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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 XVI - 1992
Intense competition was again evident and each of the four races had historical significance. Dale Earnhardt won the opener at Daytona, but Ricky Rudd and Harry Gant finished in a dead-heat for second place, an IROC first. At Talladega, Davey Allison won at a series record average speed of 191.722 MPH. (Allison later withdrew due to injuries and missed the last two events.) In Race 3, at Michigan, Geoff Brabham pulled the surprise of the season by becoming just the second road racer in IROC history to win on an oval and only the third non-American to make it to an IROC victory lane. In the finale, also at Michigan, Al Unser Jr. recorded a record sixth IROC win while Ricky Rudd passed Earnhardt with only six laps to go to claim the championship in his first IROC appearance. Rudd joined A. J. Foyt as the only IROC titlists to take the crown without a race win. (from IROC Website)
Final Points |
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IROC 16 Champion Ricky Rudd  |
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Position |
Driver/Residence/Sanction |
Points |
Money Earned |
1 |
Ricky Rudd/Cornelius, NC/NASCAR |
68.5 |
$175,000 |
2 |
Dale Earnhardt/Mooresville, NC/NASCAR |
63 |
65,000 |
3 |
Al Unser Jr./Albuquerque, NM/CART |
59 |
55,000 |
4 |
Rusty Wallace/Concord, NC/NASCAR |
47 |
50,000 |
5 |
Harry Gant/Taylorsville, NC/NASCAR |
46.5 |
45,000 |
6 |
Geoff Brabham/Lantana, FL/IMSA |
46 |
40,000 |
7 |
* Davey Allison/Hueytown, AL/NASCAR |
42 |
40,000 |
8 |
Davy Jones/Glen Brook, NV/IMSA |
33 |
40,000 |
9 |
** Scott Pruett/Roseville, CA/CART |
27 |
40,000 |
10 |
Hurley Haywood/Ponte Vedra, FL/IMSA |
27 |
40,000 |
11 |
Pete Halsmer/Birmingham, MI/IMSA |
22 |
40,000 |
12 |
Arie Luyendyk/Scottsdale, AZ/CART |
21 |
40,000 |
| * Injured, withdrew from series after two races. | |||
| ** Tiebreaker, higher finishing position in final race | |||
Race One |
| February 14, 1992 |
| Daytona International Speedway |
| Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 2.5-mile high-banked oval, 40 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
7 |
Dale Earnhardt |
40 |
Running |
2 |
11 |
* Ricky Rudd |
40 |
Running |
3 |
10 |
* Harry Gant |
40 |
Running |
4 |
9 |
Davey Allison |
40 |
Running |
5 |
8 |
Hurley Haywood |
40 |
Running |
6 |
4 |
Al Unser Jr. |
40 |
Running |
7 |
1 |
Geoff Brabham |
40 |
Running |
8 |
2 |
Rusty Wallace |
40 |
Running |
9 |
3 |
Davy Jones |
40 |
Running |
10 |
12 |
Arie Luyendyk |
40 |
Running |
11 |
5 |
Pete Halsmer |
32 |
Accident |
12 |
6 |
Scott Pruett |
32 |
Mechanical |
| * Dead Heat for second place. | ||||
| Time of Race: 32 minutes, 52 seconds |
| Average Speed: 182.556 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length |
| Caution Flags : 1 (Pruett - Halsmer accident). Laps do not count.. |
| Lead Changes: 18 among 5 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Earnhardt, 1-2; Allison, 3; Earnhardt, 4-7; Allison, 8; Unser Jr., 9; Earnhardt, 10; Allison, 11; Rudd, 12; Earnhardt, 13; Unser Jr., 14-15; Earnhardt, 16; Wallace, 17; Rudd, 18-19; Unser Jr., 20-21; Earnhardt, 22-23; Unser Jr., 24-25; Rudd, 26-39; Earnhardt, 40. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Rudd led three times for 17 laps; Earnhardt led seven times for 12 laps; Unser Jr. led four times for 7 laps; Allison led three times for 3 laps; Wallace led once for one lap. |
Race Two |
| May 2, 1992 |
| Talladega Superspeedway |
| Talladega, Alabama |
