IROC XII explained
IROC XII was the twelfth year of IROC competition took place in 1988. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Riverside International Raceway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser Jr. won his second championship and $211,900.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
|---|
| 1 | | 66 | $211,900 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1987 IndyCar points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
IROC X Champion |
| 2 | | 55 | $95,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1987 Winston Cup points |
| 3 | | 51 | $72,900 | SCCA Trans-Am Series
1987 Trans-Am Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
| 4 | | 46 | $58,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1987 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
| 5 |  Dale Earnhardt 1 | 45 | $51,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1987 Winston Cup Series Champion |
| 6 | Geoff Bodine 1 | 45 | $49,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion |
| 7 | | 39 | $35,000 | IMSA Camel GTP
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1987 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
4th in 1987 IMSA GTP points |
| 8 | | 38 | $34,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1987 Indianapolis 500 winner
IROC V Champion |
| 9 | | 36 | $38,000 | IMSA Camel GTP
1987 Camel GTP Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner |
| 10 | | 26 | $32,000 | IMSA Camel GTO
1987 Camel GTO Champion |
| 11 | | 24 | $31,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series & IMSA Camel GTP
1987 IndyCar Champion
1987 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
5th in 1987 Camel GTP points |
| 12 | | 19 | $30,400 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
4th in 1987 IndyCar points | |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 12, 1988
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | | | Gold
| 40 | 0:32:13 | 40 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | | | Lime
| 40 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | 23 | | | Pink
| 40 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | | | | 40 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | | | | 40 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 17 | | | Silver
| 40 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 24 | | | Light Blue
| 40 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 11 | 1 | | | | 40 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 10 | 8 | | | Orange
| 40 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | | | Tan
| 39 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | | | | 37 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | ?? | | | | 0 | Did Not Start,
Injured | | 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: 186.239mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 0
Race Two, Riverside International Raceway
Saturday, June 11, 1988
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | 8 | | | Mustard
| 30 | 0:46:34 | 10 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | | | | 30 | Flagged | 20 | 22 (5) |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | | | Lime
| 30 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | | | Silver
| 30 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 12 | 1 | | | Yellow
| 29 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | | | | 10 | Crash | | 4 |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | | | | 10 | 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: 98.182mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 2 sec
Lead changes: 1Lap Leader Breakdown
| Driver | From
Lap | To
Lap | Number
of Laps |
|---|
| Chip Robinson | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Scott Pruett | 21 | 30 | 10 | |
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 6, 1988
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | | | Yellow
| 50 | 0:37:38 | 46 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | | | Lime
| 50 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | | | White
| 50 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | | | Silver
| 50 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 11 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 11 | 1 | | | Pink
| 50 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 1 | 12 | | | Tan
| 50 | Flagged | 4 | 8 (3) |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | | | | 50 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | X | 10 | | | Not assigned | 0 | Did Not Start,
Injured | | 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: 159.432mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 0.78 sec
Lead changes: 1Lap Leader Breakdown
| Driver | From
Lap | To
Lap | Number
of Laps |
|---|
| Roberto Guerrero | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Geoff Bodine | 5 | 50 | 46 | |
Race Four, Watkins Glen International
Saturday, August 13, 1988
| Finish | Grid | Car
no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps
Led | Points |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | | | Silver
| 30 | 0:39:22 | 30 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | | | Lime
| 30 | Flagged | | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | | | White
| 30 | Flagged | | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | 30 | Flagged | | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | | | Powder Blue
| 29 | Flagged | | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | | | | 29 | Flagged | | 5 |
| 11 | 12 | 12 | | | | 20 | Flagged | | 4 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | | | Gold
| 16 | 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 (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: 110.924mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1.58 sec
Lead changes: 0
Notes
- Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine tied for fifth place in the championship standings, but Earnhardt was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
External links
Notes and References
- http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1988&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
