IROC XII
The twelfth year of IROC competition took place in 1988. IROC XII saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Riverside International Raceway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser, Jr. won his second championship, and took home $211,900 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
1 | ![]() | 66 | $211,900 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 3rd in 1987 IndyCar points 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner IROC X Champion |
2 | ![]() | 55 | $95,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 3rd in 1987 Winston Cup points |
3 | ![]() | 51 | $72,900 | SCCA Trans-Am Series 1987 Trans-Am Champion 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
4 | ![]() | 46 | $58,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2nd in 1987 Winston Cup points 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
5 | ![]() | 45 | $51,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1987 Winston Cup Series Champion |
6 | ![]() | 45 | $49,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Defending IROC Champion |
7 | ![]() | 39 | $35,000 | IMSA Camel GTP 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans winner 4th in 1987 IMSA GTP points |
8 | ![]() | 38 | $34,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1987 Indianapolis 500 winner IROC V Champion |
9 | ![]() | 36 | $38,000 | IMSA Camel GTP 1987 Camel GTP Champion 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner |
10 | ![]() | 26 | $32,000 | IMSA Camel GTO 1987 Camel GTO Champion |
11 | ![]() | 24 | $31,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series & IMSA Camel GTP 1987 IndyCar Champion 1987 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner 5th in 1987 Camel GTP points |
12 | ![]() | 19 | $30,400 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 4th in 1987 IndyCar points |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 12, 1988Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 15 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Gold | 40 | 0:32:13 | 40 | 26 ' |
2 | 6 | 14 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 40 | Flagged | 17 | |
3 | 5 | 23 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 40 | Flagged | 14 | |
4 | 9 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 12 | ||
5 | 7 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 2 | 17 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 40 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 8 | 24 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 40 | Flagged | 8 | |
8 | 11 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 10 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 40 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Tan | 39 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | 12 | ?? | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 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: 1
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 0
Race Two, Riverside International Raceway
Saturday, June 11, 1988Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 5 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Mustard | 30 | 0:46:34 | 10 | 24 ' |
2 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 20 | 22 ' | |
3 | 9 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 14 | ||
4 | 10 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 30 | Flagged | 12 | |
5 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 30 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 8 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 6 | ||
10 | 12 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 29 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | Crash | 4 | ||
12 | 11 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | Crash | 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: 2
Margin of victory: 2 sec
Lead changes: 1
Lap Leader Breakdown
Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number of Laps |
Chip Robinson | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Scott Pruett | 21 | 30 | 10 |
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 6, 1988Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 3 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 50 | 0:37:38 | 46 | 26 ' |
2 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 17 | ||
3 | 8 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 50 | Flagged | 14 | |
4 | 7 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 12 | ||
5 | 4 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 5 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 50 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 10 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 50 | Flagged | 8 | |
8 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 11 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 50 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Tan | 50 | Flagged | 4 | 8 ' |
11 | 9 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | X | 10 | ![]() | 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: 0.78 sec
Lead changes: 1
Lap Leader Breakdown
Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number of Laps |
Roberto Guerrero | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Geoff Bodine | 5 | 50 | 46 |
Race Four, Watkins Glen International
Saturday, August 13, 1988Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Silver | 30 | 0:39:22 | 30 | 26 ' |
2 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 30 | Flagged | 17 | |
3 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 30 | Flagged | 14 | |
4 | 9 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 12 | ||
5 | 8 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 11 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 9 | ||
7 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 7 | ||
9 | 7 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 29 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 | Flagged | 5 | ||
11 | 12 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 20 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Gold | 16 | Crash | 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: 3
Margin of victory: 1.58 sec
Lead changes: 0