IROC XIII
The thirteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1989. IROC XIII saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races for the final year, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Nazareth Speedway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Terry Labonte won the series championship, and took home $204,900 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
[|1] | ![]() | 72 | $204,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 4th in 1988 Winston Cup points |
[|2] | ![]() | 60 | $92,500 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 2nd in 1988 IndyCar points 2 time and defending IROC Champion |
3 | ![]() | 58 | $66,200 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2nd in 1988 Winston Cup points |
4 | ![]() | 57 | $58,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 3rd in 1988 Winston Cup points 3 time Winston Cup champion |
5 | ![]() | 51 | $55,700 | IMSA Camel GTO 1988 GTO Champion 1988 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner |
6 | ![]() | 38 | $52,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 Winston Cup champion 2 time Daytona 500 winner |
7 | ![]() | 36 | $54,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 4 time Indianapolis 500 winner 7 time IndyCar Champion IROC III & IROC IV champion |
8 | ![]() | 35 | $49,400 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1988 IndyCar champion 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner |
9 | ![]() | 31 | $46,000 | SCCA Trans-Am Series 1988 Trans-Am Champion |
10 | ![]() | 24 | $44,400 | IMSA Camel GTP 1988 GTP Champion 2 time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner |
11 | ![]() | 24 | $42,100 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series 3 time Indianapolis 500 winner 3 time IndyCar Champion 4th in 1988 IndyCar points |
12 | ![]() | 16 | $40,400 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 7 time Winston Cup Champion 7 time Daytona 500 winner Most ever NASCAR Cup race victories |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 17, 1989Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 12 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | 0:32:37 | 5 | 23 ' | |
2 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 6 | 20 ' | |
3 | 7 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 40 | Flagged | 20 | 19 ' |
4 | 10 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 40 | Flagged | 5 | 14 ' |
5 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 40 | Flagged | 10 | |
6 | 9 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 40 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 1 | 7 | |
9 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 3 | 6 | |
10 | 8 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 5 | ||
11 | 11 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 40 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 39 | 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: 1 cl
Lead changes: 9
Race Two, Nazareth Speedway
Saturday, April 29, 1989Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 75 | 0:45:40 | 14 | 23 ' | |
2 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 75 | Flagged | 17 | 20 ' | |
3 | 11 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 75 | Flagged | 4 | 14 |
4 | 9 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 75 | Flagged | 12 | |
5 | 4 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 75 | Flagged | 40 | 15 ' | |
6 | 10 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 74 | Flagged | 9 | ||
7 | 8 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 74 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 12 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 74 | Flagged | 7 | |
9 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Orange | 74 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 5 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 74 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 73 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | 2 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 73 | 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: 3
Margin of victory: 13.45 sec
Lead changes:... 6
Lap Leader Breakdown
Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number of Laps |
Danny Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Scott Pruett | 2 | 15 | 14 |
A. J. Foyt | 18 | 36 | 19 |
Rusty Wallace | 37 | 40 | 4 |
A. J. Foyt | 41 | 59 | 19 |
Scott Pruett | 60 | 62 | 3 |
Danny Sullivan | 63 | 75 | 13 |
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 5, 1989Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 11 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 50 | 0:37:54 | 33 | 26 ' |
2 | 10 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 9 | 20 ' | |
3 | 12 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 3 | 14 | |
4 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 12 | ||
5 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 8 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Tan | 50 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 5 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Lime | 50 | Flagged | 7 | |
9 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 50 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 9 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 50 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | Flagged | 1 | 4 | |
12 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 50 | Flagged | 4 | 5 ' |
' 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: 158.343 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory:.47 sec
Lead changes: 8
Race Four, Watkins Glen International
Saturday, August 12, 1989Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | 0:39:08 | 20 | 26 ' | |
2 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 17 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 30 | Flagged | 10 | 17 ' |
4 | 8 | 8 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 12 | ||
5 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 10 | ||
6 | 9 | 9 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 30 | Flagged | 9 | |
7 | 12 | 11 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Flagged | 8 | ||
8 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 30 | Flagged | 7 | |
9 | 10 | 10 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 29 | Flagged | 6 | |
10 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 28 | Flagged | 5 | |
11 | 7 | 7 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 27 | Flagged | 4 | ||
12 | 11 | 12 | ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | 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: none
Margin of victory: 1.3 sec
Lead changes: 1
Lap Leader Breakdown
Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number of Laps |
Terry Labonte | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Al Unser, Jr. | 11 | 30 | 20 |