IROC XVI explained

IROC XVI was the sixteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1992. It was the third 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, and races three and four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the series championship and $175,000, despite not winning a race.

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Ricky Rudd	68.5	$175,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2		63	$65,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
3		59	$55,000	CART
4		47	$50,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Defending IROC Champion
5		46.5	$45,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
6	Geoff Brabham	46	$40,000	IMSA Camel GT
7	Davey Allison¹	42	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
8		33	$40,000	IMSA Camel GT
9	Scott Pruett²	27	$40,000	CART
10	Hurley Haywood²	27	$40,000	IMSA Camel GT
11		22	$40,000	IMSA Camel GT
12		21	$40,000	CART

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 14, 1992

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	7	7		Powder Blue	40	0:32:52	12	24**
2	10	10	Ricky Rudd ³	White	40	Running	17	22*
2	11	11	Harry Gant ³		40	Running		17
4	9	9		Light Orange	40	Running	3	12
5	8	8		Gold	40	Running		10
6	4	4			40	Running	7	11***
7	1	1		Lime	40	Running		8
8	2	2			40	Running	1	7
9	3	3		Orange	40	Running		6
10	12	12		Pink	40	Running		5
11	5	5		Mint	32	Crash		4
12	6	6		Tan	32	Mechanical		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: 182.556 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 33, Pete Halsmer crash)
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 18

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 2, 1992

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	8	4		Silver	38	0:31:38	9	24**
2	11	1			38	Running	9	20**
3	10	2		Lime	38	Running		14
4	3	9		White	38	Running		12
5	9	3		Mustard	38	Running	5	10
6	4	8			38	Running		9
7	6	6		Gold	38	Running	12	13*
8	7	5			38	Running		7
9	5	7		Powder Blue	38	Running		6
10	1	12			38	Running	2	5
11	2	10		Orange	15	Crash		4
12	X	11	Pete Halsmer ⁴	Pink	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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 191.722 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 15, Arie Luyendyk crash)
Margin of victory: .25 cl
Lead changes: 15

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 1, 1992

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	4	9		Tan	50	0:38:03	35	26*
2	5	8		Light Orange	50	Running		17
3	10	3			50	Running	13	17**
4	9	4		Powder Blue	50	Running		12
5	11	1		Orange	50	Running		10
6	8	5			50	Running		9
7	7	6		Yellow	50	Running		8
8	1	12		Orange	50	Running		7
9	6	7		Silver	50	Running		6
10	2	11		White	50	Running	2	7***
11	3	10			50	Running		4
12	12	2	Davey Allison ⁵		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.

Average speed: 157.654 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.6 sec
Lead changes: 3

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 15, 1992

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	6	7			50	0:37:47	49	26*
2	10	2			50	Running		17
3	7	6		Gold	50	Running		14
4	3	10		Lime	50	Running		12
5	11	1		Orange	50	Running		10
6	8	5		Powder Blue	50	Running		9
7	2	11			50	Running		8
8	5	8		Silver	50	Running		7
9	9	3			50	Running		6
10	1	12		Yellow	50	Running	1	8**
11	4	9		White	50	Running		4
12	12	4	Davey Allison ⁵	Light Orange	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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 158.8 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 1

Notes

Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races.
Scott Pruett and Hurley Haywood tied for ninth place in the final championship standings, but the position was awarded to Pruett due to a higher finishing position in the final race
Second place between Harry Gant and Ricky Rudd was declared a dead heat & both drives were awarded 2nd place points.
Pete Halsmer did not start race two due to injury, and received last place points.
Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races, and was awarded last place points for the final two races.

External links

IROC XVI History - IROC Website

Notes and References

http://racing-reference.info/yeardet/1992/I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info