1997 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Number of races

36
2 exhibition races

### 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

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Dirkson D'Agostino

The **1997 Piston Cup Season** was the 54th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

* **Bold - Rookie**

1. GM Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt
2. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
3. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
4. Pyrex Air 17 - Darrell Cartrip
5. BnL 23 - Dan Sheldon
6. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
7. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
8. **Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino**
9. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire
10. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
11. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
12. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
13. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
14. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
15. FWD 54 - Johnny Blamer
16. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
17. Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger
18. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
19. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
20. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
21. Rust-eze 67 - Bertie Fast
22. Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner
23. N20 Cola 68 - Ken Schroeder
24. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
25. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
26. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
27. **Frostar Air Filters 75 - Darrel Draggered**
28. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
29. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
30. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
31. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
32. Apple 84 - Mac iCar
33. Re-Volting 84 - Davey Apex
34. HTB 86 - Chick Hicks
35. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
36. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
37. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
38. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
39. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Phillip Steeringson
40. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
41. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Race Winners

* Vinyl Toupee Shootout

1. Florida 500 -
2. Virginia 400 -
3. Hollywood 400 -
4. Vinyl Toupee 350 -
5. Glen Ellen 350 -
6. Olympus 400 -
7. BnL 600 -
8. Spare Mint 400 -
9. Transberry Juice 400 -
10. Alabama 500 -
11. RPM 400 -
12. Mood Springs 400 -
13. Heartland 400 -
14. Memphis 400 -
15. Dinoco Light 350 -
16. Los Angeles 500 -
17. Palm Mile 300 -
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 -
	1. Piston Cup All-Star Race
		1. All-Star Open 1 -
		2. All-Star Open 2 -
		3. All-Star Open 3 -
		4. All-Star Race -
19. Brickyard 400 -
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 -
21. Gasprin 350 -
22. Copper Canyon 400 -
23. Easy Idle 400 -
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 -
25. BnL 500 -
26. LTP 400 -
27. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 -
28. DataShift 400 -
29. Vitoline 400 -
30. Gears & Glory 450 -
31. Beachside 500 -
32. Simpletown 400 -
33. Leak Less 400 - Ruby Oaks
34. Octane Gain 400 -
35. Smasherville 400 -
36. Dinoco 400 -

## Gallery

Dale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelBill RacelottPyrex Air Cartrip.pngDarrell CartripDan SheldonAndrew AxlerChuck ArmstrongDirkson D'AgostinoKevin RacingtireEugene CarbureskiRyan ShieldsStrip WeathersRuby OaksClaude ScruggsBrush CurberBilly OilchangerJames CleanairLee RevkinsDon ChapcarBertie FastBuck SchoonerKen SchroederMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassSlider PetrolskiJohn LowtireCrusty RotorHaul InngasBilly FordDarren LeadfootMac iCarDavey ApexChick HicksPonchy WipeoutMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonGreg CandymanPhillip SteeringsonKlint ShiftrightLarry Smith

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