1982 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Number of races

36
1 exhibition race

### 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

Greg Candyman

The **1982 Piston Cup Season** was the 39th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## Racers

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

1. Pepsi 01 - Sam Krankzler
2. Wrangler 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. Tow Cap 4 - David Palmer
4. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
5. **Henry's Sports Tire Place 13 - Edward Hendrick (1-10)**
6. Texas Tea 14 - Mike Seasons
7. Sludgee 17 - Darrell Cartrip
8. BnL 23 - Nathan Allison
9. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
10. Lucky's Bar & Grill and Ulysses Mining Co. 31 - Alex Quint
11. Mood Springs 33 - Bill Brady
12. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
13. Shifty Drug 35 - Harold Axel
14. Tank Coat 36 - Dick Miller
15. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
16. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
17. Easy Idle 51 - Ronald Oaks
18. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
19. Fiber Fuel 56 - Charles Johnson
20. *Corrosion Seal 57 - Greg Locke **(8-9, 16, 23-25)***
21. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
22. Vitoline 61 - William Highbanks
23. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
24. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
25. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
26. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
27. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
28. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
29. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
30. Frostar Air Filters 75 - Cole Speedland
31. Retread 79 - Norman Green
32. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
33. Shiny Wax 82 - Tom Landis
34. Re-Volting 84 - Benny Pitstops
35. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
36. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
37. Sputter Stop 92 - Herbert Brown
38. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
39. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
40. **Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman**
41. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Lonnie Pond
42. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
43. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 122 - Kraig Shiftright
44. *No Stall 123 - Larry Smith **(16, 25)***

## Race Winners

1. Florida 500 - Strip Weathers (1)
2. Virginia 400 - Darrell Cartrip (1)
3. Hollywood 400 - Don Chapcar (1)
4. Shiny Wax 350 - Darrell Cartrip (2)
5. Glen Ellen 350 - Ernie Gearson (1)
6. Olympus 400 - Cole Speedland (1)
7. BnL 600 - Claude Scruggs
8. Spare Mint 400 - Chick Hicks
9. Transberry Juice 400 - Strip Weathers (2)
10. Alabama 500 - Dale Earnhardt (1)
11. MTN Dew 400 - Kraig Shiftright
12. 5 Mile 400 - Jonathan Melter
13. Heartland 400 - Darrell Cartrip (3)
14. Memphis 400 - Don Chapcar (2)
15. Sidewall Shine 350 - Andrew Axler
16. Los Angeles 500 - Bill Brady (1)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Strip Weathers (3)
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 - Alloy Wilson (1)
19. Oxnard 400 - Darrell Cartrip (4)
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 - Strip Weathers (4)
21. Gasprin 350 - Alloy Wilson (2)
22. Copper Canyon 400 - Tom Landis
23. RPM 400 - Ron Pitcar
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Cole Speedland (2)
25. BnL 500 - James Robson
26. Mood Springs 400 - Don Chapcar (3)
27. Tuxedo Plumbing 400 - Darrell Cartrip (5)
28. Sputter Stop 350 - Dale Earnhardt (2)
29. Vitoline 400 - Mike Yankee
30. Daniel 500 - Bill Brady (2)
31. Gears & Glory 450 - Ernie Gearson (2)
32. Beachside 500 - Darrell Cartrip (6)
33. Simpletown 400 - Klint Shiftright
34. Octane Gain 400 - Alloy Wilson (3)
35. Smasherville 400 - Strip Weathers (5)
36. Trunk Fresh 400 - Darrell Cartrip (7)

## Win Chart

1. Darrell Cartrip - 7 Wins
2. Strip Weathers - 5 Wins
3. Don Chapcar - 3 Wins
4. Alloy WIlson - 3 Wins
5. Dale Earnhardt - 2 Wins
6. Bill Brady - 2 Wins
7. Ernie Gearson - 2 Wins
8. Cole Speedland - 2 Wins
9. Klint Shiftright - 1 Win
10. Kraig Shiftright - 1 Win
11. Jonathan Melter - 1 Win
12. James Robson - 1 Win
13. Andrew Axler - 1 Win
14. Mike Yankee - 1 Win
15. Ron Pitcar - 1 Win
16. Claude Scruggs - 1 Win
17. Chick Hicks - 1 Win
18. Tom Landis - 1 Win

## Championship Standings

1. Darrell Cartrip
2. Strip Weathers
3. TBA

## Gallery

Sam KrankzlerDale EarnhardtDavid PalmerBill ShieldsEdward HendrickMike SeasonsDarrell CartripNathan AllisonAndrew AxlerAlex QuintBill BradyAlloy WilsonHarold AxelDick MillerStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRonald OaksClaude ScruggsCharles JohnsonGreg LockeBernie SimpsonWilliam HighbanksBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersCole SpeedlandNorman GreenBilly FordTom LandisBenny PitstopsChick HicksJames RobsonHerbert BrownErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg CandymanLonnie PondKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Final season for Dick Miller as well as the only season for Edward Hendrick who died at Alabama.

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