IROC IX

1985 International Race of Champions
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Harry Gant, the IROC IX champion

The ninth year of IROC competition took place in 1985. IROC IX 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 Mid-Ohio, race three was rained out at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Michigan International Speedway. Harry Gant won the championship in a tie-breaker with Darrell Waltrip, and took home $158,200 for his efforts.

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

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1United States Harry Gant45$158,200NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Darrell Waltrip45$80,400NASCAR Winston Cup
3United States Bobby Rahal40$55,100CART
4United States Tom Sneva32$43,000CART
5United States Terry Labonte31$39,300NASCAR Winston Cup
6United Kingdom Derek Bell31$30,000World Endurance Championship
7United Kingdom John Watson30$29,000Formula One
8United States Cale Yarborough29$27,400NASCAR Winston Cup
9United States A. J. Foyt28$29,500CART
10West Germany Jochen Mass27$23,000World Endurance Championship
11United States Mario Andretti325$26,700CART
12United States Tom Gloy13$20,000SCCA

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Darrell Waltrip
  2. Tom Sneva
  3. A. J. Foyt
  4. Derek Bell
  5. Harry Gant
  6. Cale Yarborough
  7. Jochen Mass
  8. John Watson
  9. Bobby Rahal
  10. Terry Labonte
  11. Tom Gloy
  12. Mario Andretti

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Race Two

  1. Bobby Rahal
  2. John Watson
  3. Mario Andretti
  4. Jochen Mass
  5. Derek Bell
  6. Harry Gant
  7. Darrell Waltrip
  8. Tom Sneva
  9. Terry Labonte
  10. A. J. Foyt
  11. Tom Gloy
  12. Cale Yarborough

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Three

Canceled due to rain

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Harry Gant
  2. Terry Labonte
  3. Cale Yarborough
  4. Darrell Waltrip
  5. Bobby Rahal
  6. Derek Bell
  7. Tom Sneva
  8. Jochen Mass
  9. John Watson
  10. Tom Gloy
  11. A. J. Foyt

References

  1. ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007
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