1953 Piston Cup Season

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## 1953 Piston Cup Season

Hudson Hornet, now the 1951, 1952 and 1953 Piston Cup champion

## Season Information

### Points

153-150-147-144-141-138-135-132-129-126-123-120-117-114-111-108-105-102-99-96-93-90-87-84-81-78-75-72-69-66-63-60-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3

## Awards

### Most Popular Driver

TBA

The **1953 Piston Cup season** was the 5th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

* **(R)** - Rookie

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 - Bob Carbureski
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. 11 - Junior Moon
14. Bench Engineering, AC41 and Krelman Private Select Honey 12 - Roy Bench
15. 14 - Tilpey Redline
16. Japanese Noodles 16 - Ya Chun Fei
17. Southern Gold Gasoline 17 - Jet Robinson
18. Re-Volting 19 - Jim Herron **(1-9)**
19. 23 - Sammy Studebaker
20. 25 - Eddy Duke
21. Ultra VIP 26 - George Thomason
22. Arrow Trucking & Shipping and Grandol Oil Co. 26 - Jimmy Lugwrench
23. Ernest Savings and Savoy 27 - Robert Allman
24. Fit's Right, Faster's Garage, Grandol Oil Co. and Dinoco 28 - Eli Turnpike
25. Southern Gold Gasoline and Smokehouse Package Goods 29 - Buford Camshaft
26. Candy Co., Mikes Racing Center and Shot 30 - Percy Barbel
27. Gasprin 31 - Rusty Manifold
28. 34 - River Scott
29. Tank Coat 36 - David Locke
30. Juanita's Car-B-Q and Larry's Auto Parts 41 - Clovis Rider
31. Blowie Belsoms Safety Horns, Catmull Oil, Dinoco and Southern Gold Gasoline 42 - Ducky Fauntleroy
32. Dinoco 42 - Lee Weathers
33. Turbo Energy 50 - Henry Wayne
34. 51 - Hudson Hornet
35. Leak Less 52 - Robert Johnson
36. Corrosion Seal 57 - James Buzz **(R)**
37. Vitoline 61 - Joseph Dieselton
38. RPM 62 - Jack Ford
39. Conerod Auto & Car Club, Bricky's Drive-In and Deal's Tire & Automotive 64 - Dewey Conerod
40. N20 Cola 68 - Dave Topspin
41. Duke Coulters' Hoodache Powder 70 - Duke Coulters
42. Gasprin 70 - George Davidson
43. Rev-N-Go 73 - Kelly Pistoncar **(R)**
44. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slide Powers
45. Lucky's Bar & Grill, The Radicals Car Club, Clint's Bait & Tackle and Motor Oil 82 - Trick Guzzler
46. Shiny Wax 82 - Marco Roadriguez
47. Frostar Air Filters and Grandol Oil Co. 90 - Rusty Dipstick
48. Sputter Stop and Genuine Never Tire 91 - Randy Lawson
49. Spare Mint 93 - Maxwell Turner
50. 94 - Louise Nash
51. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 121 - Kurt Shiftright

## Race Winners

1. Beachside 500 - Doc Hudson (1)
2. Dinoco 400 - Doc Hudson (2)
3. Southern Gold 400 - Doc Hudson (3)
4. WTY 400 - Lee Weathers (1)
5. Jen's Diner 300 - Louise Nash (1)
6. Smasherville 400 - Doc Hudson (4)
7. Buy Yugurt 500 - Slide Powers (1)
8. Raich Autos 350 - Doc Hudson (5)
9. Re-Volting 400 - Doc Hudson (6)
10. AXELE 450 - Jay Roper (1)
11. Los Angeles 500 - Doc Hudson (7)
12. Japanese Noodles 250 - Doc Hudson (8)
13. Thomasville 400 - Doc Hudson (9)
14. Rev-N-Go 350 - Jay Roper (2)
15. Daniel 500 - Doc Hudson (10)
16. Speed News 400 - Doc Hudson (11)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Jet Robinson
18. Tank Coat 400 - Doc Hudson (12)
19. Motor City 400 - Doc Hudson (13)
20. Coszen 400 - Lee Weathers (2)
21. Greensville 350 - Doc Hudson (14)
22. Gears & Glory 450 - Doc Hudson (15)
23. Hollywood 400 - Slide Powers (2)
24. Heartland 400 - Doc Hudson (16)
25. Spare Mint 400 - Doc Hudson (17)
26. Boston 350 - Slide Powers (3)
27. Port Royal 500 - Doc Hudson (18)
28. Pepsi 400 - Louise Nash (2)
29. Simpletown 400 - Doc Hudson (19)
30. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Doc Hudson (20)
31. 2DA 400 - Junior Moon (1)
32. Thunder Hollow 500 - Junior Moon (2)
33. Southern Special 500 - Buff Posey
34. Savoy 400 - Louise Nash (3)
35. Fireball Beach 350 - Doc Hudson (21)
36. Virginia 400 - Doc Hudson (22)

## Win Chart

1. Doc Hudson - 22 wins
2. Louise Nash - 3 wins
3. Slide Powers - 3 wins
4. Junior Moon - 2 wins
5. Lee Weathers - 2 wins
6. Jay Roper - 2 wins
7. Jet Robinson - 1 win
8. Buff Posey - 1 win

## Gallery

Lee MichaelsJay RoperBuff PoseyHarold TurnerRicardo AlbanyCaleb WorleyBob CarbureskiFloyd MorganJoe Don JacksonLevi MitchanSlim HoodRay SteeringsonJunior MoonRoy BenchTilpey RedlineYa Chun FeiJet RobinsonJim HerronSammy StudebakerEddy DukeGeorge ThomasonJimmy LugwrenchRobert AllmanEli TurnpikeBuford CamshaftPercy BarbelRusty ManifoldRiver ScottDavid LockeClovis RiderDucky FauntleroyLee WeathersHenry WayneHudson HornetRobert JohnsonJames BuzzJoseph DieseltonJack FordDewey ConerodDave TopspinDuke CoultersGeorge DavidsonKelly PistoncarSlide PowersTrick GuzzlerMarco RoadriguezRusty DipstickRandy LawsonMaxwell TurnerLouise NashKurt Shiftright
## Trivia

* Final season for Jim Herron who died after the Re-Volting 400.

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