1996 Piston Cup Season

The 1996 Piston Cup Season was a normal season. Compared to 1995, 1996 was mediocre. Klint Shiftright was his second straight title and third overall. Shiny Wax returned full-time with a driver for the first time since 1988, with Mark Landis at the wheel. He, Winford Bradford Rutherford, and Hanz Guenther are rookies. Devon Bradford Rutherford retired following 1995. This was the first season to have the Homestead 350 on the schedule.

## Racers

1. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
2. Oxnard 16 - Thomas Tanrev
3. DuPont 24 - Jeff Gorvette
4. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
5. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
6. Trunk Fresh 34 - Buck Vincent
7. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
8. Trunk Fresh 37 - Dirkson D'Agostino
9. Dinoco 43 - The King
10. Brake Dock 50 - Travis Driftshaft
11. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
12. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
13. Faux Wheel Drive 54 - Johnny Blamer
14. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
15. Fiber Fuel 57 - Charles Johnson
16. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
17. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
18. Vitoline 62 - William Highbanks
19. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford (Rookie)
20. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
21. Gasprin 70 - Edgar Filterroot
22. Rev N Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
23. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
24. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
25. Shiny Wax 82 - Mark Landis (Rookie)
26. htB 86 - Chick Hicks
27. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
28. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
29. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
30. Retread 99 - Norman Green
31. Tach O Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
32. Tach O Mint 109 - Hanz Guenther (Rookie)
33. AXELE 115 - Joe Rodrun Jr
34. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
35. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Race Winners

1. Nightdona 500 - Joe Rodrun Jr
2. Pizza Planet 400 at Las Vegas - James Robson
3. Texas 350 - Norman Green
4. Shiny Wax 500 - Klint Shiftright
5. BnL 500 - Murray Clutchburn
6. Ben's Hot Sauce 400 - Larry Smith
7. Vitoline 350 - Larry Smith
8. Tank Coat 400 - Billy Ford
9. Tach O Mint 500 - Bernie Simpson
10. New York 300 - The King
11. Palm Mile 300 - The King
12. htB 400 - Joe Rodrun Jr
13. Rev N Go 350 - Chick Hicks
14. N20 Cola 400 - Klint Shiftright
15. Brickyard 400 - Haul Inngas
16. Clutch Aid/Coszen 400 - Travis Driftshaft
17. No Stall 350 - Joe Rodrun Jr
18. Retread 500 - Travis Driftshaft
19. Gasprin 400 - Ernie Gearson
20. Nashville 400 - Eugene Carbureski
21. Homestead 350 - Chuck Armstrong
22. Faux Wheel Drive 400 - Jeff Gorvette
23. Shifty Drug 350 - Joe Rodrun Jr
24. Piston Cup Dash 600 - Murray Clutchburn
25. Sidewall Shine 400 - Murray Clutchburn
26. Spare Mint 400 - Dirkson D'Agostino
27. Fiber Fuel 400 - Rusty Cornfuel
28. RPM 350 - Klint Shiftright
29. Brake Dock 400 - Ruby Oaks
30. Sputter Stop 400 - James Robson
31. Leak Less 400 - Klint Shiftright
32. Octane Gain 400 - Travis Driftshaft
33. Mood Springs 350 - Brush Curber
34. Trunk Fresh 650 - Greg Candyman
35. Dinoco 400 - Billy Ford

## Championship Standings

1. Klint Shiftright
2. Travis Driftshaft
3. Murray Clutchburn
4. The King
5. Brush Curber
6. Joe Rodrun Jr
7. Ruby Oaks
8. Larry Smith
9. Dirkson D'Agostino
10. Jeff Gorvette
11. Chick Hicks
12. Larry Smith
13. Billy Ford
14. Greg Candyman
15. Buck Vincent
16. Ernie Gearson
17. Ron Pitcar
18. Winford Bradford Rutherford (Rookie)
19. James Robson
20. Chuck Armstrong
21. Rusty Cornfuel
22. James Cleanair
23. Charles Johnson
24. Mark Landis (Rookie)
25. Bernie Simpson
26. Haul Inngas
27. Andrew Axler
28. Thomas Tanrev
29. William Highbanks
30. Hanz Guenther (Rookie)
31. Claude Scruggs
32. Eugene Carbureski
33. Edgar Filterroot
34. Misti Motorkrass
35. Johnny Blamer

## Rookie Of The Year

Winford Bradford Rutherford won the award after an 18th place points finish. Mark Landis was second in 24th, and Hanz Guenther in last, finishing 30th in points.