2023 Piston Cup season

The **2023 Piston Cup season** was the 79th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series and the 52nd season of the modern era. The season started with the Dinoco Clash at LA International Speedway on February 5, with the first points-paying race being the Florida 500 on February 19. The season ended with the Los Angeles 500 on November 5. Cruz Ramirez won the championship, with William Byrev finishing second in points, and Daniel Swervez finishing third. Austin Axler won Rookie Of The Year.

## Teams and Drivers

**Bold**- Rookie

*Italics*- Did not participate in all race weekends

#### Alloy Wilson Racing

#00 Intersection- Flip Dover

#5 SynerG- Eric Braker

#96 Coca-Cola- Finn Lowtire

#### Trackhouse Racing Team

#1 Texas Tea- Pluto Oswald

#99 Octane Gain- Daniel Swervez

#100 Walmart- Jet Simmons

#### Pancake-Candyman Racing

#2.0 IGNTR- Jackson Storm

#12 Blinkr- Ryan Laney

#22 Fiber Fuel- Gogo Logano

#70 Gasprin- Richie Gunzit

#80 Gask-Its- Dan Carcia

#121 Clutch Aid- Kanton Shiftright

#### Richard Chillpaints Racing

#3 Sidewall Shine- Carstin Dillon

#8 Hostile Takeover Bank- Rowdy Revvin’ Busch

#31 TripleDent- Cam Spinner

#### Frog Fender Racing

#7 FroGas- Ben Hopskotch

#### Chevrick Motorsports

*#9 Vitoline- Chase Racelott*

*#9 Vitoline- Alex Coolantine*

#24 Shifty Drug- William Byrev

#48 Re-Volting- Aaron Clocker

#50 Mountain Dew- Christopher Tirebraker

*#88 Axalta- Alex Blowman*

*#88 Axalta- Josh Berrace*

#100 Circle K- Billy Carjoy

#### Haas Racing

#10 Retread- Aric Almirolling

#39 View Zeen- Michael Rotor

*#64 RPM- Barry DePedal*

*#64 RPM- Everett Chapcar*

**#65 Gatorade- Austin Axler**

#68 N2O Cola- H.J. Hollis

#89 Rolling Groove- Thomas Revsbit

#### Speedson Racing

#11 Combustr- Chris Roamin

#28 Nitroade- Tim Treadless

#54 Faux Wheel Drive- Herb Curbler

#81 Amazon- Joel Carterson

#82 Shiny Wax- Conrad Camber

#92 Sputter Stop- Sheldon Shifter

#### Rush Fenway Racing

#15 Easy Idle- Harvey Rodcap

#58 Tide- Ace Cohen

#93 Spare Mint- Nick Shift

#### Kaulig Racing

#16 Nutrien- A.J. Carmendinger

#### BK Racing

#29 Lightyear- Bob Gears

#84 Apple- Brian Gates

#123 No Stall- Matt Clutchen

#### Front Row Motorsports

#33 Mood Springs- Ed Truncan

#34 Trunk Fresh- Steve LaPage

#36 Tank Coat- Rich Mixon

#### JTG Daugherty Racing

#47 Tach-O-Mint- Ricky Swervehouse, jr.

#### Dinoco Motorsports

#51 Dinoco- Cruz Ramirez

#95 Rust-Eze- Lightning McQueen

#### Domination Racing Team

#57 Slithern Oil- Sebastian Serpantino

#67 Carbon Cyber- Jim Reverick

**#98 BnL- Henry Miles**

#117 Lil’ Torquey Pistons- Spikey Fillups

#### TriStar Motorsports

#73 Rev-N-Go- M’Fast Fong

#76 Vinyl Toupee- Paul Lowtire

#### Red Bulldozer Racing

#83 Red Bulldozer- Zach Wheeler

## Schedule

### Non-Championship Races

Dinoco Clash at LA International Speedway (Los Angeles International Speedway) 5 February

