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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 VIII - 1984
Neil Bonnett was the star of the "reborn" IROC series, winning the opening and closing events at Michigan, but Cale Yarborough combined a victory on the Cleveland road course with two second-place finishes to take the IROC 8 title. In Race 1, Bonnett stormed from the ninth starting position and took the lead for good with four laps to go, holding off Benny Parsons and Gordon Johncock in a last-lap sprint after Danny Ongais tagged Yarborough, sending Cale into the wall. At Cleveland, Tom Sneva led the first 24 laps until a cut tire forced him to pit, giving Yarborough the win. Darrell Waltrip won Race 3 at Talladega, probably the best event of the series, in a wild last-lap dash over Yarborough and Dale Earnhardt. Bonnett, who had finished sixth at Cleveland, saw his championship hopes fade on the first lap in a crash with Derek Bell. Both continued, but Bonnett could place only 11th in his damaged car. Waltrip went into the finale as the IROC leader but quickly faded and finished sixth, as Bonnett used a last-lap "slingshot" to pass Yarborough for the win. (from IROC Website)
Final Points |
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IROC 8 Champion Cale Yarbrough  |
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Position |
Driver/Residence/Sanction |
Points |
Money Earned |
1 |
Cale Yarborough/Sardis, SC/NASCAR |
58 |
$150,000 |
2 |
Neil Bonnett/Hueytown, AL/NASCAR |
55 |
75,000 |
3 |
Darrell Waltrip/Franklin, TN/NASCAR |
52 |
35,000 |
4 |
Benny Parsons/Ellerbe, NC/NASCAR |
47 |
30,000 |
5 |
Gordon Johncock/Coldwater, MI/CART |
45 |
25,000 |
6 |
Derek Bell/England/FIA |
35 |
24,000 |
7 |
Danny Ongais/Santa Ana, CA/CART |
33 |
23,000 |
8 |
Johnny Rutherford/Ft. Worth, TX/CART |
33 |
22,000 |
9 |
Dale Earnhardt/Kannapolis, NC/NASCAR |
31 |
21,000 |
10 |
Tom Sneva/Paradise Vally, AZ/CART |
29 |
20,000 |
11 |
Emerson Fittipaldi/Brazil/FIA |
28 |
20,000 |
12 |
Jacky Ickx/Belgium/FIA |
17 |
20,000 |
Race One |
| June 16, 1984 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile high-banked oval, 50 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
9 |
Neil Bonnett |
50 |
Running |
2 |
12 |
Benny Parsons |
50 |
Running |
3 |
6 |
Gordon Johncock |
50 |
Running |
4 |
5 |
Darrell Waltrip |
50 |
Running |
5 |
4 |
Danny Ongais |
50 |
Running |
6 |
10 |
Johnny Rutherford |
50 |
Running |
7 |
10 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
8 |
1 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
50 |
Running |
9 |
3 |
Jacky Ickx |
50 |
Running |
10 |
11 |
Derek Bell |
49 |
Running |
11 |
7 |
Tom Sneva |
49 |
Running |
12 |
8 |
Cale Yarborough |
49 |
Running |
| Time of Race: 41 minutes, 6 seconds |
| Average Speed: 145.985 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths |
| Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Earnhardt, 1-3; Ongais 4-9; Bonnett, 10-11; Ongais 12-26; Bonnett, 27-30; Ongais, 31; Johncock, 32-45; Earnhardt, 46; Bonnett, 47-50 |
Race Two |
| July 7, 1984 |
| Burke Lakefront Airport |
| Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2.48-mile road course, 30 laps, 74.4 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
1 |
Cale Yarborough |
30 |
Running |
2 |
3 |
Derek Bell |
30 |
Running |
3 |
10 |
Gordon Johncock |
30 |
Running |
4 |
11 |
Benny Parsons |
30 |
Running |
5 |
9 |
Darrell Waltrip |
30 |
Running |
6 |
12 |
Neil Bonnett |
30 |
Running |
7 |
8 |
Danny Ongais |
30 |
Running |
8 |
5 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
30 |
Running |
9 |
7 |
Johnny Rutherford |
30 |
Running |
10 |
6 |
Dale Earnhardt |
30 |
Running |
11 |
2 |
Tom Sneva |
30 |
Running |
12 |
4 |
Jacky Ickx |
30 |
Running |
| Time of Race: 45 minutes, 4.5 seconds |
| Average Speed: 99.053 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 8 seconds |
| Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Sneva, 1-24; Yarborough, 25-30 |
Race Three |
| July 28, 1984 |
| Talladega Superspeedway |
| Talladega, Alabama |
| 2.66-mile high-banked oval, 38 laps, 101.08 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
7 |
Darrell Waltrip |
38 |
Running |
2 |
9 |
Cale Yarborough |
38 |
Running |
3 |
3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
38 |
Running |
4 |
5 |
Johnny Rutherford |
38 |
Running |
5 |
11 |
Benny Parsons |
38 |
Running |
6 |
4 |
Emerson Fittiapldi |
38 |
Running |
7 |
10 |
Gordon Johncock |
38 |
Running |
8 |
1 |
Tom Sneva |
38 |
Running |
9 |
8 |
Derek Bell |
38 |
Running |
10 |
2 |
Jacky Ickx |
38 |
Running |
11 |
12 |
Neil Bonnett |
37 |
Running |
12 |
6 |
Danny Ongais |
36 |
Running |
| Time of Race: Unavailable |
| Average Speed: 179.020 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 8 inches |
| Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Sneva, 1; Waltrip, 2-3; Rutherford, 4; Parsons, 5-37; Waltrip, 38 |
Race Four |
| August 11, 1984 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile high-banked oval, 50 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
1 |
5 |
Neil Bonnett |
50 |
Running |
2 |
2 |
Cale Yarborough |
50 |
Running |
3 |
11 |
Tom Sneva |
50 |
Running |
4 |
10 |
Danny Ongais |
50 |
Running |
5 |
4 |
Gordon Johncock |
50 |
Running |
6 |
1 |
Darrell Waltrip |
50 |
Running |
7 |
3 |
Benny Parsons |
50 |
Running |
8 |
6 |
Derek Bell |
50 |
Running |
9 |
8 |
Johnny Rutherford |
50 |
Running |
10 |
9 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
49 |
Running |
11 |
7 |
Dale Earnhardt |
46 |
Running |
12 |
12 |
Jacky Ickx |
41 |
Running |
| Time of Race: 40 minutes, 26 seconds |
| Average Speed: 148.392 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: 3 feet |
| Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers |
| Lap Leaders: Yarborough, 1-49; Bonnett, 50 |