1940 Piston Cup Season

Jay Roper the inaugural Piston Cup Champion

The **1940 Piston Cup Season** was the 1st season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. Jay Roper won the championship.

## Racers **(Bold Indicates Rookie)**

1. **Unsponsored 0 - Lee Michaels**
2. **Pepsi 01 - Jay Roper**
3. **TBA and Axele 03 - Buff Parker**
4. **Speed Water 4 - Blue Byrev**
5. **Lemon Green 6 - Harold Turner**
6. **Sunoco 10 - Ray Steeringson**
7. **Andrews 11 - Quintly James**
8. **Bench Engineering 12 - Roy Bench**
9. **Unsponsored 14 - Tilpey Redline**
10. **Japanese Noodles 16 - Ya Chun Fei**
11. **ABCD 25 - Albert Brakeson Carburettor Drive**
12. **Unsponsored 25 - Eddy Duke**
13. **Unsponsored 26 - George Thomason**
14. **Hooters 27 - Robert Allman**
15. **Gemstone Ruby Industries 37 - Robert Finchum**
16. **Turbo Energy 50 - Henry Wayne**
17. **Unsponsored 55 - John Shiftright**
18. **Retread 79 - Ruby Nightrider**
19. **LTP 117 - Tommy Diane Sr.**
20. **Clutch Aid 121 - Kurt Shiftright**

## Schedule (ALL RACES WILL BE CREATED AND DONE BY THEONATIONBOIS)

1. Florida 500 - Jay Roper (1)
2. Southern Gold 400 - Blue Byrev (1)
3. WTY 400 - Ya Chun Fei (1)
4. IVC 350 - Jay Roper (2)
5. Calladega 400 - Buff Parker (1)
6. Brickyard 400 - Jay Roper (3)
7. Revolting 400 - Ya Chun Fei (2)
8. Raich Autos 350 - Henry Wayne (1)
9. Palm Mile 300 - Ya Chun Fei (3)
10. Pocono 400 - Jay Roper (4)
11. Nightdona 400 - Buff Parker (2)
12. Calladega 500 - Buff Parker (3)
13. Spare Mint 400 - Robert Allman
14. Los Angeles 500 - Jay Roper (5)
15. Speed News 400 - Blue Byrev (2)
16. Dover 400 - Ya Chun Fei (4)
17. Langhorne 400 - Jay Roper (6)
18. Gemstone Ruby Industries 400 - Buff Parker (4)
19. Multi Pecas 350 - Ya Chun Fei (5)
20. 2DA 400 - Henry Wayne (2)
21. Heartland 500 - Jay Roper (7)
22. Pocos 400 - Robert Finchum
23. MD 350 - Harold Turner
24. Washington 350 - Buff Parker (5)
25. Richmond 400 - Jay Roper (8)

## Win Chart

1. Jay Roper - 8 Wins
2. Buff Parker - 5 Wins
3. Ya Chun Fei - 5 Wins
4. Blue Byrev - 2 Wins
5. Henry Wayne - 2 Wins
6. Harold Turner - 1 Win
7. Robert Allman - 1 Win
8. Robert Finchum - 1 Win

## Championship Standings (NOT FINISHED)

1. Jay Roper - 20 PTS
2. Blue Byrev - 19 PTS
3. Ya Chun Fei - 18 PTS
4. Kurt Shiftright - 17 PTS
5. Ray Steeringson - 16 PTS
6. Lee Michaels - 15 PTS
7. Roy Bench - 14 PTS
8. Tommy Diane Sr. - 13 PTS
9. Ruby Nightrider - 12 PTS
10. John Shiftright - 11 PTS
11. Harold Turner - 10 PTS
12. George Thomason - 9 PTS
13. Eddy Duke - 8 PTS
14. Buff Parker - 7 PTS
15. Robert Allman - 6 PTS
16. Robert Finchum - 5 PTS
17. Albert Brakeson Carburettor Drive - 4 PTS
18. Quintly James - 3 PTS
19. Henry Wayne - 2 PTS
20. Tilpey Redline - 1 PTS

## Gallery

Lee MichaelsJay RoperBuff ParkerBlue Byrev
## Trivia

* Ya Chun Fei and Pepsi backup Julia Hunt are the only surviving members of this season when Roy Bench's pitty Frank died at the age of 100.
* As of the 80th anniversary of the Piston Cup Racing Series, Pepsi, Retread and Clutch Aid are the only 1940's sponsors that competed in all Piston Cup Seasons ever held. LTP went absent from the 1971 and 1972 seasons.
* This is the first season for First Piston Cup Generation.
* Ruby Nightrider is the first female racer to start a race.
* The Richmond 400 was the longest race at 1000 laps.