Bluegreen Vacations Duel (Florida International Superspeedway; Nightdona Beach) 16 February

Piston Cup All-Star Race (North Wilkesboro Speedway; North Wilkesboro, NC) 21 May

### Points-Paying Races

1. Florida 500 (Florida International Superspeedway; Nightdona Beach, FL) 19 February
2. Pala Casino 400 (Palm Mile Speedway; West Palm Beach, FL) 26 February
3. Fiber Fuel 400 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas, NV) 5 March
4. HTB 500 (Smasherville Speedway; Smasherville, AR) 12 March
5. Clutch Aid 400 (World Wide Technology Raceway; Madison, IL) 19 March
6. View Zeen 350 (Texas Motor Speedway; Fort Worth, TX) 26 March
7. Shiny Wax 400 (Richmond Raceway; Richmond, VR) 2 April
8. Dinoco Light 350 (Motor Speedway Of The South; Motor City, TN) 9 April
9. NOCO 400 (Virginia Speedway; Cartinsville, VR) 16 April
10. GEICO 500 (Alabama Superspeedway; Calladega, AL) 23 April
11. Vitoline 400 (Delaware Motor Speedway, Dover, DL) 30 April
12. No Stall 400 (Rocker Arms International; Rocker Arms, OK) 7 May
13. Lightyear 400 (Darlington Speedway; Darlington, SC) 14 Ma
14. Nitroade 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway; Charlotte, NC) 28 May
15. Georgia Safety Horn 350 (Georgia Superspeedway; Atlanta, GA) 4 June
16. Walmart 400 (Heartland Motor Speedway; Kansas City, KS) 11 June
17. Rust-Eze 400 (Nashville Superspeedway; Nashville, TN) 25 June
18. Dinoco 400 (Copper Canyon Speedway; Avondale, AZ) 2 July
19. Re-Volting 400 (Motor Speedway Of The South; Motor City, TN) 9 July
20. Gatorade 301 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway; Loudon, NH) 17 July
21. HighPoint.com 400 (Pocono Raceway; Long Pond, PA) 23 July
22. Amazon 400 (Grandol Oil Co. Raceway; Utica, NY) 30 July
23. FireKeepers Casino 400 (Michigan International Speedway; Brooklyn, MI) 6-7 August
24. Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Speedway, IN) 13 August
25. BnL 500 (BnL raceway; Lowheel, MA) 20 August
26. Coca-Cola 400 (Rustbelt Raceway; Madison, WI) 26 August
27. Southern 500 (Darlington Speedway; Darlington, SC) 3 September
28. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 (Georgia Superspeedway; Atlanta, GA) 10 September
29. DataShift 400 (DataShift Speedway; Fontana, CA) 17 September
30. RPM 400 (Texas Motor Speedway; Fort Worth, TX) 24 September
31. YellaWood 500 (Alabama Superspeedway; Calladega, AL) 1 October
32. Bank Of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Motor Speedway [Roval]; Charlotte, NC) 8 October
33. Bumper $ave Gears & Glory 450 (Heartland Motor Speedway; Kansas City, KS) 15 October
34. Combustr 350 (Sun Valley Raceway; Sun Valley, NM) 22 October
35. FlewTube 500 (Virginia Speedway; Cartinsville, VR) 29 October
36. Los Angeles 500 (Los Angeles International Speedway; Los Angeles, CA) 5 November

