IROC XVI

1992 International Race of Champions
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Ricky Rudd (seen in 1998), the IROC XVI champion

The sixteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1992. IROC XVI 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 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 Ricky Rudd68.5$175,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Dale Earnhardt63$65,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3United States Al Unser, Jr.59$55,000CART
4United States Rusty Wallace47$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5United States Harry Gant46.5$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6Australia Geoff Brabham46$40,000IMSA Camel GT
7United States Davey Allison142$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8United States Davy Jones33$40,000IMSA Camel GT
9United States Scott Pruett227$40,000CART
10United States Hurley Haywood227$40,000IMSA Camel GT
11United States Pete Halsmer22$40,000IMSA Camel GT
12Netherlands Arie Luyendyk21$40,000CART

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Ricky Rudd3
  3. Harry Gant3
  4. Davey Allison
  5. Hurley Haywood
  6. Al Unser, Jr.
  7. Geoff Brabham
  8. Rusty Wallace
  9. Davey Jones
  10. Arie Luyendyk
  11. Pete Halsmer
  12. Scott Pruett

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

  1. Davey Allison
  2. Dale Earnhardt
  3. Ricky Rudd
  4. Davy Jones
  5. Harry Gant
  6. Rusty Wallace
  7. Al Unser, Jr.
  8. Hurley Haywood
  9. Geoff Brabham
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Pete Halsmer4

Michigan International Speedway, Race Three

  1. Geoff Brabham
  2. Rusty Wallace
  3. Ricky Rudd
  4. Harry Gant
  5. Dale Earnhardt
  6. Al Unser, Jr.
  7. Davy Jones
  8. Pete Halsmer
  9. Hurley Haywood
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Davey Allison5

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Al Unser, Jr.
  2. Ricky Rudd
  3. Rusty Wallace
  4. Scott Pruett
  5. Dale Earnhardt
  6. Harry Gant
  7. Pete Halsmer
  8. Davy Jones
  9. Geoff Brabham
  10. Arie Luyendyk
  11. Hurley Haywood
  12. Davey Allison5

Notes

  1. Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races.
  2. 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
  3. Second place between Harry Gant and Ricky Rudd was a dead heat
  4. Pete Halsmer did not start race two due to injury, and received last place points.
  5. 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.

References

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