IROC XV explained

IROC XV was the fifteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1991. It was the second year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Talladega Superspeedway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and the year finished at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the series championship and $175,000.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]

RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Rusty Wallace86 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 64 $65,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
3 56$55,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
4 51 $50,000 IndyCar
5 47 $45,000 IndyCar
6 Al Unser37 $40,000 IndyCar
7 30 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
8 29 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
9 27 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
10 25 $40,000 WSPC
11 Tom Kendall1 24 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
1216 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 15, 1991

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1 5 5 40 0:32:31 14 26*
2 7 7 40 Running 4 17
3 11 11

Light Blue

40 Running 14
4 6 6

Gold

40 Running 5 14***
5 3 3

Powder Blue

40 Running 10
6 9 9

Yellow

40 Running 9
7 10 10 40 Running 4 8
8 1 1 40 Running 7
9 8 8

Pink

40 Running 6
10 12 12

Lime

40 Running 9
    • 8
11 4 4

Tan

37 Crash 4
12 2 2

Orange

13 Crash 4 3
one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 184.521 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 14

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 4, 1991

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1 3 10

Orange

38 0:32:16 25 26*
2 11 2

Yellow

38 Running 4 20**
3 6 7 38 Running 4 17**
4 12 1 38 Running 1 12
5 5 8 38 Running 10
6 10 3

Tan

38 Running 9
7 8 5 38 Running 2 8
8 2 11 37 Running 7
9 1 12

Lime

36 Running 2 6
10 9 4

Pink

5 Crash 5
11 4 9 4 Crash 5
12 7 6

Gold

3 Crash 3
one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (since there was a tie for 2nd both drivers received 2nd most laps led bonus points).

Average speed: 187.958 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 9

Cautions

From LapTo LapReason
4 4 Bill Elliott & Geoff Bodine crash on the backstretch
6 6 Al Unser Jr, Dorsey Schroeder & Dale Earnhardt crash on the backstretch

Lap Leader Breakdown

DriverFrom LapTo LapNumber of Laps
Rusty Wallace 1 2 2
Dale Earnhardt 3 4 2
Rusty Wallace 5 5 1
Scott Pruett 6 6 1
Mark Martin 7 10 4
Bill Elliott 11 14 4
Rusty Wallace 15 18 4
Tom Kendall 19 20 2
Rusty Wallace 21 38 18

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 3, 1991

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1 9 3

White

50 0:37:48 37 26*
2 10 2

Lime

50 Running 2 17
3 6 6

Orange

50 Running 2 14
4 8 4 50 Running 4 15**
5 4 9 50 Running 4 13**
6 11 1 50 Running 9
7 7 5 50 Running 8
8 3 10

Yellow

50 Running 7
9 1 12

Gold

50 Running 1 6
10 5 8

Light Blue

50 Running 5
11 2 11

Silver

50 Running 4
12 12 7 Tommy Kendall 1 0 Did Not Start,
Injured
3
one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (since there was a tie for 2nd both drivers received 2nd most laps led bonus points).

Average speed: 158.744 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .2 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 10, 1991

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1 1 1

Pink

30 0:39:12 30 26*
2 4 4 30 Running 17
3 11 9 Al Unser Jr. 2
30 Running 14
4 9 11 30 Running 12
5 2 2 30 Running 10
6 10 12 30 Running 9
7 7 8

Cream

30 Running 8
8 8 10 30 Running 7
9 5 6

Gold

30 Running 6
10 6 7

Light Blue

30 Running 5
11 3 3

Lime

20 Mechanical 4
12 12 9 Tommy Kendall 1

Powder Blue

0 Did Not Start,
Injured
3
one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 111.49 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 1 for Al Unser Jr Crash)
Margin of victory: .15 sec
Lead changes: 0

Notes

  1. Tom Kendall did not start the last two races due to injury, and was awarded last place points.
  2. Al Unser Jr. started in a backup car from 11th position after a first lap accident.
  3. This was also the last time a road course was used in IROC competition until the final edition in 2006.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1991&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info