2009 Piston Cup Season

The 2009 season was another big season, maybe even bigger than last season. Blinkr, TripleDent, SynerG, and Intersection were all new sponsors with rookies, Speedy Comet, Terry Kargas, Lane Locke and Jimmy Cables driving. Other rookies are, Reb Meeker, Brian Spark, Rev N Go Racer, Apple Racer, Markus Krankzler, T.G Castlenut, Parker Brakeston, and Tommy Highbanks. James Cleanair, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Winford Bradford Rutherford, and Haul Inngas retired after this season while, Slider Petrolski, Sage VanDerSpin, and Kevin Racingtire were fired. Cal Weathers won his second championship and Lightning McQueen was injured during qualifying for the BnL 500 and was out for the rest of 2009.

## Racers

1. Intersection 00 - Jimmy Cables (Rookie)
2. Tow Cap 4 - Jack DePost
3. SynerG 5 - Lane Locke (Rookie)
4. Transberry Juice 6 - Markus Krankzler (Rookie)
5. Dale Earnhardt 8 - Dale Eanhardt Jr
6. Combustr 11 - Chip Gearings
7. Easy Idle 15 - Carl Clutchen
8. Octane Gain 19 - Bobby Swift
9. Blinkr 21 - Speedy Comet (Rookie)
10. Nitroade 28 - Phil Tankson
11. TripleDent 31 - Terry Kargas (Rookie)
12. Mood Springs 33 - Dud Throttleman
13. Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino
14. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire
15. Tank Coat 36 - Reb Meeker (Rookie)
16. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
17. Dinoco 42 - Cal Weathers
18. Re-Volting 48 - T.G Castlenut (Rookie)
19. Leak Less 52 - Brian Spark (Rookie)
20. Faux Wheel Drive 54 - Tommy Highbanks (Rookie)
21. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
22. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
23. Carbon Cyber 67 - Bobby Roadtesta
24. N20 Cola 68 - Parker Brakeston (Rookie)
25. Gasprin 70 - Floyd Mulvihill
26. Rev N Go 73 - Rev N Go Racer (Rookie)
27. SIdewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
28. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
29. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
30. Gask-Its 80 - Sage VanDerSpin
31. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
32. Apple Inc. 84 - Apple Racer (Rookie)
33. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
34. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
35. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
36. Rust-eze 95 - Lightning McQueen (Nightdona 500 to Rust-eze 500)
37. Lil Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow
38. Clutch Aid 121 - Dino Draftsky
39. No Stall 123 - Todd Marcus

## Race Winners

1. Nightdona 500 - Dino Draftsky
2. Pizza Planet 400 at Las Vegas - Terry Kargas
3. Texas 350 - Cal Weathers
4. Rust-eze 500 - Lane Locke
5. BnL 500 - Phil Tankson
6. Ben's Hot Sauce 400 - Ponchy Wipeout
7. Vitoline 350 - Reb Meeker
8. Tank Coat 400 - T.G Castlenut
9. Carbon Cyber 500 - T.G Castlenut
10. Tow Cap 300 - Cal Weathers
11. Palm Mile 300 - Dud Throttleman
12. Transberry Juice 400 - Carl Clutchen
13. Piston Cup Hall Of Fame 500 - Brian Spark
14. Rev N Go 350 - Floyd Mulvihill
15. N20 Cola 400 - Jimmy Cables
16. Brickyard 400 - Carl Clutchen
17. Clutch Aid/Coszen 400 - Cal Weathers
18. No Stall 350 - Dud Throttleman
19. Retread 500 - Bobby Swift
20. Gasprin 400 - Chip Gearings
21. Nashville 400 - Jimmy Cables
22. Homestead 350 - Ponchy Wipeout
23. Faux Wheel Drive 400 - Lane Locke
24. Shifty Drug 350 - Markus Krankzler
25. Easy Idle 450 - Carl Clutchen
26. Sidewall Shine 400 - Murray Clutchburn
27. Spare Mint 400 - Reb Meeker
28. SynerG 400 - Apple Racer
29. RPM 350 - Darren Leadfoot
30. Gask-Its 400 - Dud Throttleman
31. Sputter Stop 400 - Dud Throttleman
32. Leak Less 400 - Cal Weathers
33. Octane Gain 400 - Carl Clutchen
34. Mood Springs 350 - Bobby Roadtesta
35. Bumper Save: Gears And Glory 450 - Bobby Swift
36. Dinoco 400 - Cal Weathers

## Championship Standings

1. Cal Weathers
2. Dud Throttleman
3. Carl Clutchen
4. T.G Castlenut (Rookie)
5. Jimmy Cables (Rookie)
6. Ponchy Wipeout
7. Lane Locke (Rookie)
8. Jack DePost
9. Bobby Swift
10. Dino Draftsky
11. Phil Tankson
12. Reb Meeker (Rookie)
13. Floyd Mulvihill
14. Chip Gearings
15. Speedy Comet (Rookie)
16. Terry Kargas (Rookie)
17. Darren Leadfoot
18. Rev N Go Racer (Rookie)
19. Brian Spark (Rookie)
20. Tommy Highbanks (Rookie)
21. Ralph Carlow
22. Bobby Roadtesta
23. Markus Krankzler (Rookie)
24. Parker Brakeston (Rookie)
25. Apple Racer (Rookie)
26. Haul Inngas
27. Murray Clutchburn
28. Ernie Gearson
29. James Cleanair
30. Todd Marcus
31. Dale Earnhardt Jr
32. Sage VanDerSpin
33. Ryan Shields
34. Kevin Racingtire
35. Winford Bradford Rutherford
36. Slider Petrolski
37. Crusty Rotor
38. Dirkson D'Agostino
39. Lightning McQueen

## Rookie of the Year

This rookie class was even more dominant than last season's. T.G Castlenut won the award after finishing fourth in the points followed by, Jimmy Cables in fifth, Lane Locke in seventh, Reb Meeker in twelfth, Speedy Comet in fifteenth, Terry Kargas in sixteenth, Rev N Go Racer in eighteenth, Brian Spark in nineteenth, Tommy Highbanks in twentieth, Markus Krankzler in twenty-third, Parker Brakeston twenty-fourth, and Apple Racer in twenty-fifth. Twelve of the thirty-six races were won by rookies, and twenty-four in total were won by rookies or drivers in their sophomore season.

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