IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at Daytona International Speedway was canceled. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.
Roster and total points
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [1]
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Individual race results
Race One, Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, May 5th, 1990
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 9 |  Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Silver | 38 | 0:32:15 | 10 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Blue | 38 | Running | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 38 | Running | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Dodge Daytona | Red | 38 | Running | 11 | 17 (5) |
| 5 | 10 | 10 |  Martin Brundle | Dodge Daytona | Mustard | 38 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Dark Blue | 38 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Rose | 38 | Running | 7 | 10 (2) |
| 8 | 12 | 12 | Terry Labonte | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 38 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Black | 38 | Running | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Dodge Daytona | Teal | 38 | Running | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Bobby Rahal | Dodge Daytona | Pink | 38 | Running | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Danny Sullivan | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 37 | Running | 3 |
(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed: 188.055 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 15
Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport
Saturday, July 7th, 1990
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | Martin Brundle | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 30 | 0:42:01 | 19 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 30 | Running | 17 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Dodge Daytona | Black | 30 | Running | 11 | 17 (3) |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | Terry Labonte | Dodge Daytona | Red | 30 | Running | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Blue | 30 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 30 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 30 | Running | 8 | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 30 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | Bobby Rahal | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 29 | Running | 6 | |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Silver | 21 | Crash | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Danny Sullivan | Dodge Daytona | Rose | 12 | Mechanical | 4 | |
| 12 | X | 3 | Darrell Waltrip 3 | Dodge Daytona | Not assigned | 0 | Did Not Start, Injured | 3 |
(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since that did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
Average speed: 101.469 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Lead changes: 2
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 5th, 1990
| Finish | Grid | Car no. |
Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 50 | 0:39:08 | 50 | 26 (5) |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Terry Labonte | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 50 | Running | 17 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | Mark Martin | Dodge Daytona | Dark Blue | 50 | Running | 14 | |
| 4 | 9 | 10 | Dorsey Schroeder | Dodge Daytona | Rose | 50 | Running | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 50 | Running | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 50 | Running | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | 11 | Bobby Rahal | Dodge Daytona | Red | 50 | Running | 8 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Dodge Daytona | Dark Red | 50 | Running | 7 | |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Danny Sullivan | Dodge Daytona | Pink | 50 | Running | 6 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Martin Brundle | Dodge Daytona | Black | 49 | Running | 5 | |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | Geoff Brabham | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 8 | Mechanical | 4 | |
| 12 | X | 6 | Darrell Waltrip 3 | Dodge Daytona | Not assigned | 0 | Did Not Start, Injured | 3 |
(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Normally indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
Average speed: 153.316 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .08 sec
Lead changes: 0
Notes
- Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
- Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
- Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.
References
- ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007