IROC XV


The fifteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1991. IROC XV was the second year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Talladega Superspeedway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and the year finished at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the series championship, and took home $175,000 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries
[|1] Rusty Wallace86$175,000NASCAR Winston Cup
[|2] Bill Elliott64$65,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3 Mark Martin56$55,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Scott Pruett51$50,000IndyCar
5 Al Unser, Jr.47$45,000IndyCar
6 Al Unser37$40,000IndyCar
7 Geoff Brabham30$40,000IMSA Camel GT
8 Geoff Bodine29$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Dale Earnhardt27$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
10 Bob Wollek25$40,000WSPC
11 Tom Kendall124$40,000IMSA Camel GT
12 Dorsey Schroeder16$40,000IMSA Camel GT

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 15th, 1991
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
155 Scott PruettDodge Daytona
400:32:311426*
277 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
40Running417
31111 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Light Blue
40Running14
466 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Gold
40Running514***
533 Tommy KendallDodge Daytona
Powder Blue
40Running10
699 Geoff BodineDodge Daytona
Yellow
40Running9
71010 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
40Running48
811 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
40Running7
988 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
Pink
40Running6
101212 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
Lime
40Running9**8
1144 Bob WollekDodge Daytona
Tan
37Crash4
1222 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
Orange
13Crash43

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed: 184.521 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 14

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 4, 1991
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1310 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
Orange
380:32:162526*
2112 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Yellow
38Running420**
367 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
38Running417**
4121 Scott PruettDodge Daytona
38Running112
558 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
38Running10
6103 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Tan
38Running9
785 Tom KendallDodge Daytona
38Running28
8211 Bob WollekDodge Daytona
37Running7
9112 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
Lime
36Running26
1094 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Pink
5Crash5
1149 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
4Crash5
1276 Geoff BodineDodge Daytona
Gold
3Crash3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed: 187.958 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 9
Cautions
From LapTo LapReason
44Bill Elliott & Geoff Bodine crash on the backstretch
66Al Unser Jr, Dorsey Schroeder & Dale Earnhardt crash on the backstretch

Lap Leader Breakdown
DriverFrom LapTo LapNumber of Laps
Rusty Wallace122
Dale Earnhardt342
Rusty Wallace551
Scott Pruett661
Mark Martin7104
Bill Elliott11144
Rusty Wallace15184
Tom Kendall19202
Rusty Wallace213818

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 3, 1991
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
193 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
White
500:37:483726*
2102 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Lime
50Running217
366 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Orange
50Running214
484 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
50Running415**
549 Geoff BodineDodge Daytona
50Running413**
6111 Scott PruettDodge Daytona
50Running9
775 Al UnserDodge Daytona
50Running8
8310 Bob WollekDodge Daytona
Yellow
50Running7
9112 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
Gold
50Running16
1058 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Light Blue
50Running5
11211 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
Silver
50Running4
12127 Tommy Kendall 1Dodge Daytona
0Did Not Start,
Injured
3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed: 158.744 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory:.2 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 10, 1991
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
111 Rusty WallaceDodge Daytona
Pink
300:39:123026*
244 Mark MartinDodge Daytona
30Running17
3119 Al Unser, Jr. 2Dodge Daytona
30Running14
4911 Dale EarnhardtDodge Daytona
30Running12
522 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
30Running10
61012 Dorsey SchroederDodge Daytona
30Running9
778 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Cream
30Running8
8810 Bob WollekDodge Daytona
30Running7
956 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Gold
30Running6
1067 Geoff BodineDodge Daytona
Light Blue
30Running5
1133 Scott PruettDodge Daytona
Lime
20Mechanical4
12129 Tommy Kendall 1Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
0Did Not Start,
Injured
3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed: 111.49 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory:.15 sec
Lead changes: 0