IROC XI explained
IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series and reason for invite |
|---|
| 1 | | 76 | $191,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Daytona 500 winner |
| 2 | | 65 | $90,400 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
Defending IROC Champion |
| 3 | | 51 | $57,800 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion |
| 4 | | 43 | $43,400 | SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Trans-Am Series Champion |
| 5 | | 42 | $44,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup
2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points |
| 6 | | 38 | $34,400 | NASCAR Winston Cup
4th in 1986 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
| 7 | | 33 | $35,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1986 IndyCar points |
| 8 | | 32 | $29,000 | IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Camel GTO Champion
1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
| 9 | | 31 | $28,100 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
5th in 1986 IndyCar points
IROC VI champion |
| 10 | | 30 | $30,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Winston Cup Champion |
| 11 | | 27 | $26,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
IROC V Champion |
| 12 | | 27 | $25,000 | World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion
3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points | |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 13, 1987
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | 40 | 0:32:40 | 21 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 8 | 12 | | | | 40 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | | | | 40 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | | | Powder Blue
| 40 | Flagged | 14 | 15 (3) |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | | | Yellow
| 40 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | | | White
| 39 | Flagged | 4 | 11 (2) |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | 35 | Flagged | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 12 | 20 | | | | 31 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | | | Light Blue
| 30 | Engine | | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 17 | | | Silver
| 16 | Crash | | 5 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | | | | 16 | Crash | | 4 |
| 12 | 11 | 8 | | | Orange
| 1 | Crash | | 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: 183.673mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 5
Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Saturday, June 6, 1987
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | 10 | | | | 29 | 0:48:44 | 9 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | | | Powder Blue
| 29 | Flagged | 20 | 19 (5) |
| 4 | 8 | 18 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | 1 | | | White
| 29 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | | | Yellow
| 29 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 9 | | | Gold
| 29 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 12 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | 10 | 8 | | | Orange
| 23 | Spin | | 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
Average speed: 85.702 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec
Lead changes: 1
Lap Leader Breakdown
| Driver | From
Lap | To
Lap | Number
of Laps |
|---|
| Michael Andretti | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Bobby Rahall | 21 | 29 | 9 | |
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 1, 1987
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | | | Powder Blue
| 50 | 0:38:53 | 26 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | | | Silver
| 50 | Flagged | 24 | 20 (3) |
| 3 | 12 | 3 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | | | White
| 50 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | | | Orange
| 50 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | | | Yellow
| 50 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 22 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 11 | 15 | | | Gold
| 50 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | | | Cream
| 50 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | | | | 47 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 14 | | | Lime
| 12 | Crash | | 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
Average speed: 155.633 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 12, Dale Earnhardt crash)
Margin of victory: .03 sec
Lead changes: 6
Race Four, Watkins Glen International
Saturday, August 8, 1987
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | | | Mustard
| 30 | 0:39:34 | 30 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 11 | 5 | | | Powder Blue
| 30 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | 22 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 20 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | | | Yellow
| 30 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | | | Orange
| 30 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 8 | 18 | | | Light Blue
| 30 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | | | Silver
| 30 | Flagged | | 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
Average speed: 110.457mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.02 sec
Lead changes: 0
External links
Notes and References
- http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1987&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
