IROC XXI

IROC XXI was the twenty-first season of the International Race of Champions, which started on February 17, 1997. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, California Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won $225,000 and the IROC championship, his second straight win and third in four seasons.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1 Mark Martin 72 $225,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Robby Gordon 63 $100,000 CART, SCORE
3 Randy LaJoie 58 $60,000 NASCAR Busch Series
4 Al Unser Jr. 57 $50,000 CART
5 Terry Labonte 43 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Jeff Gordon 39 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
7 Dale Earnhardt 35 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Dale Jarrett 34 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Tommy Kendall 34 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series
10 Jimmy Vasser 30 $40,000 CART
11 Darrell Waltrip 18 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
12 Alex Zanardi 17 $40,000 CART

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Al Unser Jr.
  2. Mark Martin
  3. Dale Earnhardt
  4. Randy LaJoie
  5. Tommy Kendall
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Dale Jarrett
  8. Robby Gordon
  9. Jeff Gordon
  10. Alex Zanardi
  11. Darrell Waltrip
  12. Jimmy Vasser

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Two

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Jimmy Vasser
  5. Al Unser Jr.
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Randy LaJoie
  8. Dale Earnhardt
  9. Tommy Kendall
  10. Dale Jarrett
  11. Darrell Waltrip
  12. Alex Zanardi

California Speedway, Race Three

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Bobby Labonte 1
  3. Terry Labonte
  4. Randy LaJoie
  5. Jeff Gordon
  6. Al Unser Jr.
  7. Tommy Kendall
  8. Dale Jarrett
  9. Dale Earnhardt
  10. Jimmy Vasser
  11. Darrell Waltrip
  12. Alex Zanardi

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Randy LaJoie
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Dale Jarrett
  4. Al Unser Jr.
  5. Tommy Kendall
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Dale Earnhardt
  8. Mark Martin
  9. Jeff Gordon
  10. Jimmy Vasser
  11. Darrell Waltrip
  12. Alex Zanardi

Notes

  1. Bobby Labonte drove for Robby Gordon in Race 3.

References

  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2009-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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