IROC XXX was the 30th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions, which began on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included thirteen drivers (in twelve cars) from seven premier racing series. Tony Stewart consistently ran up front and won two races to win the championship, ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two seasons, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible). This was also the first IROC season since 1991 to include a road course race (held on the Daytona International Speedway road course).
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 9, 2007
Drivers
CarNumberDriverSeries 1 Ted Musgrave NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 6 Mark Martin NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Indy Racing League 8 Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series 08 Scott Sharp Indy Racing League 10 Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car 11 Steve Kinser World of Outlaws 12 Ryan Newman NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 16 Max Papis Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car 17 Matt Kenseth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 20 Tony Stewart NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 46 Frank Kimmel ARCA RE/MAX Series
Note: Initially Carl Edwards was announced as a driver for the 2006 season. Due to a conflict with the NASCAR Busch Series race at Memphis International Raceway in October, Edwards withdrew from IROC and was replaced by Ryan Newman.
Results Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval) 17- Matt Kenseth 06- Sam Hornish Jr. 46- Frank Kimmel 16- Max Papis 8- Martin Truex Jr. 10- Wayne Taylor 11- Steve Kinser 20- Tony Stewart 08- Scott Sharp 1- Ted Musgrave 12- Ryan Newman 6- Mark Martin
Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway) 20- Tony Stewart 12- Ryan Newman 8- Martin Truex Jr. 6- Mark Martin 17- Matt Kenseth 10- Max Angelelli 08- Scott Sharp 46- Frank Kimmel 1- Ted Musgrave 16- Max Papis 11- Steve Kinser 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
Race Three (Daytona International Speedway road course) 20- Tony Stewart 16- Max Papis 12- Ryan Newman 08- Scott Sharp 06- Sam Hornish Jr. 8- Martin Truex Jr. 10- Max Angelelli 46- Frank Kimmel 6- Mark Martin 17-Matt Kenseth 11- Steve Kinser 1- Ted Musgrave
Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway) 8- Martin Truex Jr. 17- Matt Kenseth 20- Tony Stewart 12- Ryan Newman 1- Ted Musgrave 6- Mark Martin 46- Frank Kimmel 16- Max Papis 06- Sam Hornish Jr. 11- Steve Kinser 10- Wayne Taylor 08- Scott Sharp
Standings
Driver DAY TEX DAY ATL Pts 1 Tony Stewart 8 1 1 377 2 Matt Kenseth 1 5 10 2 65 3 Martin Truex Jr. 5 3 6 1 57 4 Ryan Newman 11 2 3 4 54 5 Mark Martin 12 4 9 6 47 6 Max Papis 4 10 2 8 46 7 Frank Kimmel 3 8 8 7 40 8 Sam Hornish Jr. 2 12 5 936 9 Wayne Taylor 6 1130 Max Angelelli 6 7 10 Scott Sharp 9 7 4 12 29 11 Ted Musgrave 10 9 12 524 12 Steve Kinser 7 11 11 1021
References