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The International Race of Champions was an auto racing competition, featuring identically-prepared stock cars set up by a single team of mechanics, in an effort to make the race purely a test of driver ability. It was run with a small field of invited drivers (6-12) from all the major racing series including NASCAR, SCCA, FIA and USAC. Over the years CART and the IRL drivers, among others also participated.
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IROC XIII - 1989
IROC 13 was the most competitive since the series' "rebirth" with four different winners and 24 official lead changes in four races. In the opener at Daytona International Speedway -- IROC's 50th event -- Rusty Wallace became the first driver to win after starting last (passing eight cars on lap one alone). Round 2, at Pennsylvania International Raceway, was IROC's first contest on a one-mile "short" oval. Danny Sullivan was the winner. Terry Labonte moved atop the point standings with his initial IROC triumph in Race 3 at Michigan International Speedway. In the finale at Watkins Glen, N.Y., Labonte placed third to clinch the title as Al Unser Jr. scored his fifth career series victory, tying Cale Yarborough as IROC's all-time leader. He also became the first IROC driver to top the half-million dollar mark in total prize money. (from IROC Website)
Final Points |
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IROC 13 Champion Terry Labonte  |
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Position |
Driver/Residence/Sanction |
Points |
Money Earned |
1 |
Terry Labonte/Thomasville, NC/NASCAR |
72 |
$204,900 |
2 |
Al Unser Jr./Albuquerque, NM/CART |
60 |
92,500 |
3 |
Rusty Wallace/Charlotte, NC/NASCAR |
58 |
66,200 |
4 |
Dale Earnhardt/Mooresville, NC/NASCAR |
57 |
58,900 |
5 |
Scott Pruett/Roseville, CA/IMSA |
51 |
55,700 |
6 |
Bill Elliott/Dawsonville, GA/NASCAR |
38 |
52,000 |
7 |
A. J. Foyt/Houston, TX/CART |
36 |
54,000 |
8 |
Danny Sullivan/Aspen, CO/CART |
35 |
49,400 |
9 |
Hurley Haywood/Ponte Vedra, FL/SCCA |
31 |
46,000 |
10 |
* Geoff Brabham/Noblesville, IN/IMSA |
24 |
44,400 |
11 |
Rick Mears/Bakersfield, CA/CART |
24 |
42,100 |
12 |
Richard Petty/Randleman, NC/NASCAR |
16 |
40,400 |
| * Tiebreaker, higher finishing position in final race | |||
Race One |
| February 17, 1989 |
| Daytona International Speedway |
| Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 2.5-mile high-banked oval, 40 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
12 |
Rusty Wallace |
40 |
Running |
2 |
5 |
Terry Labonte |
40 |
Running |
3 |
7 |
Dale Earnhardt |
40 |
Running |
4 |
10 |
Al Unser Jr. |
40 |
Running |
5 |
3 |
Bill Elliott |
40 |
Running |
6 |
9 |
Hurley Haywood |
40 |
Running |
7 |
2 |
A. J. Foyt |
40 |
Running |
8 |
1 |
Rick Mears |
40 |
Running |
9 |
6 |
Richard Petty |
40 |
Running |
10 |
8 |
Scott Pruett |
40 |
Running |
11 |
11 |
Geoff Brabham |
40 |
Running |
12 |
4 |
Danny Sullivan |
39 |
Running |
| Time of Race: 32 minutes, 37 seconds |
| Average Speed: 183.955 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: one Camaro length |
| Caution Flags : None |
| Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Mears, 1; Petty, 2-4; Earnhardt, 5-20; Unser Jr., 21-25; Labonte, 26; Wallace, 27; Labonte, 28-30; Earnhardt, 31-34; Labonte, 35-36; Wallace, 37-40 |
Race Two |
| April 29, 1989 |
| Pennsylvania International Raceway |
| Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
| One-mile oval, 75 laps, 75 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
1 |
Danny Sullivan |
75 |
Running |
2 |
3 |
Scott Pruett |
75 |
Running |
3 |
11 |
Rusty Wallace |
75 |
Running |
4 |
9 |
Al Unser Jr. |
75 |
Running |
5 |
4 |
A. J. Foyt |
75 |
Running |
6 |
10 |
Terry Labonte |
74 |
Running |
7 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt |
74 |
Running |
8 |
12 |
* Geoff Brabham |
74 |
Running |
9 |
7 |
Hurley Haywood |
74 |
Running |
10 |
5 |
Rick Mears |
74 |
Running |
11 |
6 |
Bill Elliott |
73 |
Running |
12 |
2 |
Richard Petty |
73 |
Running |
| *Went to back up car and back of field | ||||
| Time of Race: 45 minutes, 40 seconds |
| Average Speed: 98.540 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 13.45 seconds |
| Caution Flags: 3 - Caution laps do not count |
| Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Sullivan, 1; Pruett, 2-15; Foyt, 16-36; Wallace, 37-40; Foyt, 41-59; Pruett, 60-62; Sullivan, 63-75. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Foyt led twice for 40 laps; Pruett led twice for 17 laps; Sullivan led twice for 14 laps; and Wallace led once for 4 laps. |
Race Three |
| August 5, 1989 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile high banked oval, 50 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
11 |
Terry Labonte |
50 |
Running |
2 |
10 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
3 |
12 |
Rusty Wallace |
50 |
Running |
4 |
4 |
Bill Elliott |
50 |
Running |
5 |
7 |
Al Unser Jr. |
50 |
Running |
6 |
8 |
Scott Pruett |
50 |
Running |
7 |
6 |
A. J. Foyt |
50 |
Running |
8 |
5 |
Hurley Haywood |
50 |
Running |
9 |
3 |
Rick Mears |
50 |
Running |
10 |
9 |
Danny Sullivan |
50 |
Running |
11 |
1 |
Richard Petty |
50 |
Running |
12 |
2 |
Geoff Brabham |
50 |
Running |
| Time of Race: 37 minutes, 53.539 seconds |
| Average Speed: 158.343 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: .465 seconds |
| Caution Flags: None |
| Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Richard Petty, 1; Dale Earnhardt, 2-3; Geoff Brabham, 4-7; Terry Labonte, 8-25; Earnhardt, 26-29; Rusty Wallace, 30-32; Labonte, 33-40; Earnhardt, 41-43; Labonte, 44-50. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Labonte led 3 times for 33 laps; Earnhardt led 3 times for 9 laps; Brabham led once for 4 laps; Wallace led once for 3 laps; Petty led once for 1 lap. |
Race Four |
| August 12, 1989 |
| Watkins Glen International |
| Watkins Glen, New York |
| 2.428-mile road course, 30 laps, 72.84 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
4 |
Al Unser Jr. |
30 |
Running |
2 |
5 |
Scott Pruett |
30 |
Running |
3 |
1 |
Terry Labonte |
30 |
Running |
4 |
8 |
Bill Elliott |
30 |
Running |
5 |
3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
30 |
Running |
6 |
9 |
Hurley Haywood |
30 |
Running |
7 |
12 |
Geoff Brabham |
30 |
Running |
8 |
2 |
Rusty Wallace |
30 |
Running |
9 |
10 |
Rick Mears |
29 |
Running |
10 |
6 |
A. J. Foyt |
28 |
Running |
11 |
7 |
Danny Sullivan |
27 |
Running |
12 |
11 |
Richard Petty |
17 |
Accident |
| Time of Race: 39 minutes, 8 seconds |
| Average Speed: 111.680 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 1.3 seconds |
| Caution Flags: 0 |
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Labonte, 1-10; Unser Jr., 11-30 |