IROC XXII


The twenty-second season of the International Race of Champions started on February 13, 1998. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway1, California Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the IROC championship, his third straight and fourth in five seasons.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Mark Martin86$225,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Jeff Burton57$100,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3 Jeff Gordon51$60,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Al Unser, Jr.46$50,000CART World Series
5 Terry Labonte39$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Tony Stewart37$40,000Indy Racing League
7 Dale Earnhardt36$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Jimmy Vasser34$40,000CART World Series
9 Randy LaJoie31$40,000NASCAR Busch Series
10 Dale Jarrett29$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Tommy Kendall28$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
12 Arie Luyendyk26$40,000Indy Racing League

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Jeff Burton
  3. Mark Martin
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Arie Luyendyk
  6. Dale Jarrett
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Al Unser, Jr.
  9. Tony Stewart
  10. Jimmy Vasser
  11. Randy LaJoie
  12. Tommy Kendall

    California Speedway, Race Two

  13. Mark Martin
  14. Al Unser, Jr.
  15. Jeff Gordon
  16. Terry Labonte
  17. Jeff Burton
  18. Randy LaJoie
  19. Tony Stewart
  20. Dale Jarrett
  21. Jimmy Vasser
  22. Dale Earnhardt
  23. Arie Luyendyk
  24. Tommy Kendall

    Michigan International Speedway, Race Three

  25. Jeff Burton
  26. Mark Martin
  27. Tony Stewart
  28. Dale Earnhardt
  29. Tommy Kendall
  30. Terry Labonte
  31. Arie Luyendyk
  32. Jeff Gordon
  33. Randy LaJoie
  34. Dale Jarrett
  35. Jimmy Vasser
  36. Al Unser, Jr.

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four

  37. Mark Martin
  38. Al Unser, Jr.
  39. Jimmy Vasser
  40. Randy LaJoie
  41. Terry Labonte
  42. Tony Stewart
  43. Dale Jarrett
  44. Dale Earnhardt
  45. Jeff Gordon
  46. Tommy Kendall
  47. Arie Luyendyk
  48. Jeff Burton