IROC VII

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The seventh year of IROC competition took place in 1979 and 1980. The format carried over from IROC VI in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, CART, and Road Racing (which primarily consisted of Formula 1 ,SCCA, and IMSA). The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. IROC VII used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and this would be the final year for the series before it went on hiatus until 1984. Bobby Allison won the oval finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.

The final points standings were as follows: ^[1]

Position	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Bobby Allison	41	$75,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Darrell Waltrip	32	$35,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
3	Rick Mears	31	$22,000	CART
4	Gordon Johncock	26	$21,000	CART
5	Mario Andretti	25	$20,000	Formula 1
6	Johnny Rutherford	24	$19,000	CART
7	Neil Bonnett	20	$18,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
8	Don Whittington	15	$17,000	IMSA
9	Bobby Unser	14	$15,500	CART
10	Buddy Baker	14	$15,500	NASCAR Winston Cup
11	Peter Gregg	11	$15,000	IMSA
12	Clay Regazzoni	9	$15,500	Formula 1

Contents 1 Race results 1.1 Qualifying Races 1.1.1 NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway 1.1.2 CART Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway 1.1.3 Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway 1.2 Final Races 1.2.1 Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway 1.2.2 Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Race results

[edit] Qualifying Races

[edit] NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

1. Neil Bonnett
2. Bobby Allison
3. Darrell Waltrip
4. Buddy Baker
5. Cale Yarborough
6. Benny Parsons
7. Dale Earnhardt
8. Donnie Allison

[edit] CART Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

1. Gordon Johncock
2. Bobby Unser
3. Rick Mears
4. Johnny Rutherford
5. Wally Dallenbach
6. Mike Mosley
7. Tom Sneva
8. Danny Ongais

[edit] Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway

1. Mario Andretti
2. Peter Gregg
3. Don Whittington
4. Clay Regazzoni
5. Alan Jones
6. John Watson
7. Keke Rosberg
8. Emerson Fittipaldi

[edit] Final Races

[edit] Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway

1. Darrell Waltrip
2. Bobby Allison
3. Mario Andretti
4. Rick Mears
5. Gordon Johncock
6. Johnny Rutherford
7. Neil Bonnett
8. Buddy Baker
9. Bobby Unser
10. Clay Regazzoni
11. Peter Gregg
12. Don Whittington

[edit] Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway

1. Bobby Allison
2. Rick Mears
3. Johnny Rutherford
4. Gordon Johncock
5. Don Whittington
6. Darrell Waltrip
7. Neil Bonnett
8. Mario Andretti
9. Buddy Baker
10. Bobby Unser
11. Peter Gregg
12. Clay Regazzoni

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IROC VII History - IROC Website

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