33. Shiny Wax 82 - Mark Landis
34. Re-Volting 84 - Don Alternators
35. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
36. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
37. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
38. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
39. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
40. Retread Free 99 - Greg Locke
41. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
42. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ken Schroeder
43. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
44. Clutch Aid 122 - Kraig Shiftright
45. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Race Winners

1. Florida 500 - Klint Shiftright (1)
2. Virginia 400 - Chick Hicks (1)
3. Hollywood 400 - Dale Earnhardt (1)
4. Vinyl Toupee 350 - Strip Weathers (1)
5. Glen Ellen 350 - James Cleanair (1)
6. Olympus 400 - Crusty Rotor
7. BnL 600 - Chick Hicks (2)
8. Spare Mint 400 - Brad Gonzalez
9. Transberry Juice 400 - Murray Clutchburn (1)
10. Alabama 500 - Klint Shiftright (2)
11. RPM 400 - Mike Yankee
12. LTP 400 - Murray Clutchburn (2)
13. Heartland 400 - Don Chapcar
14. Memphis 400 - Klint Shiftright (3)
15. JLP 350 - John Lowtire
16. Los Angeles 500 - Greg Candyman
17. Palm Mile 300 - Murray Clutchburn (3)
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 - Greg Locke
19. Mood Springs 400 - Klint Shiftright (4)
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 - Haul Inngas (1)
21. Gasprin 350 - Dale Earnhardt (2)
22. Copper Canyon 400 - James Cleanair (2)
23. Easy Idle 400 - Chick Hicks (3)
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Dale Earnhardt (3)
25. BnL 500 - Claude Scruggs
26. Tuxedo Plumbing 400 - Larry Smith
27. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 - Haul Inngas (2)
28. Daniel 500 - Misti Motorkrass
29. Vitoline 400 - Rusty Cornfuel
30. Gears & Glory 450 - Murray Clutchburn (4)
31. Beachside 500 - Murray Clutchburn (5)
32. Simpletown 400 - Klint Shiftright (5)
33. Leak Less 400 - Strip Weathers (2)
34. Octane Gain 400 - Strip Weathers (3)
35. Dinoco 400 - Darrell Cartrip
36. Smasherville 400 - Eugene Carbureski

## Championship Standings

1. Klint Shiftright
2. Murray Clutchburn

## Wins Chart:

1. Murray Clutchburn - 5 wins
2. Klint Shiftright - 5 wins
3. Chick Hicks - 3 wins
4. Dale Earnhardt - 3 wins
5. Strip Weathers - 3 wins
6. James Cleanair - 2 wins
7. Haul Inngas - 2 wins
8. Crusty Rotor - 1 win
9. Brad Gonzalez - 1 win
10. Mike Yankee - 1 win
11. Don Chapcar - 1 win
12. John Lowtire - 1 win
13. Greg Candyman - 1 win
14. Greg Locke - 1 win
15. Claude Scruggs - 1 win
16. Larry Smith - 1 win
17. Misti Motorkrass - 1 win
18. Rusty Cornfuel - 1 win
19. Darrell Cartrip - 1 win
20. Eugene Carbureski - 1 win

## Gallery

Jack SpinnerDale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelBill RacelottBill ShieldsDarrell CartripDan SheldonAndrew AxlerChuck ArmstrongAlloy WilsonKevin RacingtireEugene CarbureskiStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRuby OaksClaude ScruggsJohnny BlamerBrush CurberBilly OilchangerJames CleanairBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastBuck SchoonerRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersJohn LowtireCrusty RotorHaul InngasBilly FordMark LandisDon AlternatorsChick HicksJames RobsonMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg LockeGreg CandymanKen SchroederKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Final season for Jack Spinner (who had a career ending crash), Bill Shields and Jonathan Melter. This was also the final season for sponsors such as Cyber Car and Sludgee.

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