IROC XVII
The seventeenth year of IROC competition took place in 1993. IROC XVII was the fourth and final 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 Darlington Raceway, race three was held at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Davey Allison won the series championship posthumously after being killed in a helicopter accident at the Talladega Superspeedway. With only one race remaining, Terry Labonte drove the final race, and the points from that race, applied to Allison's previous total, were enough to secure the championship. The winnings of $175,000 were placed in a trust fund for Allison's children.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
[|1] | Davey Allison 1 | 63 | $175,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
[|2] | Al Unser, Jr. | 60.5 | $65,000 | IndyCar |
3 | Bill Elliott | 50 | $55,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
4 | Ricky Rudd | 49 | $50,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Defending IROC Champion |
5 | Alan Kulwicki 2 | 47 | $45,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
6 | Geoff Brabham 3 | 44 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
7 | Harry Gant 3 | 44 | $40,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
8 | Jack Baldwin | 37 | $40,000 | SCCA Trans-Am Series |
9 | Davy Jones | 34 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
10 | Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 | 27 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
11 | Arie Luyendyk | 24.5 | $40,000 | IndyCar |
12 | Al Unser | 21 | $40,000 | IndyCar |
Individual Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 12th, 1993Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 7 | 10 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | 40 | 0:33:00 | 6 | 23*** | |
2 | 4 | 4 | Davey Allison | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 1 | 17 | |
3 | 6 | 6 | Al Unser, Jr. | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 11 | 17** | |
4 | 3 | 3 | Davy Jones | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 40 | Running | 1 | 12 |
5 | 8 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | Dodge Daytona | Dark Orange | 40 | Running | 21 | 15* |
6 | 11 | 11 | Arie Luyendyk | Dodge Daytona | Light Purple | 40 | Running | 9 | |
7 | 12 | 12 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 8 | ||
8 | 7 | 7 | Harry Gant | Dodge Daytona | White | 40 | Running | 7 | |
9 | 2 | 2 | Alan Kulwicki | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 40 | Running | 6 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 40 | Running | 5 | |
11 | 9 | 9 | Jack Baldwin | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 40 | Running | 4 | |
12 | 5 | 5 | Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Light Pink | 31 | Crash | 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: 181.726 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 10
Race Two, Darlington Raceway
Saturday, March 27th, 1993Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 9 | 2 | Davey Allison | Dodge Daytona | Light Purple | 60 | 0:34:31 | 49 | 26* |
2 | 12 | 13 | Dale Earnhardt 5 | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 60 | Running | 3.5 5 | |
3 | 5 | 8 | Harry Gant | Dodge Daytona | 60 | Running | 14 | ||
4 | 11 | 6 | Rusty Wallace 6 | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 60 | Running | 3.5 6 | |
5 | 7 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 60 | Running | 10 | |
6 | 3 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Dodge Daytona | Mustard | 60 | Running | 9 | |
7 | 8 | 4 | Davy Jones | Dodge Daytona | White | 60 | Running | 8 | |
8 | 2 | 11 | Jack Baldwin | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 60 | Running | 7 | |
9 | 1 | 12 | Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | 60 | Running | 2 | 8*** | |
10 | 10 | 1 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | 26 | Mechanical | 5 | ||
11 | 4 | 9 | Alan Kulwicki | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 14 | Mechanical | 9 | 7** |
12 | 6 | 7 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Silver | 9 | Crash | 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: 142.47 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory:.63 sec
Lead changes: 2
Cautions
From Lap | To Lap | # of laps | Reason |
8 | 8 | 0 | Jack Baldwin spin turn 1 |
10 | 10 | 0 | Geoff Brabham accident turn 2 |
36 | 36 | 0 | Competition |
Lap Leaders
Leader | From lap | To lap | # of laps |
Al Unser | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Alan Kulwicki | 3 | 11 | 9 |
Davey Allison | 12 | 60 | 49 |
Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday May 1st, 1993Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 7 | 6 | Al Unser, Jr. | Dodge Daytona | 38 | 0:31:48 | 13 | 26* | |
2 | 4 | 9 | Jack Baldwin | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 1 | 17 | |
3 | 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt 7 | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 8 | 17** | |
4 | 10 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 4 | 12 | |
5 | 6 | 7 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 38 | Running | 3 | 10 |
6 | 12 | 1 | Davey Allison | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 38 | Running | 6 | 11*** |
7 | 9 | 4 | Harry Gant | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 34 | Running | 8 | |
8 | 2 | 11 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Light Pink | 33 | Mechanical | 3 | 7 |
9 | 8 | 5 | Davy Jones | Dodge Daytona | White | 12 | Crash | 6 | |
10 | 1 | 12 | Arie Luyendyk | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 12 | Crash | 5 | |
11 | 3 | 10 | Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 6 | Crash | 4 | |
12 | 11 | 2 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Mustard | 5 | Crash | 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: 190.716 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory:.25 cl
Lead changes: 18
Race Four, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, July 31st, 1993Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 3 | 10 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | 50 | 0:37:44 | 9 | 24** | |
2 | 8 | 4 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 50 | Running | 1 | 17 |
3 | 10 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 14 | ||
4 | 6 | 6 | Harry Gant | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 12 | ||
5 | 7 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt 7 | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 50 | Running | 39 | 15* |
6 | 11 | 1 | Terry Labonte 8 | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 9 | ||
7 | 9 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 50 | Running | 8 | |
8 | 2 | 11 | Arie Luyendyk | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 50 | Running | 7 | |
9 | 4 | 8 | Davy Jones | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 6 | ||
10 | 5 | 7 | Jack Baldwin | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 4 | 7*** | |
11 | 1 | 12 | Al Unser | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 50 | Running | 4 | |
12 | 12 | 9 | Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 | Dodge Daytona | Not assigned | 0 | Did Not Start, Withdrew | 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: 159.017 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 0.41 sec
Lead changes: 7