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Wikipedia / IROC XIV

IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at Daytona International Speedway was canceled. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.

Roster and total points

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:

Position

Driver

Points

Winnings

Series

1

Dale Earnhardt

60

$175,000

NASCAR Winston Cup Series2nd in 1989 Winston Cup points

2

Al Unser Jr.

44

$65,000

CART PPG IndyCar World Series5th in 1989 Indycar points

3

Martin Brundle

41

$50,000

1989: FIA Formula One World Championship1990: World Endurance Championship

4

Mark Martin

37

$45,000

NASCAR Winston Cup Series3rd in 1989 Winston Cup points1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner

5

Terry Labonte

36

$40,000

NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesDefending IROC Champion

6

Emerson Fittipaldi

29

$38,000

CART PPG IndyCar World Series1989 Indianapolis 500 winner1989 IndyCar Champion2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion

7

Dorsey Schroeder 1

26

$35,000

SCCA Trans-Am Series1989 Trans-Am Champion1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner

8

Rusty Wallace 1

26

$34,000

NASCAR Winston Cup Series1989 Winston Cup champion1989 NASCAR All Star Race winner

9

Darrell Waltrip

23

$33,000

NASCAR Winston Cup Series4th in 1989 Winston Cup points1989 Daytona 500 winner

10

Bobby Rahal 2

18

$32,000

CART PPG IndyCar World Series9th in 1989 IndyCar points

11

Geoff Brabham 2

18

$31,000

IMSA Camel GTP1989 GTP Champion1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner

12

Danny Sullivan

13

$30,000

CART PPG IndyCar World Series7th in 1989 IndyCar points

Individual race results

In all races, all drivers utilized identically prepared Dodge Daytona's with Goodyear tires

Race One, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 5, 1990

Finish

Grid

Carno.

Driver

Car Color

Laps

Status

LapsLed

Points

1

9

9

Dale Earnhardt

Silver

38

0:32:15

10

24 (3)

2

8

8

Al Unser Jr.

38

Running

5

17

3

2

2

Mark Martin

Yellow

38

Running

5

14

4

11

11

Darrell Waltrip

38

Running

11

17 (5)

5

10

10

Martin Brundle

Mustard

38

Running

10

6

4

4

Dorsey Schroeder

38

Running

9

7

5

5

Rusty Wallace

38

Running

7

10 (2)

8

12

12

Terry Labonte

Orange

38

Running

7

9

7

7

Geoff Brabham

Dodge Daytona

38

Running

6

10

6

6

Emerson Fittipaldi

38

Running

5

11

1

1

Bobby Rahal

Pink

38

Running

4

12

3

3

Danny Sullivan

Lime

37

Running

3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 188.055mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 1 clLead changes: 15

Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport

Saturday, July 7, 1990

Finish

Grid

Carno.

Driver

Car Color

Laps

Status

LapsLed

Points

1

8

5

Martin Brundle

Lime

30

0:42:01

19

26 (5)

2

10

2

Al Unser Jr.

Orange

30

Running

17

3

3

10

Emerson Fittipaldi

30

Running

11

17 (3)

4

5

8

Terry Labonte

30

Running

12

5

11

1

Dale Earnhardt

30

Running

10

6

9

4

Mark Martin

Gold

30

Running

9

7

4

9

Geoff Brabham

Light Blue

30

Running

8

8

6

6

Rusty Wallace

Cream

30

Running

7

9

2

11

Bobby Rahal

Yellow

29

Running

6

10

7

7

Dorsey Schroeder

Silver

21

Crash

5

11

1

12

Danny Sullivan

12

Mechanical

4

12

X

3

Darrell Waltrip 3

Not assigned

0

Did Not Start,Injured

3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since that did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 101.469mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 4 secLead changes: 2

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 5, 1990

Finish

Grid

Carno.

Driver

Car Color

Laps

Status

LapsLed

Points

1

3

3

Dale Earnhardt

Orange

50

0:39:08

50

26 (5)

2

5

7

Terry Labonte

Light Blue

50

Running

17

3

7

4

Mark Martin

50

Running

14

4

9

10

Dorsey Schroeder

50

Running

12

5

2

2

Al Unser Jr.

Cream

50

Running

10

6

6

8

Rusty Wallace

Yellow

50

Running

9

7

10

11

Bobby Rahal

50

Running

8

8

4

5

Emerson Fittipaldi

50

Running

7

9

11

12

Danny Sullivan

50

Running

6

10

1

1

Martin Brundle

49

Running

5

11

8

9

Geoff Brabham

Gold

8

Mechanical

4

12

X

6

Darrell Waltrip 3

Not assigned

0

Did Not Start,Injured

3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.(3) Normally indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 153.316mphCautions: 1Margin of victory: .08 secLead changes: 0

Notes

  1. Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.

  2. Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.

  3. Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.

References