IROC VI


The sixth year of IROC competition took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, and Road Racing. The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. IROC VI used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.
The final points standings were as follows:
RankDriverWinningsSeries
1 Mario Andretti$75,000Formula One
USAC Champ Car
CART
2 Neil Bonnett$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
3 Cale Yarborough$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Bobby Allison$21,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Alan Jones$20,000Formula One
6 Gordon Johncock$19,000USAC Champ Car
CART
7 Tom Sneva$18,000USAC Champ Car
CART
8 Emerson Fittipaldi$17,000Formula One
9 Peter Gregg$16,000IMSA Camel GT
10 Donnie Allison$15,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Al Unser$15,000USAC Champ Car
CART
12 A. J. FoytUSAC Champ Car

Race results

Qualifying Races

NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

  1. Bobby Allison
  2. Cale Yarborough
  3. Donnie Allison
  4. Neil Bonnett
  5. David Pearson
  6. Benny Parsons
  7. Dave Marcis
  8. Darrell Waltrip

    USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

  9. A. J. Foyt
  10. Al Unser
  11. Gordon Johncock
  12. Tom Sneva
  13. Danny Ongais
  14. Johnny Rutherford
  15. Rick Mears
  16. Bobby Unser

    Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway

  17. Peter Gregg
  18. Emerson Fittipaldi
  19. Mario Andretti
  20. Alan Jones
  21. David Hobbs
  22. Patrick Depailler
  23. John Watson
  24. Niki Lauda

    Final Races

Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway

  1. Mario Andretti
  2. Cale Yarborough
  3. Bobby Allison
  4. Alan Jones
  5. Emerson Fittipaldi
  6. Gordon Johncock
  7. Neil Bonnett
  8. Tom Sneva
  9. Peter Gregg
  10. Donnie Allison
  11. Al Unser
  12. A. J. Foyt

    Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway

  13. Neil Bonnett
  14. Mario Andretti
  15. Bobby Allison
  16. Cale Yarborough
  17. Tom Sneva
  18. Gordon Johncock
  19. Peter Gregg
  20. Alan Jones
  21. Emerson Fittipaldi
  22. Al Unser
  23. Donnie Allison