## Race Winners

Dinoco Clash at LA International Speedway- Cruz Ramirez

Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1- Gogo Logano

Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2- Aric Almirolling

Piston Cup All-Star Open- Christopher Tirebraker

Piston Cup All-Star Race- Cruz Ramirez

1. Florida 500- Ricky Swervehouse, jr.
2. Pala Casino 400- Rowdy Revvin’ Busch
3. Fiber Fuel 400- William Byrev
4. HTB 500- William Byrev
5. Clutch Aid 400- Gogo Logano
6. View Zeen 350- Jackson Storm
7. Shiny Wax 400- Cruz Ramirez
8. Dinoco Light 350- Lightning McQueen
9. NOCO 400- Kanton Shiftright
10. GEICO 500- Rowdy Revvin’ Busch
11. Vitoline 400- Cruz Ramirez
12. No Stall 400- Daniel Swervez
13. Lightyear 400- William Byrev
14. Nitroade 600- Ryan Laney
15. Georgia Safety Horn 350- Rowdy Revvin’ Busch
16. Walmart 400- Cruz Ramirez
17. Rust-Eze 400- Pluto Oswald
18. Dinoco 400- Jet Simmons
19. Re-Volting 400- William Byrev
20. Gatorade 301- Cruz Ramirez
21. HighPoint.com 400- Daniel Swervez
22. Amazon 400- Herb Curbler
23. FireKeepers Casino 400- Billy Carjoy
24. Brickyard 400- Christopher Tirebraker
25. BnL 500- William Byrev
26. Coca-Cola 400- Billy Carjoy
27. Southern 500- Cruz Ramirez
28. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350- Flip Dover
29. DataShift 400- Daniel Swervez
30. RPM 400- William Byrev
31. YellaWood 500- Ryan Laney
32. Bank Of America Roval 400- A.J. Carmendinger
33. Bumper $ave Gears & Glory 450- Cruz Ramirez
34. Combustr 350- Lightning McQueen
35. FlewTube 500- Ryan Laney
36. Los Angeles 500- Pluto Oswald

## Results

1. 1. Cruz Ramirez
	2. William Byrev
	3. Daniel Swervez
	4. Lightning McQueen
	5. Ryan Laney
	6. Jackson Storm
	7. Flip Dover
	8. Kanton Shiftright
	9. Billy Carjoy
	10. Pluto Oswald
	11. Christopher Tirebraker
	12. Gogo Logano
	13. Rowdy Revvin’ Busch
	14. Bubba Wheelhouse, jr.
	15. Chase Racelott
	16. Jet Simmons
	17. Chris Roamin
	18. Herb Curbler
	19. Ricky Swervehouse, jr.
	20. Alex Blowman
	21. A.J. Carmendinger
	22. Aric Almirolling
	23. Aaron Clocker
	24. Austin Axler
	25. Ed Truncan
	26. Nick Shift
	27. Eric Braker
	28. Zach Wheeler
	29. Carstin Dillon
	30. H.J. Hollis
	31. Sebastian Serpantino
	32. Michael Rotor
	33. Paul Lowtire
	34. Dan Carcia
	35. Tim Treadless
	36. Brian Gates
	37. Cam Spinner
	38. Conrad Camber
	39. Matt Clutchen
	40. Barry DePedal
	41. Everett Chapcar
	42. George New-Win
	43. Henry Miles
	44. Steve LaPage
	45. Paul Conrev
	46. Jim Reverick
	47. Ben Hopskotch
	48. Richie Gunzit
	49. Josh Berrace
	50. Ace Cohen
	51. Alex Coolantine
	52. Spikey Fillups
	53. Harvey Rodcap
	54. Matt Clutchen
	55. Thomas Revsbit
	56. Joel Carterson
	57. Rich Mixon
	58. Finn Lowtire
	59. M’Fast Fong
	60. Sheldon Shifter
	61. Bob Gears

## See Also

2023 FlewTube Xfinity Racing Series

2023 Piston Cup IGNTR Truck Series

2023 Piston Cup Bumper $ave Pro Series

2023 Piston Cup Elementary Series

2023 Piston Cup Australia Series

2023 Piston Cup Canada Series

2023 Piston Cup Mexico Series

2023 Piston Cup WHELEN Euro Series

2023 Piston Cup Middle East Series

2023 Piston Cup Asia Series

2023 Piston Cup No Stall Experimental Series

2023 Piston Cup RPM Dirt Series

2023 Piston Cup Road Course Series