IROC XXIX was the 29th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions, which began on Friday February 12, 2005 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included twelve drivers from eight premier racing series. Mark Martin dominated the season, winning two races and finishing well ahead in the points standings, earning him a record-setting fifth IROC title. As with IROC XXVIII, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible).
Drivers CarNumberDriverSeries 01 Scott Pruett Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car 2 Sébastien Bourdais Champ Car World Series 03 Hélio Castroneves Indy Racing League 4 Bobby Hamilton NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 6 Mark Martin NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 8 Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series 11 Steve Kinser World of Outlaws 15 Buddy Rice Indy Racing League 16 Max Papis Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car 17 Matt Kenseth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 20 Danny Lasoski World of Outlaws 97 Kurt Busch NASCAR Nextel Cup Series __TOC__
Race One (Daytona International Speedway) 6- Mark Martin 8- Martin Truex Jr. 4- Bobby Hamilton 17- Matt Kenseth 15- Buddy Rice 16- Max Papis 20- Danny Lasoski 03- Hélio Castroneves 97- Kurt Busch 01- Scott Pruett 11- Steve Kinser 2- Sébastien Bourdais
Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway) 2- Sébastien Bourdais 6- Mark Martin 15- Buddy Rice 8- Martin Truex Jr. 4- Bobby Hamilton 16- Max Papis 20- Danny Lasoski 11- Steve Kinser 17- Matt Kenseth 03- Hélio Castroneves 97- Kurt Busch 01- Scott Pruett
Race Three (Richmond International Raceway) 6- Mark Martin 97- Kurt Busch 17- Matt Kenseth 15- Buddy Rice 8- Martin Truex Jr. 01- Scott Pruett 20- Danny Lasoski 11- Steve Kinser 16- Max Papis 2- Sébastien Bourdais 03- Hélio Castroneves 4- Bobby Hamilton
Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway) 8- Martin Truex Jr. 6- Mark Martin 17- Matt Kenseth 03- Hélio Castroneves 20- Danny Lasoski 2- Sébastien Bourdais 15- Buddy Rice 11- Steve Kinser 16- Max Papis 4- Bobby Hamilton 01- Scott Pruett 97- Kurt Busch
Standings
Driver DAY TEX RCH ATL Pts 1 Mark Martin 1 2 1 289 2 Martin Truex Jr. 2 4 5 1 68 3 Matt Kenseth 4 9 3 3 55 4 Buddy Rice 5 3 4 7 46 5 Sébastien Bourdais 12 1 10 6 46 6 Kurt Busch 9 11 2 12 43 7 Bobby Hamilton 3 5 12 10 34 8 Danny Lasoski 7 7 7 5 34 9 Hélio Castroneves 8 10 11 4 32 10 Max Papis 6 6 9 9 30 11 Steve Kinser 11 8 8 8 29 12 Scott Pruett 10 12 6 11 22
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