IROC XX

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The twentieth season of IROC competition started on February 16, 1996. IROC XX was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway propelling 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 Flag of the United States Mark Martin 61 $225,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Flag of the United States Robby Gordon 54 $100,000 Indy Car
3 Flag of the United States Johnny Benson 50 $60,000 NASCAR Busch Series
4 Flag of the United States Terry Labonte 48 $50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Flag of the United States Al Unser, Jr. 48 $45,000 Indy Car
6 Flag of the United States Sterling Marlin 40 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
7 Flag of the United States Scott Pruett 40 $40,000 Indy Car
8 Flag of the United States Dale Earnhardt 39 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Flag of the United States Tom Kendall 36 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series
10 Flag of the United States Jeff Gordon 30 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Flag of the United States Rusty Wallace 26 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
12 Flag of the United States Steve Kinser 25 $40,000 World of Outlaws

Contents

[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, 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. Robby Gordon

[edit] Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Terry Labonte
  4. Robby Gordon
  5. Al Unser, Jr.
  6. Sterling Marlin
  7. Rusty Wallace
  8. Scott Pruett
  9. Dale Jarrett 1
  10. Ricky Rudd 2
  11. Geoff Bodine3
  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

  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007

[edit] External links

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