IROC IX
The ninth year of IROC competition took place in 1985. IROC IX saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, was the second straight 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 was rained out at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Michigan International Speedway. Harry Gant won the championship in a tie-breaker with Darrell Waltrip, and took home $158,200 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
1 | ![]() | 45 | $158,200 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2nd in 1984 Winston Cup points |
[|2] | ![]() | 45 | $80,400 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 5th in 1984 Winston Cup points |
[|3] | ![]() | 40 | $55,100 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 3rd in 1984 IndyCar points |
4 | ![]() | 32 | $43,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 2nd in 1984 IndyCar points |
5 | ![]() | 31 | $39,300 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1984 Winston Cup Champion |
6 | ![]() | 31 | $30,000 | World Endurance Championship 4th in 1984 World Sportscar Championship |
7 | ![]() | 30 | $29,000 | FIA Formula One World Championship World Endurance Championship |
8 | ![]() | 29 | $27,400 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Defending IROC Champion 1984 Daytona 500 winner |
9 | ![]() | 28 | $29,500 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series IROC III & IROC IV Champion |
10 | ![]() | 27 | $23,000 | World Endurance Championship 2nd in 1984 World Sportscar Championship |
11 | ![]() | 25 | $26,700 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1984 IndyCar Champion IROC VI champion |
12 | ![]() | 13 | $20,000 | SCCA Trans-Am Series 1984 Trans-Am Champion |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 15, 1985Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 11 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 40 | 0:32:55 | 1 | 23 ' |
2 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 40 | Flagged | 17 | |
3 | 9 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 40 | Flagged | 35 | 19 ' |
4 | 4 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 40 | Flagged | 12 | |
5 | 12 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 7 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 40 | Flagged | 4 | 12 ' |
7 | 8 | 17 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 40 | Flagged | 8 | |
8 | 1 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 3 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 39 | Crash | 6 | ||
10 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 39 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 10 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 15 | Crash | 4 | ||
12 | 2 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange Yellow | 5 | Mechanical | 3 |
' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
' Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Lead changes: 3
Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Friday, June 8, 1985Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 4 | 17 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 29 | 0:49:30 | 2 | 24 ' |
2 | 5 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 17 | ||
3 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 29 | Flagged | 27 | 19 ' |
4 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 29 | Flagged | 12 | |
5 | 9 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 8 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 29 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 12 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 29 | Flagged | 8 | |
8 | 11 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 3 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 29 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 5 | ||
11 | 2 | 18 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 29 | Flagged | 4 | |
12 | 7 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 3 |
' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.4 sec
Lead changes: 1
Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway
This race was scheduled for Saturday May 4th, 1985 but was canceled due to rainRace Four, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 10, 1985Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 8 | 18 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 50 | 0:39:09 | 33 | 26 ' |
2 | 10 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 50 | Flagged | 13 | 20 ' |
3 | 9 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 14 | ||
4 | 1 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 4 | 14 ' | |
5 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 50 | Flagged | 10 | |
6 | 6 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 9 | ||
7 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 50 | Flagged | 8 | |
8 | 7 | 17 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 50 | Flagged | 7 | |
9 | 4 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 50 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 11 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 49 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 5 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 27 | Mechanical | 4 | ||
12 | X | X | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Not Assigned | 0 | Did Not Start, Injured | 3 |
' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
' Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 feet
Lead changes: 8