IROC X

Al Unser Jr. (seen in 2011), the IROC X champion

IROC X was the tenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1986. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, it was the final season that television coverage was on CBS, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three ran at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser Jr. won the championship and $164,100.

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

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series and reason for invite
1 United States Al Unser Jr. 62 $164,100 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1985 IndyCar points
2 United States Bill Elliott 59 $82,100 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1985 Daytona 500, 1985 Winston 500, & 1985 Southern 500 winner
1985 Winston Million winner
2nd in 1985 Winston Cup points
3 United States Cale Yarborough 57 $60,900 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
IROC VIII Champion
4 United States Al Unser 51 $47,400 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1985 IndyCar Champion
IROC V Champion
5 United States Darrell Waltrip 48 $39,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1985 Winston Cup Champion
6 United States Harry Gant 42 $36,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
7 United States Bobby Rahal 37 $29,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1985 IndyCar points
8 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 1 29 $25,000 IMSA Camel GTP
1985 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 1 29 $24,000 World Sports-Prototype Championship
1985 World Sportscar Co-Champion
10 United States Hurley Haywood 2 28 $23,000 IMSA Camel GTP
3rd in 1985 IMSA Camel GTP points
11 West Germany Jochen Mass 2 28 $22,000 World Sports-Prototype Championship
3rd in 1985 World Sportscar Championship
12 United States Rick Mears 25 $20,800 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
10th in 1985 IndyCar points

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 14, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 4 18 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
40 0:33:04 10 26 (5)
2 8 2 United States Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
40 Flagged 17
3 12 17 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
40 Flagged 14
4 2 10 United States Hurley Haywood Chevrolet Camaro
Red
40 Flagged 12
5 5 22 West Germany Klaus Ludwig Chevrolet Camaro
Black
40 Flagged 10
6 7 8 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
39 Flagged 9
7 11 19 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
39 Flagged 8
8 1 17 United States Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro
Medium Blue
32 Fuel Pressure 30 12 (3)
9 6 1 United States Rick Mears Chevrolet Camaro
White
25 Crash 6
10 10 3 West Germany Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro
Pink
4 Crash 5
11 3 6 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
4 Crash 4
12 9 5 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
4 Crash 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 181.452 mph (292.019 km/h)
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 40 feet
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Harry Gant 1 30 30
Al Unser 31 40 10

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Saturday, June 7, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 2 10 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Red
29 0:49:53 29 26 (5)
2 1 8 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
29 Flagged 17
3 6 1 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
White
29 Flagged 14
4 10 7 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Medium Blue
29 Flagged 12
5 12 2 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
29 Flagged 10
6 5 6 United States Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
29 Flagged 9
7 3 20 West Germany Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
29 Flagged 8
8 7 17 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
29 Flagged 7
9 8 18 West Germany Klaus Ludwig Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
29 Flagged 6
10 11 12 United States Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
29 Flagged 5
11 9 5 United States Hurley Haywood Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29 Flagged 4
12 4 22 United States Rick Mears Chevrolet Camaro
Black
29 Flagged 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (Did not occur in this race so not awarded).
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (Did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 80.823 mph (130.072 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.87 sec
Lead changes: 0

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, July 26, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 7 8 United States Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
38 0:33:04 30 26 (5)
2 6 2 United States Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
38 Flagged 17
3 9 18 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
38 Flagged 14
4 8 20 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
38 Flagged 12
5 2 22 West Germany Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro
Black
38 Flagged 10
6 11 10 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Red
38 Flagged 9
7 10 1 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
White
38 Flagged 8
8 1 7 United States Rick Mears Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
38 Flagged 8 10 (3)
9 4 6 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
38 Flagged 6
10 5 17 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
38 Flagged 5
11 3 12 United States Hurley Haywood Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
38 Flagged 4
12 12 5 West Germany Klaus Ludwig Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
38 Flagged 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (Did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 183.411 mph (295.171 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Rick Mears 1 8 8
Cale Yarborough 9 38 30

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 9, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 6 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
30 0:40:05 14 24 (3)
2 3 1 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
White
30 Flagged 1 19 (2)
3 6 17 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
30 Flagged 14
4 7 2 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
30 Flagged 12
5 12 7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig Chevrolet Camaro
Medium Blue
30 Flagged 10
6 1 18 United States Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
30 Flagged 9
7 10 20 United States Hurley Haywood Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
30 Flagged 8
8 9 8 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
30 Flagged 7
9 11 10 United States Rick Mears Chevrolet Camaro
Red
30 Flagged 6
10 8 4 West Germany Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro
Mauve
29 Flagged 5
11 4 5 United States Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29 Flagged 4
12 2 11 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
18 Crash 15 8 (5)

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 109.078 mph (175.544 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Lead changes: 3

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Al Unser 1 15 15
Bill Elliott 16 16 1
Al Unser Jr 17 30 14

Notes

  1. Klaus Ludwig and Hans Stuck tied for eighth place in the championship standings, but Ludwig was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. Klaus Ludwig was scheduled to start fourth in the final race, but was moved to the back of the grid for not practicing.
  1. Hurley Haywood and Jochen Mass tied for tenth place, but Haywood was awarded the position due a higher finish in the final race.

References

  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007