IROC XV

1991 International Race of Champions
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Rusty Wallace (seen in 2006), the IROC XV champion

The fifteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1991. IROC XV 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 took home $175,000 for his efforts.

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

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1United States Rusty Wallace86$175,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Bill Elliott64$65,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3United States Mark Martin56$55,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Scott Pruett51$50,000CART
5United States Al Unser, Jr.47$45,000CART
6United States Al Unser37$40,000CART
7Australia Geoff Brabham30$40,000IMSA Camel GT
8United States Geoff Bodine29$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9United States Dale Earnhardt27$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
10France Bob Wollek25$40,000WSPC
11United States Tom Kendall124$40,000IMSA Camel GT
12United States Dorsey Schroeder16$40,000IMSA Camel GT

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Scott Pruett
  2. Bill Elliott
  3. Al Unser
  4. Al Unser, Jr.
  5. Tommy Kendall
  6. Geoff Bodine
  7. Mark Martin
  8. Geoff Brabham
  9. Dorsey Schroeder
  10. Rusty Wallace
  11. Bob Wollek
  12. Dale Earnhardt

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

  1. Rusty Wallace
  2. Bill Elliott
  3. Mark Martin
  4. Scott Pruett
  5. Geoff Brabham
  6. Al Unser
  7. Tom Kendall
  8. Bob Wollek
  9. Dale Earnhardt
  10. Al Unser, Jr.
  11. Dorsey Schroeder
  12. Geoff Bodine

Michigan International Speedway, Race Three

  1. Rusty Wallace
  2. Bill Elliott
  3. Al Unser, Jr.
  4. Mark Martin
  5. Geoff Bodine
  6. Scott Pruett
  7. Al Unser
  8. Bob Wollek
  9. Dale Earnhardt
  10. Geoff Brabham
  11. Dorsey Schroeder
  12. Tommy Kendall1

Watkins Glen International, Race Four

  1. Rusty Wallace
  2. Mark Martin
  3. Al Unser, Jr.2
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Bill Elliott
  6. Dorsey Schroeder
  7. Geoff Brabham
  8. Bob Wollek
  9. Al Unser
  10. Geoff Bodine
  11. Scott Pruett
  12. Tommy Kendall1

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.

References

  1. ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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