1988 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

Jack Spinner

The **1988 Piston Cup Season** was the 45th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. This race was known for the brutal death of Tom Landis during the Iowa Hybrid 450 and the career-ending crash of Alex Quint during the Daniel 500.

## Racers

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

1. **Cyber Car 04 - Jack Spinner**
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. Carman's Bar & Grill and Ulysses Mining Co. 31 - Alex Quint **(1-28)**
10. Mood Springs 33 - Taylor Bendy
11. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
12. Shifty Drug 35 - Harold Axel
13. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski **(1-27, 29-36)** Ross Gould **(28)**
14. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
15. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
16. **Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks**
17. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
18. Fiber Fuel 56 - Charles Johnson
19. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
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 (1-17, 19-36)** Bob Miles **(18)**
30. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
31. *Retread 79 - Haul Inngas*
32. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
33. Shiny Wax 82 - Mark Landis **(19-36)**
34. Shiny Wax 84 - Tom Landis **(1-18)**
35. Re-Volting 84 - Don Alternators
36. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
37. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
38. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
39. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
40. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
41. Retread Free 99 - Greg Locke
42. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman **(1-17, 19-36)** Hans Guenther **(18)**
43. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ken Schroeder
44. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
45. Clutch Aid 122 - Kraig Shiftright
46. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith **(1-17, 19-36)** TBA **(18)**

## Gallery

Jack SpinnerDale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelBill RacelottBill ShieldsDarrell CartripDan SheldonAndrew AxlerAlex QuintTaylor BendyAlloy WilsonHarold AxelEugene CarbureskiStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRuby OaksClaude ScruggsCharles JohnsonBernie SimpsonJames CleanairBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastBuck SchoonerRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersJohn LowtireCrusty RotorHaul InngasBilly FordMark LandisTom LandisDon AlternatorsChick HicksJames RobsonMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg LockeGreg CandymanKen SchroederKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Aside from Tom Landis and Alex Quint, this is also the final season for Taylor Bendy, Charles Johnson and Bernie Simpson.

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