IROC XXII

1998 International Race of Champions
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Mark Martin, the IROC XXII champion

The twenty-second season of the International Race of Champions started on February 13, 1998. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway1, California Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the IROC championship, his third straight and fourth in five seasons.

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

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Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1United States Mark Martin86$225,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Jeff Burton57$100,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3United States Jeff Gordon51$60,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Al Unser, Jr.46$50,000CART World Series
5United States Terry Labonte39$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6United States Tony Stewart37$40,000Indy Racing League
7United States Dale Earnhardt36$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8United States Jimmy Vasser34$40,000CART World Series
9United States Randy LaJoie31$40,000NASCAR Busch Series
10United States Dale Jarrett29$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11United States Tommy Kendall28$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
12Netherlands Arie Luyendyk26$40,000Indy Racing League

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Jeff Burton
  3. Mark Martin
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Arie Luyendyk
  6. Dale Jarrett
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Al Unser, Jr.
  9. Tony Stewart
  10. Jimmy Vasser
  11. Randy LaJoie
  12. Tommy Kendall

California Speedway, Race Two

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Al Unser, Jr.
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Terry Labonte
  5. Jeff Burton
  6. Randy LaJoie
  7. Tony Stewart
  8. Dale Jarrett
  9. Jimmy Vasser
  10. Dale Earnhardt
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Tommy Kendall

Michigan International Speedway, Race Three

  1. Jeff Burton
  2. Mark Martin
  3. Tony Stewart
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Tommy Kendall
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Arie Luyendyk
  8. Jeff Gordon
  9. Randy LaJoie
  10. Dale Jarrett
  11. Jimmy Vasser
  12. Al Unser, Jr.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Al Unser, Jr.
  3. Jimmy Vasser
  4. Randy LaJoie
  5. Terry Labonte
  6. Tony Stewart
  7. Dale Jarrett
  8. Dale Earnhardt
  9. Jeff Gordon
  10. Tommy Kendall
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Jeff Burton

Notes

  1. Race shortened to 30 laps due to rain.

References

  1. ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved June 21, 2010
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