1983 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Points

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

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Eugene Carbureski

The **1983 Piston Cup Season** was the 40th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

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

1. Pepsi 01 - Sam Krankzler
2. Wrangler 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. Tow Cap 4 - David Palmer
4. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
5. Texas Tea 14 - Mike Seasons
6. Sludgee 17 - Darrell Cartrip
7. BnL 23 - Nathan Allison
8. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
9. Lucky's Bar & Grill and Ulysses Mining Co. 31 - Alex Quint
10. Mood Springs 33 - Bill Brady
11. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
12. Shifty Drug 35 - Harold Axel
13. **Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski**
14. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
15. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
16. Easy Idle 51 - Ronald Oaks
17. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
18. Fiber Fuel 56 - Charles Johnson
19. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
20. Vitoline 61 - William Highbanks
21. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
22. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
23. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
24. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
25. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
26. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
27. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
28. Frostar Air Filters 75 - Cole Speedland
29. Retread 79 - Norman Green
30. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
31. Shiny Wax 84 - Tom Landis
32. Re-Volting 84 - Don Alternators
33. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
34. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
35. Sputter Stop 92 - Herbert Brown
36. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
37. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
38. Retread Free 99 - Greg Locke
39. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
40. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Lonnie Pond
41. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
42. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 122 - Kraig Shiftright
43. *No Stall 123 - Larry Smith **(1, 17, 27-28)***

## Race Winners

1. Florida 500 -
2. Virginia 400 -
3. Hollywood 400 -
4. Shiny Wax 350 -
5. Glen Ellen 350 -
6. Olympus 400 -
7. BnL 600 -
8. Spare Mint 400 -
9. Transberry Juice 400 -
10. Alabama 500 -
11. MTN Dew 400 -
12. 5 Mile 400 -
13. Heartland 400 -
14. Memphis 400 -
15. Sidewall Shine 350 -
16. Los Angeles 500 -
17. Palm Mile 300 -
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 -
19. Oxnard 400 -
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 -
21. Gasprin 350 -
22. Copper Canyon 400 -
23. RPM 400 -
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 -
25. BnL 500 -
26. Mood Springs 400 -
27. Tuxedo Plumbing 400 -
28. Sputter Stop 350 -
29. Vitoline 400 -
30. Daniel 500 -
31. Gears & Glory 450 -
32. Beachside 500 -
33. Simpletown 400 -
34. Octane Gain 400 -
35. Smasherville 400 -
36. Trunk Fresh 400 -

## Gallery

Sam KrankzlerDale EarnhardtDavid PalmerBill ShieldsMike SeasonsDarrell CartripNathan AllisonAndrew AxlerAlex QuintBill BradyAlloy WilsonHarold AxelEugene CarbureskiStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRonald OaksClaude ScruggsCharles JohnsonBernie SimpsonWilliam HighbanksBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersCole SpeedlandNorman Green **(1-19)**Norman Green **(20-36)**Billy FordTom LandisDon AlternatorsChick HicksJames RobsonHerbert BrownErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg LockeGreg CandymanLonnie PondKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Final season for Sam Krankzler, Nathan Allison and Lonnie Pond who retired due to having there worst finishes in the standings ever including the career-ending crash of Allison during the final race of the season. Pepsi also left cause of it.

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