1989 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Number of races

36
2 exhibition races

### Points

175-170-165-160-155-150-146-142-138-134-130-127-124-121-118-115-112-109-106-103-100-97-94-91-88-85-82-79-76-73-70-67-64-61-58-55-52-49-46-43-40-37-34

## Awards

### Rookie of the Year

Chuck Armstrong

The **1989 Piston Cup Season** was the 46th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

* **Bold - Rookie**
* *Italics - Part-timer*

1. Cyber Car 04 - Jack Spinner
2. GM Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. *Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel*
4. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
5. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
6. Sludgee 17 - Darrell Cartrip
7. BnL 23 - Dan Sheldon
8. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
9. **Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong**
10. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
11. Shifty Drug 35 - Harold Axel
12. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
13. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
14. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
15. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
16. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
17. *FWD 54 - Johnny Blamer*
18. *Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber*
19. *Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger*
20. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
21. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
22. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
23. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
24. Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner
25. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
26. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
27. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
28. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
29. Frostar Air Filters 75 - John Lowtire
30. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
31. *Retread 79 - Haul Inngas*
32. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
33. Shiny Wax 82 - Mark Landis
34. Re-Volting 84 - Don Alternators
35. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
36. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
37. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
38. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
39. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
40. Retread Free 99 - Greg Locke
41. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
42. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ken Schroeder
43. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
44. Clutch Aid 122 - Kraig Shiftright
45. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Gallery

Jack SpinnerDale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelBill RacelottBill ShieldsDarrell CartripDan SheldonAndrew AxlerChuck ArmstrongAlloy WilsonHarold AxelEugene CarbureskiStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRuby OaksClaude ScruggsBrush CurberBilly OilchangerJames CleanairBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastBuck SchoonerRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersJohn LowtireCrusty RotorHaul InngasBilly FordMark LandisDon AlternatorsChick HicksJames RobsonMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg LockeGreg CandymanKen SchroederKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Final season for Mike Seasons and Harold Axel along with Texas Tea until it returned in 2022.

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