IROC XIV

Dale Earnhardt (seen in 2000), the IROC XIV champion

IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at Daytona International Speedway was canceled. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.

Roster and total points

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

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1 United States Dale Earnhardt 60 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1989 Winston Cup points
2 United States Al Unser Jr. 44 $65,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
5th in 1989 Indycar points
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle 41 $50,000 1989: FIA Formula One World Championship
1990: World Endurance Championship
4 United States Mark Martin 37 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1989 Winston Cup points
1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5 United States Terry Labonte 36 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
6 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 29 $38,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1989 Indianapolis 500 winner
1989 IndyCar Champion
2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion
7 United States Dorsey Schroeder 1 26 $35,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series
1989 Trans-Am Champion
1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
8 United States Rusty Wallace 1 26 $34,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1989 Winston Cup champion
1989 NASCAR All Star Race winner
9 United States Darrell Waltrip 23 $33,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
4th in 1989 Winston Cup points
1989 Daytona 500 winner
10 United States Bobby Rahal 2 18 $32,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
9th in 1989 IndyCar points
11 Australia Geoff Brabham 2 18 $31,000 IMSA Camel GTP
1989 GTP Champion
1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
12 United States Danny Sullivan 13 $30,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
7th in 1989 IndyCar points

Individual race results

Race One, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 5th, 1990

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 9 9 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Silver
38 0:32:15 10 24 (3)
2 8 8 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Blue
38 Running 5 17
3 2 2 United States Mark Martin Dodge Daytona
Yellow
38 Running 5 14
4 11 11 United States Darrell Waltrip Dodge Daytona
Red
38 Running 11 17 (5)
5 10 10 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Dodge Daytona
Mustard
38 Running 10
6 4 4 United States Dorsey Schroeder Dodge Daytona
Dark Blue
38 Running 9
7 5 5 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Rose
38 Running 7 10 (2)
8 12 12 United States Terry Labonte Dodge Daytona
Orange
38 Running 7
9 7 7 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Black
38 Running 6
10 6 6 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Dodge Daytona
Teal
38 Running 5
11 1 1 United States Bobby Rahal Dodge Daytona
Pink
38 Running 4
12 3 3 United States Danny Sullivan Dodge Daytona
Lime
37 Running 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.

Average speed: 188.055 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 15

Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport

Saturday, July 7th, 1990

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 8 5 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Dodge Daytona
Lime
30 0:42:01 19 26 (5)
2 10 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Orange
30 Running 17
3 3 10 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Dodge Daytona
Black
30 Running 11 17 (3)
4 5 8 United States Terry Labonte Dodge Daytona
Red
30 Running 12
5 11 1 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Blue
30 Running 10
6 9 4 United States Mark Martin Dodge Daytona
Gold
30 Running 9
7 4 9 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Light Blue
30 Running 8
8 6 6 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Cream
30 Running 7
9 2 11 United States Bobby Rahal Dodge Daytona
Yellow
29 Running 6
10 7 7 United States Dorsey Schroeder Dodge Daytona
Silver
21 Crash 5
11 1 12 United States Danny Sullivan Dodge Daytona
Rose
12 Mechanical 4
12 X 3 United States Darrell Waltrip 3 Dodge Daytona Not assigned 0 Did Not Start,
Injured
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) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since that did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 101.469 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Lead changes: 2

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 5th, 1990

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 3 3 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Orange
50 0:39:08 50 26 (5)
2 5 7 United States Terry Labonte Dodge Daytona
Light Blue
50 Running 17
3 7 4 United States Mark Martin Dodge Daytona
Dark Blue
50 Running 14
4 9 10 United States Dorsey Schroeder Dodge Daytona
Rose
50 Running 12
5 2 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Cream
50 Running 10
6 6 8 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Yellow
50 Running 9
7 10 11 United States Bobby Rahal Dodge Daytona
Red
50 Running 8
8 4 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Dodge Daytona
Dark Red
50 Running 7
9 11 12 United States Danny Sullivan Dodge Daytona
Pink
50 Running 6
10 1 1 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Dodge Daytona
Black
49 Running 5
11 8 9 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Gold
8 Mechanical 4
12 X 6 United States Darrell Waltrip 3 Dodge Daytona Not assigned 0 Did Not Start,
Injured
3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Normally indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 153.316 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .08 sec
Lead changes: 0

Notes

  1. Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
  2. Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
  3. Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.

References