2001 Piston Cup Season!

The 2001 Piston Cup Season is known for the sad and terrible fatal crash of Dale Earnhardt Sr. at the Nightdona 500. Ryan Shields the worst racer of his time got his first and only career win in that Nightdona 500 after The King pushed him to the lead. This is the final year of Percy Drafton. Rookies Rusty Cornfuel and Kevin Racingtire debuted replacing Christopher Fulltrottle and Alvin Racingtire Kevin's uncle. The Piston Cup was won by Luke Rockers being his 2nd.

## Racers

1. Goodwrench 3 - Dale Earnhardt Senior **(Nightdona 500 Only)**
2. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel **(Rookie)**
3. Dale Earnhardt 8 - Dale Earnhardt Junior
4. Nitroade 28 - Aiken Axler
5. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
6. Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino
7. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire **(Rookie)**
8. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carburski
9. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
10. Dinoco 43 - The King Strip Weathers
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. Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger
16. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
17. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
18. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
19. N20 Cola 68 - Manny Flywheel
20. Gasprin 70 - Thomas Mulvihill
21. Rev N Go 73 - Percy Drafton
22. Slidewall Shine 74 - Slider Petrolski
23. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
24. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
25. Gask Its 80 - Sage VanDerSpin
26. Sleepy Mufflers 81 - Brian Starter
27. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
28. Revolting 84 - Davey Apex
29. Apple Inc. 84 - Mac Icar
30. Hostile Takeover Bank 86 -Chick Hicks
31. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
32. Rust-eze 91 - Larry Oilslip
33. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
34. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
35. Tach O Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
36. Lil'Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow
37. Clutch Aid 121 - Luke Rockers
38. No Stall 123 - Todd Marcus

## Races And Winners

1. Nightdona 500 At Nightdona**-Ryan Shields (Dale Earnhardt's Fatal Crash)**
2. Tank Coat 400 At Backfire**-Luke Rockers**
3. Gasprin 350 At Dover**-Ernie Gearson**
4. Richmond 350 At Richmond**-Aiken Axler**
5. No Stall 400 At Big Heartland**-Aiken Axler**
6. Glen Ellen 350 At Glen Ellen**-Aiken Axler**
7. Easy Idle 400 At Kansas**-Aiken Axler**
8. Simpletown 400 At Simpletown**-Luke Rockers**
9. RPM 350 At Motor Speedway Of The South**-The King**
10. Rust-eze 350 At Smasherville**-Chick Hicks**
11. The Tricky Pocono Triangle 400 At Pocono**-The King**
12. What Turn 4? 400 At Pocono**-Luke Rockers**
13. S86 350 At Charlotte Springs**-Luke Rockers**
14. DataShift 400 At DataShift**-Larry Oilslip**
15. Cartinsville 400 At Cartinsville**-Sage VanDerSpin**
16. Shiny Wax 350 At Tailgator**-Lee Revkins**
17. Carcus Oil 350 At Carcus Oil**-Winford Bradford Rutherford**
18. Mood Springs Sputter Stop 350 At Georgia Super Speedway**-Winford Bradford Rutherford**
19. Grandol Oil Co 400 At Grandol**-Mac Icar**
20. Los Angeles 500 At Los Angeles**-Lee Revkins**
21. Copper Canyon 400 At Copper Canyon**-Chick Hicks**
22. Calladega 499 At Calladega**-The King**
23. Virgina 400 At Virginia**-Aiken Axler**
24. Hollywood 400 At Hollywood**-Aiken Axler**
25. Carlington 400 At Carlington**-Winford Bradford Rutherford**
26. Tow Cap 350 At Top Gear**-Winford Bradford Rutherford**
27. Treadwell 400 At Treadwell**-Darren Leadfoot**
28. Transberry Juice 400 At Rocker Arms**-Luke Rockers**
29. Palm Mile 300 At Palm Mile**-Darren Leadfoot**
30. Beachside 500 At Beachside**-Ernie Gearson**
31. Trunk Fresh 400 At Thunderhill**-Murray Clutchburn**
32. Bowling Lake 250 At Bowling Lake**-Johnny Blamer**
33. Bumper Save Gears And Glory 350 At Heartland**-Manny Flywheel**
34. Rustbelt 400 At Rustbelt**-Greg Candyman**
35. Leak Less 350 At Virginia**-Luke Rockers**
36. Dinoco 400 At Motor Speedway Of The South**-Luke Rockers**

## Standings

1. Luke Rockers - 7 Wins
2. Aiken Axler - 6 Wins
3. Winford Bradford Rutherford - 4 Wins
4. The King - 3 Wins
5. Chick Hicks - 2 Wins
6. Ernie Gearson - 2 Wins
7. Darren Leadfoot - 2 Wins
8. Lee Revkins - 2 Wins
9. Greg Candyman - 1 Win
10. Manny Flywheel - 1 Win
11. Johnny Blamer - 1 Win
12. Murray Clutchburn - 1 Win
13. Mac Icar - 1 Win
14. Sage VanDerSpin - 1 Win
15. Larry Oilslip - 1 Win
16. Ryan Shields - 1 Win
17. Thomas Mulvihill
18. Kevin Racingtire
19. Dale Earnhardt Junior
20. Crusty Rotor
21. Ruby Oaks
22. Haul Inngas
23. Dirkson D'Agostino
24. Eugene Carburski
25. Chuck Armstrong
26. Claude Scruggs
27. Percy Drafton
28. Brian Starter
29. Brush Curber
30. Billy Oilchanger
31. James Cleanair
32. Davey Apex
33. Slider Petrolski
34. Rusty Cornfuel
35. Ponchy Wipeout
36. Todd Marcus
37. Ralph Carlow
38. Dale Earnhardt Senior (Nightdona 500 Only Due To Fatal Crash)