1940 Piston Cup season

The **1940 Piston Cup season** was the first ever season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

## List of Racers

#0 *unsponsored*- Lee Michaels

#01 Pepsi- Jay Roper

#03 Albertsons and AXELE- Buff Posey

#3 King Bowling Alley- Caleb Worley

#4A Jen’s Diner and Thorsen Trucking Co.- Floyd Morgan

#06 *unsponsored*- Harold Turner

#10 Sunoco- Ray Steeringson

#11 Edo Fuels- Ya Chun Fei

#12 Bench Engineering, AC41, and Krelman Private Select Honey- Roy Bench

#14 *unsponsored*- Tilpey Redline

#22 *unsponsored*- Ken Tireframe

#22 *unsponsored*- Bill Clark

#25 *unsponsored*- Eddy Duke

#25 *unsponsored*- Albert Brakeson Carburettor-Drive

#26 Fasters Garage- Eli Turnpike

#26 Ultra VIP- George Thomason

#27 Ernest Savings- Robert Allman

#29 Smokehouse Package Goods- Buford Camshaft

#37 Gemstone Ruby Industry’s, MD, IVC, Speed News, WTY, Raich Autos, Multi Pecas, 2DA & Pocos- Robert Finchum

#55 *unsponsored*- John Shiftright

#70 Duke Coulters’ Hoodache Powder- Duke Coulters

#121 Clutch Aid- Kurt Shiftright

## Schedule

1. Beachside 500 (Beachside Speedway; Beachside, CA) 18 February
2. Southern Gold 400 (Open Park Raceway; Open Park, NC) 3 March
3. Clutch Aid 300 (Dayson Motorsports Park; Dayson, LA) 17 March
4. IVC 400 (Nightdona Beach Speedway; Nightdona Beach, FL) 31 March
5. Fireball Beach 350 (Fireball Beach Speedway; Fireball Beach, FL) 7 April
6. Thunder Hollow 400 (Thunder Hollow Speedway; Thunder Hollow, FL) 14 April
7. Sunoco 400 (Langhorne Speedway; Middleton Township, PA) 28 April
8. AXELE 450 (Motor City Street Oval; Motor City, TN) 12 May
9. Thomasville 400 (Thomasville Speedway; Thomasville, GA) 2 June
10. Multi-Pecas 350 (Simpleton Speedway; Simpleton, MN) 16 June
11. Coszen 400 7 July
12. Hollywood 400 21 July
13. Heartland 400 (Heartland Motor Speedway; Kansas City, KS) 4 August
14. Pocos 400 18 August
15. Turbo Energy 400 25 August
16. Raich Autos 400 1 September
17. 2DA 400 8 September
18. Faster 500 15 September
19. Savoy 400 22 September
20. Virginia 400 (Cartinsville Street Oval; Cartinsville, VA) 29 September

## Winners

1. Beachside 500- Buff Posey
2. Southern Gold 400- Ya Chun Fei
3. Clutch Aid 300- Ray Steeringson
4. IVC 400- Robert Allman
5. Fireball Beach 350- John Shiftright
6. Thunder Hollow 400- Ya Chun Fei
7. Sunoco 400- Jay Roper
8. AXELE 450- Robert Finchum
9. Thomasville 400- Jay Roper
10. Multi-Pecas 350- Jay Roper
11. Coszen 400- Buff Posey
12. Hollywood 400- Robert Allman
13. Heartland 400- Buff Posey
14. Pocos 400- Jay Roper
15. Turbo Energy 400- Harold Axel
16. Raich Autos 400- Jay Roper
17. 2DA 400- Buff Posey
18. Faster 500- Robert Allman
19. Savoy 400- Caleb Worley
20. Virginia 400- Jay Roper

## Standings

1. Jay Roper
2. Buff Posey
3. Robert Allman
4. Robert Finchum
5. Ya Chun Fei
6. John Shiftright
7. Caleb Worley
8. Harold Turner
9. Ray Steeringson
10. Kurt Shiftright
11. Duke Coulters
12. Albert Carburettor-Drive
13. Lee Michaels
14. Roy Bench
15. Bill Clark
16. Floyd Morgan
17. Ken Tireframe
18. George Thomason
19. Eli Turnpike
20. Buford Camshaft
21. Tilpey Redline
22. Eddy Duke

## Gallery

Lee MichaelsJay RoperBuff PoseyCaleb WorleyFloyd MorganHarold TurnerRay SteeringsonYa Chun FeiRoy BenchTilpey RedlineKen TireframeBill ClarkEddy DukeAlbert Brakeson Carburettor-DriveEli TurnpikeGeorge ThomasonRobert AllmanBuford CamshaftRobert FinchumJohn ShiftrightDuke CoultersKurt Shiftright