1949 Piston Cup Season

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## 1949 Piston Cup Season

Slide Powers, the 1949 Piston Cup champion

## Season Information

### Points

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 **1949 Piston Cup season** was 1st season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

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 - Blue Byrev
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. Bench Engineering, AC41 and Krelman Private Select Honey 12 - Roy Bench
14. 14 - Tilpey Redline
15. Japanese Noodles 16 - Ya Chun Fei
16. Rev-N-Go 17 - John Bain
17. Southern Gold Gasoline 17 - Jet Robinson
18. 18 - Ed Myers
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 **(3-7, 12-13, 23-25, 34)**
27. Tank Coat 36 - David Locke
28. Juanita's Car-B-Q and Larry's Auto Parts 41 - Clovis Rider
29. Blowie Belsoms Safety Horns, Catmull Oil, Dinoco and Southern Gold Gasoline 42 - Ducky Fauntleroy
30. Dinoco 42 - Lee Weathers
31. Turbo Energy 50 - Henry Wayne
32. Leak Less 52 - Gas Fuelup
33. Vitoline 61 - Joseph Dieselton
34. RPM 62 - Jack Ford
35. Conerod Auto & Car Club, Bricky's Drive-In and Deal's Tire & Automotive 64 - Dewey Conerod
36. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slide Powers
37. Lucky's Bar & Grill, The Radicals Car Club, Clint's Bait & Tackle and Motor Oil 82 - Trick Guzzler
38. Sputter Stop and Genuine Never Tire 91 - Randy Lawson
39. Spare Mint 93 - Maxwell Turner
40. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 121 - Kurt Shiftright

## Race Winners

1. Beachside 500 - Jack Ford (1)
2. Dinoco 400 - Kurt Shiftright
3. Southern Gold 400 - Lee Weathers (1)
4. WTY 400 - Blue Byrev (1)
5. Jen's Diner 300 - Joseph Dieselton
6. Smasherville 400 - Slide Powers (1)
7. Buy Yogurt 500 - Jay Roper (1)
8. Raich Autos 350 - Clovis Rider
9. Re-Volting 400 - Slide Powers (2)
10. AXELE 450 - Randy Lawson
11. Los Angeles 500 - Eli Turnpike (1)
12. Japanese Noodles 250 - Slide Powers (3)
13. Thomasville 400 - Slide Powers (4)
14. Multi Pecas 350 - Lee Weathers (2)
15. Daniel 500 - Jack Ford (2)
16. Speed News 400 - Slide Powers (5)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Jack Ford (3)
18. Tank Coat 400 - Jet Robinson
19. Motor City 400 - Slide Powers (6)
20. Coszen 400 - Slim Hood (1)
21. Greensville 350 - Jay Roper (2)
22. Gears & Glory 450 - Slide Powers (7)
23. Hollywood 400 - Eli Turnpike (2)
24. Heartland 400 - Lee Weathers (3)
25. Spare Mint 400 - Blue Byrev (2)
26. Boston 350 - Slide Powers (8)
27. Turbo Energy 400 - Eli Turnpike (3)
28. Pepsi 400 - Jack Ford (4)
29. Simpletown 400 - Ed Myers
30. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Lee Weathers (4)
31. 2DA 400 - Slim Hood (2)
32. Thunder Hollow 500 - Lee Weathers (5)
33. Southern Special 500 - Slide Powers (9)
34. Savoy 400 - Lee Weathers (6)
35. Virginia 400 - Jack Ford (5)
36. Fireball Beach 350 - Slide Powers (10)

## Win Chart

1. Slide Powers - 10 wins
2. Lee Weathers - 6 wins
3. Jack Ford - 5 wins
4. Eli Turnpike - 3 wins
5. Jay Roper - 2 wins
6. Slim Hood - 2 wins
7. Blue Byrev - 1 win
8. Joseph Dieselton - 1 win
9. Clovis Rider - 1 win
10. Randy Lawson - 1 win
11. Jet Robinson - 1 win
12. Ed Myers - 1 win

## Gallery

Lee MichaelsJay RoperBuff PoseyHarold TurnerRicardo AlbanyCaleb WorleyBlue ByrevFloyd MorganJoe Don JacksonLevi MitchanSlim HoodRay SteeringsonRoy BenchTilpey RedlineYa Chun FeiJohn BainJet RobinsonEd MyersEddy DukeGeorge ThomasonJimmy LugwrenchRobert AllmanEli TurnpikeBuford CamshaftPercy BarbelRusty ManifoldDavid LockeClovis RiderDucky FauntleroyLee WeathersHenry WayneGas FuelupJoseph DieseltonJack FordDewey ConerodSlide PowersTrick GuzzlerRandy LawsonMaxwell TurnerKurt Shiftright

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