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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 XV - 1991
IROC returned to its traditional four-race format and began at Daytona with Indy Car driver Scott Pruett winning in only his second start after recovering from severe leg and foot injuries. After that, it was all Rusty Wallace's show, with victories at Talladega, Michigan and Watkins Glen, to claim his first IROC championship. Which is not to say the competition wasn't intense. There were 13 lead changes at Daytona, eight at Talladega and six at Michigan (including six different leaders in the first 21 laps). Wallace led all the way at Watkins Glen to become the first driver to win three straight IROC events in the series' 15-year history. (from IROC Website)
Final Points |
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IROC 15 Champion Rusty Wallace  |
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Position |
Driver/Residence/Sanction |
Points |
Money Earned |
1 |
Rusty Wallace/Concord, NC/NASCAR |
86 |
$175,000 |
2 |
Bill Elliott/Dawsonville, GA/NASCAR |
64 |
65,000 |
3 |
Mark Martin/Jamestown, NC/NASCAR |
56 |
55,000 |
4 |
Scott Pruett/Roseville, CA/CART |
51 |
50,000 |
5 |
Al Unser Jr./Albuquerque, NM/CART |
47 |
45,000 |
6 |
Al Unser/Albuquerque, NM/CART |
37 |
40,000 |
7 |
Geoff Brabham/Manalapan, FL/IMSA |
30 |
40,000 |
8 |
Geoff Bodine/Julian, NC/NASCAR |
29 |
40,000 |
9 |
Dale Earnhardt/Mooresville, NC/NASCAR |
27 |
40,000 |
10 |
Bob Wollek/Strasbourg, France/WSPC |
25 |
40,000 |
11 |
* Tom Kendall/La Canada, CA/IMSA |
24 |
40,000 |
12 |
Dorsey Schroeder/Ballwin, MO/IMSA |
16 |
40,000 |
| * Injured, competed only in first two events. | |||
Race One |
| February 15, 1991 |
| Daytona International Speedway |
| Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 2.5-mile high-banked oval, 40 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
5 |
Scott Pruett |
40 |
Running |
2 |
7 |
Bill Elliott |
40 |
Running |
3 |
11 |
Al Unser |
40 |
Running |
4 |
6 |
Al Unser Jr. |
40 |
Running |
5 |
3 |
Tommy Kendall |
40 |
Running |
6 |
9 |
Geoff Bodine |
40 |
Running |
7 |
10 |
Mark Martin |
40 |
Running |
8 |
1 |
Geoff Brabham |
40 |
Running |
9 |
8 |
Dorsey Schroeder |
40 |
Running |
10 |
12 |
Rusty Wallace |
40 |
Running |
11 |
4 |
Bob Wollek |
37 |
Accident |
12 |
2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
13 |
Accident |
| Time of Race: 32 minutes, 31 seconds |
| Average Speed: 184.521 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: One car length |
| Caution Flags : 2 (Earnhardt spin; Wollek spin). Laps do not count. |
| Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Earnhardt, 1-4; Wallace, 5; Martin, 6; Wallace, 7-8; Pruett, 9-10; Wallace, 11; Martin, 12-13; Unser Jr., 14-18; Wallace, 19-23; Elliott, 24-25; Pruett, 26-30; Martin, 31; Elliott, 32-33; Pruett, 34-40. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Pruett led three times for 14 laps; Wallace led four times for nine laps; Unser Jr. led once for five laps; Earnhardt led once for four laps; Martin led three times for four laps; Elliott led twice for four laps. |
Race Two |
| May 4, 1991 |
| Talladega Superspeedway |
| Talladega, Alabama |
| 2.66-mile high-banked tri-oval, 38 laps, 101.08 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
3 |
Rusty Wallace |
38 |
Running |
2 |
11 |
Bill Elliott |
38 |
Running |
3 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
38 |
Running |
4 |
12 |
Scott Pruett |
38 |
Running |
5 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
38 |
Running |
6 |
10 |
Al Unser |
38 |
Running |
7 |
8 |
Tom Kendall |
38 |
Running |
8 |
2 |
Bob Wollek |
37 |
Running |
9 |
1 |
Dale Earnhardt |
36 |
Running |
10 |
9 |
Al Unser Jr. |
5 |
Accident |
11 |
4 |
Dorsey Schroeder |
4 |
Accident |
12 |
7 |
Geoff Bodine |
3 |
Accident |
| Time of Race: 32 minutes, 16 seconds |
| Average Speed: 187.958 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: One car length |
| Caution Flags: 2 (Bodine accident; Schroeder-Unser Jr.-Earnhardt accident). Laps do not count. *Race was red flagged for two hours at the completion of lap three due to rain. |
| Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Wallace, 1-2; Earnhardt, 3-4; Wallace, 5; Pruett, 6; Martin, 7-10; Elliott, 11-14; Wallace, 15-18; Kendall, 19-20; Wallace, 21-38. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Wallace led four times for 25 laps; Elliott led once for four laps; Martin led once for four laps; Earnhardt led once for two laps; Kendall led once for two laps; Pruett led once for one lap. |
Race Three |
| August 3, 1991 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile high banked oval, 50 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
9 |
Rusty Wallace |
50 |
Running |
2 |
10 |
Bill Elliott |
50 |
Running |
3 |
6 |
Al Unser Jr. |
50 |
Running |
4 |
8 |
Mark Martin |
50 |
Running |
5 |
4 |
Geoff Bodine |
50 |
Running |
6 |
11 |
Scott Pruett |
50 |
Running |
7 |
7 |
Al Unser |
50 |
Running |
8 |
3 |
Bob Wollek |
50 |
Running |
9 |
1 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
10 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
50 |
Running |
11 |
2 |
Dorsey Schroeder |
50 |
Running |
12 |
DNS |
Tom Kendall |
0 |
Did not start |
| Time of Race: 37 minutes, 47.800 seconds |
| Average Speed: 158.744 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: .200 seconds |
| Caution Flags: None |
| Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Earnhardt, 1; Martin, 2-5; Bodine, 6-9; Unser Jr., 10-11; Wallace, 12-20; Elliott, 21-22; Wallace, 23-50. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Wallace led twice for 37 laps; Martin led once for four laps; Bodine led once for four laps; Unser Jr. led once for two laps; Elliott led once for two laps; Earnhardt led once for one lap. |
Race Four |
| August 10, 1991 |
| Watkins Glen International |
| Watkins Glen, New York |
| 2.428-mile road course, 30 laps, 72.84 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
1 |
Rusty Wallace |
30 |
Running |
2 |
4 |
Mark Martin |
30 |
Running |
3 |
11 |
* Al Unser Jr. |
30 |
Running |
4 |
9 |
Dale Earnhardt |
30 |
Running |
5 |
2 |
Bill Elliott |
30 |
Running |
6 |
10 |
Dorsey Schroeder |
30 |
Running |
7 |
7 |
Geoff Brabham |
30 |
Running |
8 |
8 |
Bob Wollek |
30 |
Running |
9 |
5 |
Al Unser |
29 |
Running |
10 |
6 |
Geoff Bodine |
28 |
Running |
11 |
3 |
Scott Pruett |
20 |
Mechanical |
12 |
DNS |
Tom Kendall |
0 |
Did not start |
| * Started backup car in 11th position (from fifth on original grid) due to first lap accident. | ||||
| Time of Race: 39 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Average Speed: 111.490 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: .15 second |
| Caution Flags: Al Unser Jr. accident, lap one (laps do not count). Complete restart |
| Lead Changes: 0 |
| Lap Leaders: Wallace, 1-30 |