2008 Piston Cup Season

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## 2008 Piston Cup Season

Winford Bradford Rutherford, the 2008 Piston Cup Champion

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Bobby Swift

The **2008 Piston Cup** was the 65th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. In between seasons, veteran Ernie Gearson became the 1st racer to rebuild into a Capitol Motors Mark ll.

## Racers

* **Bold - Rookie**
* (RBLT) - rebuilt

2. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
3. Dale Earnhardt Inc. 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. **Octane Gain 19 - Bobby Swift**
5. **Blinkr 21 - Speedy Comet**
6. Vitoline 24 - Brick Yardley
7. Nitroade 28 - Aiken Axler
8. **Mood Springs 33 - Dud Throttleman**
9. Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino
10. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire
11. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
12. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
13. Dinoco 42 - Cal Weathers
14. Re-Volting 48 - T.G. Castlenut
15. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
16. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
17. FWD 54 - Tommy Highbanks
18. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
19. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
20. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
21. N20 Cola 68 - Manny Flywheel
22. Gasprin 70 - Floyd Mulvihill
23. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
24. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
25. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
26. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
27. Gask-Its 80 - Sage VanDerSpin
28. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
29. Apple 84 - Mac iCar
30. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
31. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
32. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson (RBLT)
33. Rust-eze 95 - Lightning McQueen
34. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
35. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow
36. Clutch Aid 121 - Kevin Shiftright
37. No Stall 123 - Todd Marcus

## Race Winners

1. Florida 500 - Brick Yardley (1)
2. Virginia 400 - Lightning McQueen (1)
3. Hollywood 400 - Manny Flywheel (1)
4. Vinyl Toupee 350 - Brick Yardley (2)
5. Glen Ellen 350 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (1)
6. Re-Volting 400 - Lightning McQueen (2)
7. Tow Cap 400 - Brush Curber
8. Spare Mint 400 - Mac iCar (1)
9. Transberry Juice 400 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (2)
10. Alabama 500 - Ernie Gearson
11. RPM 400 - Cal Weathers (1)
12. Mood Springs 400 - Bobby Swift (1)
13. Pocono 400 - T.G. Castlenut
14. Texas 400 - Lightning McQueen (3)
15. Dinoco Light 350 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (3)
16. Los Angeles 500 - Ralph Carlow
17. Palm Mile 300 - Ruby Oaks
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 - Dud Throttleman
19. Brickyard 400 - Lightning McQueen (4)
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (4)
21. Gasprin 350 - Mac iCar (2)
22. Copper Canyon 400 - Cal Weathers (2)
23. Nitroade 400 - Bobby Swift (2)
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Claude Scruggs (1)
25. BnL 500 - Claude Scruggs (2)
26. Frostar Air Filters 400 - Todd Marcus
27. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 - Lightning McQueen (5)
28. DataShift 400 - Cal Weathers (3)
29. Vitoline 400 - Speedy Comet
30. Bumper Save Gears and Glory 450 - Darren Leadfoot
31. Beachside 500 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
32. Simpletown 400 - Greg Candyman
33. Sputter Stop 350 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (5)
34. Octane Gain 400 - Manny Flywheel (2)
35. Leak Less 400 - Lightning McQueen (6)
36. Dinoco 400 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (6)

## Win Chart

1. Lightning McQueen - 6 wins
2. Winford Bradford Rutherford - 6 wins
3. Cal Weathers - 3 wins
4. Brick Yardley - 2 wins
5. Mac iCar - 2 wins
6. Bobby Swift - 2 wins
7. Claude Scruggs - 2 wins
8. Manny Flywheel - 2 wins
9. Brush Curber - 1 win
10. Ernie Gearson - 1 win
11. T.G. Castlenut - 1 win
12. Ralph Carlow - 1 win
13. Ruby Oaks - 1 win
14. Dud Throttleman - 1 win
15. Todd Marcus - 1 win
16. Speedy Comet - 1 win
17. Darren Leadfoot - 1 win
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 1 win
19. Greg Candyman - 1 win

## Gallery

Rusty CornfuelDale Earnhardt Jr.Bobby SwiftSpeedy CometBrick YardleyAiken AxlerDud ThrottlemanDirkson D'AgostinoKevin RacingtireEugene CarbureskiRyan ShieldsCal WeathersT.G. CastlenutRuby OaksClaude ScruggsTommy HighbanksBrush CurberLee RevkinsWinford Bradford RutherfordManny FlywheelFloyd MulvihillMisti MotorkrassSlider PetrolskiCrusty RotorHaul InngasSage VanDerSpinDarren LeadfootMac iCarPonchy WipeoutMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonLightning McQueenGreg CandymanRalph CarlowKevin ShiftrightTodd Marcus
## Trivia

* Final season for Eugene Carbureski and Crusty Rotor.

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