1949 Piston Cup Season

The 1949 Season saw a new THIRTY SIX RACE SCHEDULE! Thomasville was the only original track that remained. 4 rookies debuted and two came from retirements. Slick Powers retired and Fay Roper also did. Those two were replaced by Slide Powers and Sherman Gripness. Slide was the son of Slick Powers. Two new sponsors of Truck N Trunk and Slurpee debuted with Jay Kleeger and Mark Reckslip. Green Byron did win the championship by a lot even if he had a career ending crash in the Dinoco 400 the first ever. The first fatal crash or accident happened this season when Sherman Gripness turned Kenny Reed and sent him flipping. Kenny was okay but James Locke did crash into the wall trying to miss him. This killed James Locke and it also happened in the Dinoco 400.

## Racers

1. 00 Golden Mines - Percy Turnpike
2. 01 Pepsi - Jay Roper
3. 02 Coca Cola - Sherman Gripness (ROOKIE)
4. 4 Carks Novelty Machine Co. - Green Byron
5. 1 No Sponsor - James Locke
6. 16 Japanese Noodles - Ya Chun Fei
7. 15 Frostar Air Filters - Kyle Steerwright
8. 17 Radiator Pops - Jacob Carrision
9. 64 RPM - Harry Ford
10. 79 Sidewall Shine - Slide Powers (ROOKIE)
11. 80 Gasket Snack - Kirkwood Gasket
12. 81 Plus Trust - Kev Rev
13. 93 Spare Mint - James Sparemint
14. 94 No Sponsor - Kenny Reed
15. 95 Hooters - Mac Donaldson
16. 97 Truck N Trunk - Jay Kleeger (ROOKIE)
17. 98 Shine Firm & Co. - George Davidson
18. 102 Slurpee - Mark Reckslip (ROOKIE)
19. 117 Torque Of Pistons - Ralph Torque
20. 121 Clutch Aid - Kurt Shiftright
21. 123 No Stall - Phil Drawl

## Races And Winners

1. Nightdona 500 at Nightdona **- Kurt Shiftright**
2. Las Vegas 400 at Las Vegas **- Kyle Steerwright**
3. Texas 350 at Texas **- Ya Chun Fei**
4. Olympus 500 at Kansas **- Ya Chun Fei**
5. Carolina's 350 at Charlotte **- Green Byron**
6. Palm Mile 300 at Palm Mile Speedway **- Green Byron**
7. BnL 500 at BnL Raceway **- Green Byron**
8. Southern Gold 300 at MSOTS **- Green Byron**
9. New York 400 at New York **- Kurt Shiftright**
10. Southern Gold 400 at Heartland **- Jay Roper**
11. RPM 400 at Chicagoland **- Harry Ford**
12. Phoenix 350 at Phoenix **- James Sparemint**
13. Virginia 500 at Martinsville **- Kev Rev**
14. Calladega 400 at Calladega **- Green Byron**
15. Bristol 400 at Bristol **- Kirkwood Gasket**
16. Fireball Beach 350 **- Kirkwood Gasket**
17. Revolting 350 at Langhorne Speedway **- Green Byron**
18. Brickyard 400 at Indy **- Ya Chun Fei**
19. Pocono 400 at Pocono **- Ya Chun Fei**
20. Nightdona 400 at Nightdona **- Kyle Steerwright**
21. Michigan 400 at Michigan **- Jay Roper**
22. Daniel 500 at Daniel **- Sherman Gripness**
23. Calladega 500 at Calladega **- Slide Powers**
24. Copper Canyon 400 at Copper Canyon **- Slide Powers**
25. Sonoma 400 at Sonoma **- Slide Powers**
26. Boston 350 at Boston **- Slide Powers**
27. Southern 350 at Darlington **- Green Byron**
28. Dover 400 at Dover **- James Sparemint**
29. Spare Mint 400 at Kansas **- James Sparemint**
30. Thomasville 400 at Thomasville Speedway **- Ya Chun Fei**
31. Los Angeles 500 at LA **- Jay Roper**
32. Shifty Drug 400 at Charlotte **- Kyle Steerwright**
33. Heartland 500 at Heartland **- Kyle Steerwright**
34. Washington 350 at Washington **- Green Byron**
35. Richmond 400 at Richmond **- Green Byron**
36. Dinoco 400 at MSOTS **- Kurt Shiftright**

## Standings

1. Green Byron (Career Ending Big Crash)
2. Ya Chun Fei
3. Kyle Steerwright
4. Jay Roper
5. Slide Powers (ROOKIE)
6. Kirkwood Gasket
7. James Sparemint
8. Sherman Gripness (ROOKIE)
9. Harry Ford
10. Kurt Shiftright
11. Kenny Reed
12. Percy Turnpike
13. Kev Rev
14. Phil Drawl
15. Mac Donaldson
16. Jay Kleeger (ROOKIE)
17. James Locke (Fatal Crash)
18. George Davidson
19. Mark Reckslip (ROOKIE)
20. Jacob Carrision
21. Ralph Torque