IROC XIV


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 took home $175,000 for his efforts.

Roster and total points

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries
[|1] Dale Earnhardt60$175,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1989 Winston Cup points
[|2] Al Unser, Jr.44$65,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
5th in 1989 Indycar points
[|3] Martin Brundle41$50,0001989: FIA Formula One World Championship
1990: World Endurance Championship
4 Mark Martin37$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1989 Winston Cup points
1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5 Terry Labonte36$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
6 Emerson Fittipaldi29$38,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1989 Indianapolis 500 winner
1989 IndyCar Champion
2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion
7 Dorsey Schroeder 126$35,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
1989 Trans-Am Champion
1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
8 Rusty Wallace 126$34,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1989 Winston Cup champion
1989 NASCAR All Star Race winner
9 Darrell Waltrip23$33,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
4th in 1989 Winston Cup points
1989 Daytona 500 winner
10 Bobby Rahal 218$32,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
9th in 1989 IndyCar points
11 Geoff Brabham 218$31,000IMSA Camel GTP
1989 GTP Champion
1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
12 Danny Sullivan13$30,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
7th in 1989 IndyCar points

Individual race results

Race One, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 5th, 1990
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
199 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
Silver
380:32:151024 '
288 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
38Running517
322 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
Yellow
38Running514
41111 Darrell WaltripDodge Daytona
38Running1117 '
51010 Martin BrundleDodge Daytona
Mustard
38Running10
644 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
38Running9
755 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
38Running710 '
81212 Terry LabonteDodge Daytona
Orange
38Running7
977 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
38Running6
1066 Emerson FittipaldiDodge Daytona
38Running5
1111 Bobby RahalDodge Daytona
Pink
38Running4
1233 Danny SullivanDodge Daytona
Lime
37Running3

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

Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport

Saturday, July 11th, 1990
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
185 Martin BrundleDodge Daytona
Lime
300:42:011926 '
2102 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Orange
30Running17
3310 Emerson FittipaldiDodge Daytona
30Running1117 '
458 Terry LabonteDodge Daytona
30Running12
5111 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
30Running10
694 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
Gold
30Running9
749 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Light Blue
30Running8
866 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
Cream
30Running7
9211 Bobby RahalDodge Daytona
Yellow
29Running6
1077 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
Silver
21Crash5
11112 Danny SullivanDodge Daytona
12Mechanical4
12X3 Darrell Waltrip 3Dodge DaytonaNot assigned0Did 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: 101.469 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Lead changes: 2

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 5th, 1990
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
133 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
Orange
500:39:085026 '
257 Terry LabonteDodge Daytona
Light Blue
50Running17
374 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
50Running14
4910 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
50Running12
522 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Cream
50Running10
668 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
Yellow
50Running9
71011 Bobby RahalDodge Daytona
50Running8
845 Emerson FittipaldiDodge Daytona
50Running7
91112 Danny SullivanDodge Daytona
50Running6
1011 Martin BrundleDodge Daytona
49Running5
1189 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Gold
8Mechanical4
12X6 Darrell Waltrip 3Dodge DaytonaNot assigned0Did 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: 153.316 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory:.08 sec
Lead changes: 0