IROC XVIII


The eighteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1994. IROC XVIII was the first year the Dodge Avenger was used in competition, replacing the Dodge Daytona, and continued the format introduced in IROC XVIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Darlington Raceway, race three ran at Talladega Superspeedway, and the year finished at Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the series championship, and took home $200,000 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Mark Martin66$200,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Al Unser, Jr. 156$100,000IndyCar
3 Rusty Wallace 156$60,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Dale Earnhardt 156$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Jack Baldwin45$48,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
6 Steve Kinser43$40,000World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
7 Kyle Petty35$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Dale Jarrett34$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Tom Kendall33$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
10 Danny Sullivan27$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
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11 Geoff Brabham26$40,000IMSA World Sports Car
12 Scott Sharp22$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 18, 1994
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
111 Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Green
400:33:13721
288 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Avenger
40Running920**
399 Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
40Running214
477 Mark MartinDodge Avenger
40Running814***
51212 Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
40Running10
666 Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Orange
40Running1414*
71111 Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Pink
40Running8
81010 Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Silver
40Running7
955 Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
White
40Running6
1022 Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Yellow
39Running5
1133 Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Mustard
23Crash4
1244 Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Cream
12Mechanical3

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: 180.632 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory:.5 cl
Lead changes: 13

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

Saturday, March 26, 1994
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
194 Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Cream
460:26:103826*
275 Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Pink
46Running17
3310 Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
46Running817**
4121 Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Orange
46Running12
586 Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
46Running10
6211 Scott SharpDodge Avenger
46Running9
7112 Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Silver
41Running8
858 Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
37Mechanical7
949 Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
15Mechanical6
10112 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Avenger
Yellow
12Mechanical5
1167 Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Gold
9Crash4
12103 Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
White
9Crash3

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: 144.083 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory:.25 sec
Lead changes: 2
Notes:
This race was originally scheduled for 60 laps with a break in-between but was shortened to 46 laps due to an extra long break. During the first half of the race the teams were having overheating problems due to rubber build up on the grills on the cars. It got so bad that Dave Marcis and other IROC officials were using wire brushes to clean the grills on the cars. They also had to check the water in the radiator of the cars due to the overheating problems.
Due to the long break IROC shortened the race to 46 laps. The track had second round qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National race later in the day to get in, forcing IROC to shorten the race.

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, April 30, 1994
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1211 Steve KinserDodge Avenger
380:32:332526*
285 Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Orange
38Running17
367 Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
Yellow
38Running14
4112 Tom KendallDodge Avenger
38Running12
594 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Avenger
38Running110
6310 Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
Cream
38Running19
776 Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
Silver
38Running8
8112 Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
38Running49***
9103 Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Dark Orange
38Running6
1049 Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Lime
38Running5
1158 Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
38Running4
12121 Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Mustard
37Running76**

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: 186.323 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory:.37 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 30, 1994
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
176 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Avenger
Lime
500:39:54421
2121 Mark MartinDodge Avenger
50Running1020**
385 Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Yellow
50Running2719*
4112 Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Pink
50Running814***
539 Tom KendallDodge Avenger
50Running10
6103 Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Powder Blue
50Running9
7112 Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Silver
50Running18
858 Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
50Running7
9310 Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
Dark Orange
50Running6
1094 Steve KinserDodge Avenger
50Running5
11211 Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Orange
19Crash4
1267 Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
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: 150.387 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory:.35 sec
Lead changes: 7
Cautions
From LapTo LapReason
1111Dale Jarrett accident, turn 4
2121Danny Sullivan & Scott Sharp accident, turn 2
2222Jack Baldwin spin, turn 4

Lap Leader Breakdown
DriverFrom LapTo LapNumber of Laps
Geoff Brabham111
Rusty Wallace22625
Dale Earnhardt27271
Mark Martin28325
Dale Earnhardt33397
Rusty Wallace40412
Mark Martin42465
Al Unser Jr47504