| 2.66-mile high-banked tri-oval, 38 laps, 101.08 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
8 |
Davey Allison |
38 |
Running |
2 |
11 |
Dale Earnhardt |
38 |
Running |
3 |
10 |
Ricky Rudd |
38 |
Running |
4 |
3 |
Davy Jones |
38 |
Running |
5 |
9 |
Harry Gant |
38 |
Running |
6 |
4 |
Rusty Wallace |
38 |
Running |
7 |
6 |
Al Unser Jr. |
38 |
Running |
8 |
7 |
Hurley Haywood |
38 |
Running |
9 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
38 |
Running |
10 |
1 |
Scott Pruett |
38 |
Running |
11 |
2 |
Arie Luyendyk |
15 |
Accident |
12 |
DNS |
* Pete Halsmer |
0 |
DNS |
| * Injured/Did Not Start | ||||
| Time of Race: 31 minutes, 38 seconds |
| Average Speed: 191.722 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 1/4 car length |
| Caution Flags: 1 (Luyendyk accident, Lap 15). Laps do not count. |
| Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Pruett, 1; Earnhardt, 2-5; Pruett, 6; Earnhardt, 7; Gant, 8-10; Unser Jr., 11; Gant, 12; Earnhardt, 13; Unser Jr., 14-15; Earnhardt, 16-17; Wallace, 18; Unser Jr., 19-27; Gant, 28; Allison, 29-36; Earnhardt, 37; Allison, 38. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Unser Jr. led three times for 12 laps; Allison led twice for 9 laps; Earnhardt led five times for 9 laps; Gant led three times for 5 laps; Pruett led twice for 2 laps; Wallace led once for one lap. |
Race Three |
| August 1, 1992 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile high banked oval, 50 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
4 |
Geoff Brabham |
50 |
Running |
2 |
5 |
Rusty Wallace |
50 |
Running |
3 |
10 |
Ricky Rudd |
50 |
Running |
4 |
9 |
Harry Gant |
50 |
Running |
5 |
11 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
6 |
8 |
Al Unser Jr. |
50 |
Running |
7 |
7 |
Davy Jones |
50 |
Running |
8 |
1 |
Pete Halsmer |
50 |
Running |
9 |
6 |
Hurley Haywood |
50 |
Running |
10 |
2 |
Scott Pruett |
50 |
Running |
11 |
3 |
Arie Luyendyk |
50 |
Running |
12 |
DNS |
*Davey Allison |
0 |
Did not start |
| * Injured, did not start. Awarded last place. | ||||
| Time of Race: 38 minutes, 3.477 seconds |
| Average Speed: 157.654 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 2.598 seconds |
| Caution Flags: None |
| Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Pruett, 1-2; Rudd, 3-15; Brabham, 16-50. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Brabham led once for 35 laps; Rudd led once for 13 laps; Pruett led once for 2 laps. |
Race Four |
| August 15, 1992 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile superspeedway, 50 laps, 100 miles. |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
6 |
Al Unser Jr. |
50 |
Running |
2 |
10 |
Ricky Rudd |
50 |
Running |
3 |
7 |
Rusty Wallace |
50 |
Running |
4 |
3 |
Scott Pruett |
50 |
Running |
5 |
11 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
6 |
8 |
Harry Gant |
50 |
Running |
7 |
2 |
Pete Halsmer |
50 |
Running |
8 |
5 |
Davy Jones |
50 |
Running |
9 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
50 |
Running |
10 |
1 |
Arie Luyendyk |
50 |
Running |
11 |
4 |
Hurley Haywood |
50 |
Running |
12 |
* DNS |
Davey Allison |
50 |
Did not start |
| * Injured, did not start. Awarded last place. | ||||
| Time of Race: 37 minutes, 47 seconds |
| Average Speed: 158.800 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: one car length |
| Caution Flags: None |
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Luyendyk, 1; Unser Jr., 2-50. |
| Lap Leader Totals: Unser Jr. led once for 49 laps; Luyendyk led once for one lap |