1978 Piston Cup Season

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1978 Piston Cup Season
Previous season	1977
Next season	1979
Kraig Shiftright, now the 1977 and 1978 Piston Cup champion
Season Information
Number of races	36
Season opener	Virginia 400
Season finale	Full Throttle 400
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	Kraig Shiftright
Runner-Up	TBA
3rd	TBA
Awards
Rookie of the Year	Don Chapcar
Most Popular Driver	TBA

The 1978 Piston Cup season was the 30th season of the Piston Cup Racing Series.

Racers

• Bold - Rookie

1. Pepsi 01 - Sam Krankzler
2. Tow Cap 4 - David Palmer
3. Texas Tea 9 - Bill Racelott
4. View Zeen 10 - Bill Shields
5. No Stall 13 - Marvin Johnson
6. Gatorade 17 - Darrell Cartrip
7. Buy N Large 23 - Nathan Allison
8. Nitroade and Gasprin 28 - Andrew Axler
9. Rubbertons Co. 30 - R.A. Rubberton
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 - Michael Smith
19. Southern Gold Gasoline 53 - Thomas Tireson
20. Fiber Fuel 56 - Charles Johnson
21. Corrosion Seal 57 - Pete Wilson
22. Octane Gain 58 - Bernie Simpson
23. Vitoline 61 - Bobby Carsac
24. Transberry Juice 63 - Brad Gonzalez
25. RPM 64 - Don Chapcar
26. Southern Special 67 - Bertie Fast
27. N20 Cola 68 - Ron Pitcar
28. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
29. Sludgee 71 - John Watson
30. Rev-N-Go 73 - Tony Steeringson Jr.
31. Sidewall Shine 74 - Jordan Powers
32. Frostar Air Filters 75 - Cole Speedland
33. Retread 79 - Norman Green
34. Gask-Its 80 - Billy Ford
35. Shiny Wax 82 - Richard Childrev
36. Re-Volting 84 - Spyder Dangerford
37. Chop Saves 87 - James Carlidge
38. Bumper Save 90 - James Robson
39. Sputter Stop 92 - Herbert Brown
40. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
41. Tuxedo Plumbing 98 - Jonathan Melter
42. Clutch Aid and Cozsen 121 - Kraig Shiftright

Race Winners

• Bold - Grand Slam Round

1. Virginia 400 - Cole Speedland (1)
2. Florida 500 - Strip Weathers (1)
3. Hollywood 400 - Bill Shields (1)
4. Lightyear 350 - Don Chapcar (1)
5. Glen Ellen 350 - Darrell Cartrip (1)
6. Olympus 400 - James Robson
7. BnL 600 - Kraig Shiftright (1)
8. Rev-N-Go 350 - Thomas Tireson (1)
9. Thunderhill 400 - Jonathan Melter
10. Alabama 500 - Bill Racelott
11. Clutch Aid 400 - Alloy Wilson (1)
12. No Stall 400 - Mike Yankee
13. Heartland 400 - Bill Shields (2)
14. Re-Volting 300 - Kraig Shiftright (2)
15. Sidewall Shine 350 - Alloy Wilson (2)
16. Los Angeles 500 - Strip Weathers (2)
17. Palm Mile 300 - Billy Ford (1)
18. Iowa Hybrid 450 - Spyder Dangerford
19. Oxnard 400 - Norman Green
20. Georgia Safety Horn 350 - Billy Ford (2)
21. Gasprin 350 - Bill Shields (3)
22. Copper Canyon 400 - Kraig Shiftright (3)
23. RPM 400 - Strip Weathers (3)
24. Grandol Oil Co. 400 - Darrell Cartrip (2)
25. BnL 500 - Thomas Tireson (2)
26. Mood Springs 400 - Cole Speedland (2)
27. Tuxedo Plumbing 400 - Billy Ford (3)
28. Spare Mint 350 - Kraig Shiftright (4)
29. Vitoline 400 - Strip Weathers (4)
30. Daniel 500 - Kraig Shiftright (5)
31. Spare Mint Gears and Glory 450 - Jordan Powers
32. Beachside 500 - Don Chapcar (2)
33. Simpletown 400 - Kraig Shiftright (6)
34. Octane Gain 400 - Strip Weathers (5)
35. Smasherville 400 - Darrell Cartrip (3)
36. Rubbertons 400 - Kraig Shiftright (7)

Win chart

1. Kraig Shiftright - 7 wins
2. Strip Weathers - 5 wins
3. Darrell Cartrip - 3 wins
4. Billy Ford - 3 wins
5. Bill Shields - 3 wins
6. Thomas Tireson - 2 wins
7. Alloy Wilson - 2 wins
8. Don Chapcar - 2 wins
9. Cole Speedland - 2 wins
10. Jordan Powers - 1 win
11. Norman Green - 1 win
12. Spyder Dangerford - 1 win
13. Mike Yankee - 1 win
14. Bill Racelott - 1 win
15. Jonathan Melter - 1 win
16. James Robson - 1 win

Standings

1. TBA

Gallery

Sam Krankzler

David Palmer

Bill Shields

Marvin Johnson

Darrell Cartrip

Nathan Allison

Morris Axler

R.A. Rubberton

Alex Quint

Bill Brady

Alloy Wilson

Harold Axel

Dick Miller

Strip Weathers

Thomas Tanrev

Ronald Oaks

Michael Smith

Thomas Tireson

Charles Johnson

Pete Wilson

Bernie Simpson

Bobby Carsac

Brad Gonzalez

Don Chapcar

Bertie Fast

Ron Pitcar

Mike Yankee

John Watson

Tony Steeringson Jr.

Jordan Powers

Cole Speedland

Norman Green

Billy Ford

Richard Childrev

Benny Pitstops

James Carlidge

James Robson

Herbert Brown

Ernie Gearson

Jonathan Metler

Kraig Shiftright

Trivia

• Final season for Richard Childrev.