IROC XV
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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ドル.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Rusty Wallace | 86 | 175,000ドル | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 2 | United States Bill Elliott | 64 | 65,000ドル | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 3 | United States Mark Martin | 56 | 55,000ドル | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 4 | United States Scott Pruett | 51 | 50,000ドル | IndyCar |
| 5 | United States Al Unser Jr. | 47 | 45,000ドル | IndyCar |
| 6 | United States Al Unser | 37 | 40,000ドル | IndyCar |
| 7 | Australia Geoff Brabham | 30 | 40,000ドル | IMSA Camel GT |
| 8 | United States Geoff Bodine | 29 | 40,000ドル | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 9 | United States Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 40,000ドル | NASCAR Winston Cup Defending IROC Champion |
| 10 | France Bob Wollek | 25 | 40,000ドル | WSPC |
| 11 | United States Tom Kendall 1 | 24 | 40,000ドル | IMSA Camel GT |
| 12 | United States Dorsey Schroeder | 16 | 40,000ドル | IMSA Camel GT |
Race results
[edit ]Race One, Daytona International Speedway
[edit ]Friday, February 15, 1991
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | United States Scott Pruett | Dodge Daytona | Black |
40 | 0:32:31 | 14 | 26* |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | United States Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Red |
40 | Running | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | United States Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue |
40 | Running | 14 | |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | United States Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Gold |
40 | Running | 5 | 14*** |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | United States Tommy Kendall | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue |
40 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | United States Geoff Bodine | Dodge Daytona | Yellow |
40 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | United States Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Rose |
40 | Running | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Australia Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Dark Blue |
40 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | United States Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Pink |
40 | Running | 6 | |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | United States Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Lime |
40 | Running | 9 | **8 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | France Bob Wollek | Dodge Daytona | Tan |
37 | Crash | 4 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | United States Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | 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
[edit ]Saturday, May 4, 1991
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 | United States Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Orange |
38 | 0:32:16 | 25 | 26* |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | United States Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Yellow |
38 | Running | 4 | 20** |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | United States Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Black |
38 | Running | 4 | 17** |
| 4 | 12 | 1 | United States Scott Pruett | Dodge Daytona | Blue |
38 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Australia Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Red |
38 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | United States Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Tan |
38 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | United States Tom Kendall | Dodge Daytona | Dark Blue |
38 | Running | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 11 | France Bob Wollek | Dodge Daytona | Rust |
37 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | United States Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Lime |
36 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | United States Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Pink |
5 | Crash | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 9 | United States Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Rose |
4 | Crash | 5 | |
| 12 | 7 | 6 | United States Geoff Bodine | Dodge Daytona | 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 Lap | To Lap | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number 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
[edit ]Saturday, August 3, 1991
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | United States Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | White |
50 | 0:37:48 | 37 | 26* |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | United States Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Lime |
50 | Running | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | United States Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Orange |
50 | Running | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | United States Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Dark Red |
50 | Running | 4 | 15** |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | United States Geoff Bodine | Dodge Daytona | Black |
50 | Running | 4 | 13** |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | United States Scott Pruett | Dodge Daytona | Purple |
50 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | United States Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Red |
50 | Running | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | France Bob Wollek | Dodge Daytona | Yellow |
50 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | United States Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Gold |
50 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | Australia Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue |
50 | Running | 5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 11 | United States Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Silver |
50 | Running | 4 | |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | United States Tommy Kendall 1 | Dodge Daytona | Blue |
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
[edit ]Saturday, August 10, 1991
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Pink |
30 | 0:39:12 | 30 | 26* |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | United States Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Dark Red |
30 | Running | 17 | |
| 3 | 11 | 9 | United States Al Unser Jr. 2 | Dodge Daytona | Primary: Yellow Backup: Powder Blue |
30 | Running | 14 | |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | United States Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Blue |
30 | Running | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | United States Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Black |
30 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | 12 | United States Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Red |
30 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | Australia Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Cream |
30 | Running | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | France Bob Wollek | Dodge Daytona | Dark Blue |
30 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | United States Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Gold |
30 | Running | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | 7 | United States Geoff Bodine | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue |
30 | Running | 5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | United States Scott Pruett | Dodge Daytona | Lime |
20 | Mechanical | 4 | |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | United States Tommy Kendall 1 | Dodge Daytona | 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
[edit ]- Tom Kendall did not start the last two races due to injury, and was awarded last place points.
- Al Unser Jr. started in a backup car from 11th position after a first lap accident.
- This was also the last time a road course was used in IROC competition until the final edition in 2006.
References
[edit ]- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007年03月16日 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007