2001 Piston Cup Season

The 2001 Piston Cup Season saw the fatal accident of Dale Earnhardt in the Nightdona 500. This season's Piston Cup was won by his son Dale Earnhardt Jr winning his first and only one. This was the last season for Todd Wallbreak along with sponsor Cyber Bumper. Rookie Todd Marcus joined the No Stall team replacing Rusty Spinner this season. Sam Whitewalton had an upset victory in the Nightdona 500 winning his first Piston Cup race ever. In his final 2003 season, Sam would win the Nightdona 500 again.

## Racers

1. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
2. Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. Dale Earnhardt 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
4. Texas Tea 9 - Clint Speeds
5. Cyber Bumper 10 - Todd Wallbreak
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 ''The King'' Weathers
13. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
14. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
15. Faux Wheel Drive 54 - Johnny Blamer
16. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
17. Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger
18. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
19. Walmart 62 - Sam Whitewalton
20. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
21. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
22. Rust-Eze 67 - Maxwell Shifter
23. N20 Cola 68 - Markus Shineson
24. Gasprin 70 - Monty Swifter
25. Rev N Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
26. Sidewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
27. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
28. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
29. Gask Its 80 - David Topspin
30. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
31. Revolting 84 - Davey Apex
32. Apple Inc. 84 - Mac iCar
33. HTB 86 - Chick Hicks
34. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
35. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
36. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
37. Tach O Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
38. Lil Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow
39. Clutch Aid 121 - Kevin Shiftright
40. No Stall 123 - Todd Marcus (Rookie)

## Races & The Winners

1. Nightdona 500**-Sam Whitewalton**
2. Glen Ellen 350**-Chick Hicks**
3. Leak Less 400**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
4. Copper Canyon 400**-Claude Scruggs**
5. Southern Gold 300**-Kevin Shiftright**
6. Lightyear 500**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
7. Corrosion Seal 400**-Strip Weathers**
8. Palm Mile 300**-Andrew Axler**
9. Octane Gain 400**-Chick Hicks**
10. Pizza Planet 250**-Darren Leadfoot**
11. Vitoline 400**-Strip Weathers**
12. Calladega 500**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
13. Gask-Its 350**-Winford Bradford Rutherford**
14. Mood Springs 400**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
15. Shiny Wax 250**-Greg Candyman**
16. Trunk Fresh 400**-Strip Weathers**
17. No Stall 350**-Haul Inngas**
18. Virginia 400**-Ponchy Wipeout**
19. Transberry Juice 400**-Brush Curber**
20. RPM 350**-Misti Motorkrass**
21. Rev N Go 350**-Ruby Oaks**
22. Vinyl Toupee 400**-Ralph Carlow**
23. Dinoco Records 400**-Haul Inngas**
24. Iowa Hybird 450**-Strip Weathers**
25. Georgia Safety Horn 350**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
26. Dinoco Light 350**-Chick Hicks**
27. Los Angeles 500**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**
28. Grandol Oil 400**-Todd Marcus**
29. Frostar Air Filters 400**-Murray Clutchburn**
30. BnL 500**-Ponchy Wipeout**
31. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350**-Ernie Gearson**
32. DataShift 400**-Eugene Carburski**
33. Sun Valley 400**-Chick Hicks**
34. Bumper Save Gears & Glory 450**-Strip Weathers**
35. Beachside 500**-Chuck Armstrong**
36. Dinoco 400**-Dale Earnhardt Jr**