1987 Piston Cup Season

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## Season Information

### Number of races

36
2 exhibition races

### 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

## Championship

### Champion

Dale Earnhardt

The **1987 Piston Cup Season** was the 44th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series. This season is known for the death of Ronald Oaks during the Los Angeles 500.

## Racers

1. Tow Cap 2 - David Palmer
2. Wrangler 3 - Dale Earnhardt
3. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
4. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
5. Sludgee 17 - Darrell Cartrip
6. BnL 23 - Dan Sheldon
7. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
8. Carman's Bar & Grill and Ulysses Mining Co. 31 - Alex Quint
9. Mood Springs 33 - Taylor Bendy
10. Trunk Fresh 34 - Alloy Wilson
11. Shifty Drug 35 - Harold Axel
12. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
13. Dinoco 43 - Strip Weathers
14. Oxnard 48 - Thomas Tanrev
15. Easy Idle 51 - Ronald Oaks **(1-16)**
16. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
17. Fiber Fuel 56 - Charles Johnson
18. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
19. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
20. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
21. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
22. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
23. **Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner**
24. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
25. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
26. Rev-N-Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
27. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
28. Frostar Air Filters 75 - Cole Speedland
29. Vinyl Toupee 76 - Crusty Rotor
30. Retread 79 - Norman Green
31. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
32. Shiny Wax 84 - Tom Landis
33. Re-Volting 84 - Don Alternators
34. Cozsen 86 - Chick Hicks
35. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
36. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
37. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
38. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
39. Retread Free 99 - Greg Locke
40. Tach-O-Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
41. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ken Schroeder
42. Clutch Aid 121 - Klint Shiftright
43. Clutch Aid 122 - Kraig Shiftright
44. No Stall 123 - Larry Smith

## Gallery

David PalmerDale EarnhardtBill RacelottBill ShieldsDarrell CartripDan SheldonAndrew AxlerAlex QuintTaylor BendyAlloy WilsonHarold AxelEugene CarbureskiStrip WeathersThomas TanrevRonald OaksClaude ScruggsCharles JohnsonBernie SimpsonJames CleanairBrad GonzalezDon ChapcarBertie FastBuck SchoonerRon PitcarMike YankeeMisti MotorkrassJordan PowersCole SpeedlandCrusty RotorNorman GreenBilly FordTom LandisDon AlternatorsChick HicksJames RobsonMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonJonathan MelterGreg LockeGreg CandymanKen SchroederKlint ShiftrightKraig ShiftrightLarry Smith
## Trivia

* Aside from Ronald Oaks, this is also the final season for David Palmer, Cole Speedland and Norman Green.

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