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International Race of Champions....12 identically-preparred Race cars and the only advantage was driver-skill to win the race. | International Race of Champions....12 identically-preparred Race cars and the only advantage was driver-skill to win the race. | ||
==IROC Champions== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!'''Season''' | |||
!'''Year''' | |||
!'''Champion''' | |||
!'''Car''' | |||
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| [[IROC I|I]] || [[1974]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Donohue]] || [[Porsche Carrera]] RSR | |||
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| [[IROC II|II]] || [[1975]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Unser]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC III|III]] || [[1976]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[A.J. Foyt]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC IV|IV]] || [[1977]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[A.J. Foyt]] (2) || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC V|V]] || [[1978]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC VI|VI]] || [[1979]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC VII|VII]] || [[1980]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Allison]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC VIII|VIII]] || [[1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cale Yarborough]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC IX|IX]]<ref>Three races only as the third scheduled race was cancelled due to rain.</ref> || [[1985]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harry Gant]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC X|X]] || [[1986]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser, Jr.]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC XI|XI]] || [[1987]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Geoffrey Bodine]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC XII|XII]] || [[1988]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser, Jr.]] (2) || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC XIII|XIII]] || [[1989]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Labonte]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | |||
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| [[IROC XIV|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]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Earnhardt]] || [[Dodge Daytona]] | |||
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| [[IROC XV|XV]] || [[1991]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rusty Wallace]] || [[Dodge Daytona]] | |||
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| [[IROC XVI|XVI]] || [[1992]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricky Rudd]] || [[Dodge Daytona]] | |||
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| [[IROC XVII|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]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davey Allison]] & {{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Labonte]](2) || [[Dodge Daytona]] | |||
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| [[IROC XVIII|XVIII]] || [[1994]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] || [[Dodge Avenger]] | |||
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| [[IROC XIX|XIX]] || [[1995]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Earnhardt]] (2) || [[Dodge Avenger]] | |||
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| [[IROC XX|XX]] || [[1996]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] (2) || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXI|XXI]] || [[1997]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]](3) || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXII|XXII]] || [[1998]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]](4) || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXIII|XXIII]] || [[1999]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Earnhardt]] (3) || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXIV|XXIV]] || [[2000]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Earnhardt]] (4) || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXV|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]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Labonte]] || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXVI|XXVI]] || [[2002]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Harvick]] || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXVII|XXVII]] || [[2003]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kurt Busch]] || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXVIII|XXVIII]] || [[2004]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Kenseth]] || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXIX|XXIX]] || [[2005]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|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]] | |||
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| [[IROC XXX|XXX]] || [[2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Stewart]] || [[Pontiac Trans Am]] | |||
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Revision as of 06:57, 22 June 2008
International Race of Champions....12 identically-preparred Race cars and the only advantage was driver-skill to win the race.
