International Race of Champions....12 identically-preparred Race cars and the only advantage was driver-skill to win the race.
IROC Champions
Season
|
Year
|
Champion
|
Car
|
I |
1974 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue |
Porsche Carrera RSR
|
II |
1975 |
Template:Flagicon Bobby Unser |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
III |
1976 |
Template:Flagicon A.J. Foyt |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
IV |
1977 |
Template:Flagicon A.J. Foyt (2) |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
V |
1978 |
Template:Flagicon Al Unser |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
VI |
1979 |
Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
VII |
1980 |
Template:Flagicon Bobby Allison |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
VIII |
1984 |
Template:Flagicon Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
IX<ref>Three races only as the third scheduled race was cancelled due to rain.</ref> |
1985 |
Template:Flagicon Harry Gant |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
X |
1986 |
Template:Flagicon Al Unser, Jr. |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
XI |
1987 |
Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Bodine |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
XII |
1988 |
Template:Flagicon Al Unser, Jr. (2) |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
XIII |
1989 |
Template:Flagicon Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet Camaro
|
XIV<ref>Three races only because of new sponsor Dodge and the late start to the season (Talladega, Cleveland, Michigan). After Darrell Waltrip was injured in a crash at Daytona in practice for the NASCAR Pepsi 400 the day before the Cleveland IROC race, he was not replaced for the final two races.</ref> |
1990 |
Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt |
Dodge Daytona
|
XV |
1991 |
Template:Flagicon Rusty Wallace |
Dodge Daytona
|
XVI |
1992 |
Template:Flagicon Ricky Rudd |
Dodge Daytona
|
XVII<ref>Davey Allison was killed in a helicopter crash after three races had been completed, and only the final race, at Michigan International Speedway, was remaining. Terry Labonte was asked to drive the final race, and Allison's and Labonte's points combined were enough for the IROC championship. Labonte's winnings went to a trust fund for Allison's two children, Krista and Robbie. Alan Kulwicki had been killed in a plane crash earlier in the year after one race had been run, and Dale Earnhardt volunteered to replace the fallen champion to complete a 12-driver field, with all winnings going to charities chosen by the Kulwicki family.</ref>
|
1993 |
Template:Flagicon Davey Allison & Template:Flagicon Terry Labonte(2) |
Dodge Daytona
|
XVIII |
1994 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Martin |
Dodge Avenger
|
XIX |
1995 |
Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt (2) |
Dodge Avenger
|
XX |
1996 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Martin (2) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXI |
1997 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Martin(3) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXII |
1998 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Martin(4) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXIII |
1999 |
Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt (3) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXIV |
2000 |
Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt (4) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXV<ref>After Dale Earnhardt was killed in the Daytona 500, IROC went to only eleven cars for the remaining three races. Following a 2004 rule change in IROC where drivers would be using their personal numbers, IROC added one exception -- the number 3 could not be used. Any driver whose number in a series is 3 must use 03 in IROC.</ref> |
2001 |
Template:Flagicon Bobby Labonte |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXVI |
2002 |
Template:Flagicon Kevin Harvick |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXVII |
2003 |
Template:Flagicon Kurt Busch |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXVIII |
2004 |
Template:Flagicon Matt Kenseth |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXIX |
2005 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Martin<ref>With the 2005 IROC title, Martin now is the all-time leader in IROC Championship titles with five. Also during the 2005 season, Martin took over the all-time record for IROC wins, with thirteen.</ref> (5) |
Pontiac Trans Am
|
XXX |
2006 |
Template:Flagicon Tony Stewart |
Pontiac Trans Am
|