IROC XX

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The twentieth season of IROC competition started on February 16, 1995. IROC XX was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition. Race one took place on the [[Daytona International Speedway. In race two at Talladega Superspeedway, Three Indy drivers swept the podium finishes. Al Unser, Jr., Robby Gordon, and Scott Pruett finished first, second, and third, respectively. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Martin won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway. These two wins propelled him to a come-from-behind IROC championship, his second in three seasons.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: ^[1]

Position	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Mark Martin	61	$225,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Robbie Gordon	54	$100,000	Indy Car
3	Johnny Benson	50	$60,000	NASCAR Busch Series
4	Terry Labonte	48	$50,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
5	Al Unser, Jr.	48	$45,000	Indy Car
6	Sterling Marlin	40	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
7	Scott Pruett	40	$40,000	Indy Car
8	Dale Earnhardt	39	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
9	Tom Kendall	36	$40,000	SCCA
10	Jeff Gordon	30	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
11	Rusty Wallace	26	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
12	Steve Kinser	25	$40,000	World of Outlaws

Contents 1 Race results 1.1 Daytona International Speedway, Race One 1.2 Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two 1.3 Charlotte Motor Speedway (Now Lowes Motor Speedway), Race Three 1.4 Michigan International Speedway, Race Four 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Race results

[edit] Daytona International Speedway, Race One

1. Dale Earnhardt
2. Robby Gordon
3. Tom Kendall
4. Sterling Marlin
5. Al Unser, Jr.
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Terry Labonte
8. Mark Martin
9. Johnny Benson
10. Scott Pruett
11. Steve Kinser
12. Rusty Wallace

[edit] Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

1. Al Unser, Jr.
2. Robby Gordon
3. Scott Pruett
4. Sterling Marlin
5. Terry Labonte
6. Steve Kinser
7. Jeff Gordon
8. Tom Kendall
9. Dale Earnhardt
10. Johnny Benson
11. Mark Martin
12. Rusty Wallace

[edit] Charlotte Motor Speedway (Now Lowes Motor Speedway), Race Three

1. Mark Martin
2. Johnny Benson
3. Scott Pruett
4. Rusty Wallace
5. Jeff Gordon
6. Terry Labonte
7. Tom Kendall
8. Al Unser, Jr.
9. Steve Kinser
10. Dale Earnhardt
11. Sterling Marlin
12. Robbie Gordon

[edit] Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

1. Mark Martin
2. Johnny Benson
3. Terry Labonte
4. Robbie Gordon
5. Al Unser, Jr.
6. Sterling Marlin
7. Rusty Wallace
8. Scott Pruett
9. Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Winston Cup ¹
10. Ricky Rudd, NASCAR Winston Cup ²
11. Geoff Bodine, NASCAR Winston Cup ³
12. Jeff Gordon

[edit] Notes

1. Dale Jarrett drove for Steve Kinser
2. Ricky Rudd drove for Dale Earnhardt, who was injured in a Cup race at Talladega the week bofore.
3. Geoff Bodine drove for Tom Kendall

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IROC XIX History - IROC Website

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