IROC XX


The twentieth season of IROC competition started on February 16, 1996. IROC XX was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway propelling him to a come-from-behind IROC championship, his second in three seasons.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Mark Martin61$225,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Robby Gordon54$100,000Indy Car
3 Johnny Benson50$60,000NASCAR Busch Series
4 Terry Labonte48$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Al Unser, Jr.48$45,000Indy Car
6 Sterling Marlin40$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
7 Scott Pruett40$40,000Indy Car
8 Dale Earnhardt39$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Tommy Kendall36$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
10 Jeff Gordon30$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Rusty Wallace26$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
12 Steve Kinser25$40,000World of Outlaws

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Tommy Kendall
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Al Unser, Jr.
  6. Jeff Gordon
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Mark Martin
  9. Johnny Benson
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Steve Kinser
  12. Rusty Wallace

    Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

  13. Al Unser, Jr.
  14. Robby Gordon
  15. Scott Pruett
  16. Sterling Marlin
  17. Terry Labonte
  18. Steve Kinser
  19. Jeff Gordon
  20. Tommy Kendall
  21. Dale Earnhardt
  22. Johnny Benson
  23. Mark Martin
  24. Rusty Wallace

    Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Three

  25. Mark Martin
  26. Johnny Benson
  27. Scott Pruett
  28. Rusty Wallace
  29. Jeff Gordon
  30. Terry Labonte
  31. Tommy Kendall
  32. Al Unser, Jr.
  33. Steve Kinser
  34. Dale Earnhardt
  35. Sterling Marlin
  36. Robby Gordon

    Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  37. Mark Martin
  38. Johnny Benson
  39. Terry Labonte
  40. Robby Gordon
  41. Al Unser, Jr.
  42. Sterling Marlin
  43. Rusty Wallace
  44. Scott Pruett
  45. Dale Jarrett 1
  46. Ricky Rudd 2
  47. Geoff Bodine3
  48. Jeff Gordon