2001 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### 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

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Ralph Carlow

The **2001 Piston Cup Season** was the 58th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. It's considered one of the most tragic Piston Cup Seasons due to the death of Dale Earnhardt during the Florida 500. Strip Weathers won his seventh and final championship.

## Racers

* **Bold - Rookie**

1. GM Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt **(1)**
2. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
3. Dale Earnhardt Inc. 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
5. BnL 23 - Dan Sheldon
6. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
7. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
8. Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino
9. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire
10. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
11. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
12. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
13. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
14. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
15. FWD 54 - Johnny Blamer
16. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
17. Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger
18. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
19. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
20. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
21. Rust-eze 67 - Bertie Fast
22. Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner
23. N20 Cola 68 - Ken Schroeder
24. Gasprin 70 - Jarrett Towerwheel
25. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
26. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
27. Frostar Air Filters 75 - Darrel Draggered
28. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
29. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
30. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
31. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
32. Apple 84 - Mac iCar
33. Re-Volting 84 - Davey Apex
34. HTB 86 - Chick Hicks
35. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
36. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn **(1-24, 28-36)** Tosh Crash **(25)** Jacob Fairway **(26-27)**
37. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
38. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
39. **Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow**
40. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
41. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Race Winners

1. Florida 500 - Dan Sheldon
2. Virginia 400 - Strip Weathers (1)
3. Hollywood 400 - Chick Hicks (1)
4. Vinyl Toupee 350 - Strip Weathers (2)
5. Glen Ellen 350 - Mac iCar (1)
6. Pocono 400 - Haul Inngas (1)
7. Rustbelt 400 - Chick Hicks (2)
8. Spare Mint 400 - Ponchy Wipeout
9. Transberry Juice 400 - Rusty Cornfuel (1)
10. Alabama 500 - Strip Weathers (3)
11. RPM 400 - Haul Inngas (2)
12. Mood Springs 400 - Brush Curber
13. Heartland 400 - Strip Weathers (4)
14. Texas 400 - Rusty Cornfuel (2)
15. Dinoco Light 350 - Ralph Carlow
16. Los Angeles 500 - Mac iCar (2)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Chick Hicks (3)
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 - Mac iCar (3)
19. Brickyard 400 - Strip Weathers (5)
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 - Greg Candyman (1)
21. Gasprin 350 - Ryan Shields
22. Copper Canyon 400 - Chick Hicks (4)
23. Florida 400 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - James Cleanair
25. BnL 500 - Eugene Carbureski (1)
26. LTP 400 - Strip Weathers (6)
27. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 - Crusty Rotor
28. DataShift 400 - Lee Revkins
29. Vitoline 400 - Strip Weathers (7)
30. Bumper Save Gears and Glory 450 - Eugene Carbureski (2)
31. Beachside 500 - Murray Clutchburn (1)
32. Simpletown 400 - Greg Candyman (2)
33. Leak Less 400 - Strip Weathers (8)
34. Octane Gain 400 - Murray Clutchburn (2)
35. N20 Cola 400 - Billy Oilchanger
36. Dinoco 400 - Strip Weathers (9)

## Win chart

1. Strip Weathers - 9 wins
2. Chick Hicks - 4 wins
3. Mac iCar - 3 wins
4. Haul Inngas - 2 wins
5. Rusty Cornfuel - 2 wins
6. Eugene Carbureski - 2 wins
7. Greg Candyman - 2 wins
8. Murray Clutchburn - 2 wins
9. Dan Sheldon - 1 win
10. Ponchy Wipeout - 1 win
11. Ralph Carlow - 1 win
12. Ryan Shields - 1 win
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 1 win
14. James Cleanair - 1 win
15. Crusty Rotor - 1 win
16. Lee Revkins - 1 win
17. Billy Oilchanger - 1 win

## Gallery

Dale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelDale Earnhardt Jr.Bill RacelottDan SheldonAndrew AxlerChuck ArmstrongDirkson D'AgostinoKevin RacingtireEugene CarbureskiRyan ShieldsStrip WeathersRuby OaksClaude ScruggsJohnny BlamerBrush CurberBilly OilchangerJames CleanairLee RevkinsWinford Bradford RutherfordBertie FastBuck SchoonerKen SchroederJarrett TowerwheelSlider PetrolskiMisti MotorkrassCrusty RotorDarrell DraggeredHaul InngasBilly FordDarren LeadfootDavey ApexMac iCarChick HicksPonchy WipeoutMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonGreg CandymanRalph CarlowKlint ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Aside from Dale Earnhardt and GM Goodwrench, this was also the last year for Larry Smith.
* Dan Sheldon breaks his record of 612 starts and 0 wins by winning the Florida 500.

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