IROC VIII was the eighth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1984. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and was the first incarnation of the IROC format in which twelve drivers from different series compete in all four races. Races one and four took place at Michigan International Speedway, while race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran on the Talladega Superspeedway. Cale Yarborough won one race en route to the championship and $150,000.

This season was the first of three straight that television coverage was on CBS.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 8, 2007 RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries and reasons why invited 1 Cale Yarborough 58 $150,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1983 Daytona 500 winner3 Time Winston Cup Champion 2 Neil Bonnett 55 $75,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series6th in 1983 Winston Cup Points1981 Southern 500 winner2 Time World 600 Winner 3 Darrell Waltrip 52 $35,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2nd in 1983 Winston Cup Points 4 Benny Parsons 47 $30,000 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesFormer IROC Race Winner 5 Gordon Johncock 45 $25,000 CART PPG Indy Car World SeriesFormer IROC Race Winner 6 Derek Bell 35 $24,000 World Endurance Championship2nd in 1983 World Endurance points 7 Danny Ongais 33 $23,000 CART PPG Indy Car World Series 8 Johnny Rutherford 33 $22,000 CART PPG Indy Car World Series3 Time Indianapolis 500 winner1980 IndyCar Champion 9 Dale Earnhardt 31 $21,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series8th in 1983 Winston Cup Points 10 Tom Sneva 29 $20,000 CART PPG Indy Car World Series4th in 1983 IndyCar points 11 Emerson Fittipaldi 28 $20,000 CART PPG Indy Car World Series2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion 12 Jacky Ickx 17 $20,000 World Endurance Championship1983 World Endurance Group C Champion

Race results Race One, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, June 16, 1984 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 9 3 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Camaro Pink 50 0:41:06 10 23 (5) 2 12 7 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 17 3 6 12 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 14 16 (3) 4 5 4 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Cream 50 Flagged 12 5 4 11 Danny Ongais Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 22 15 (2) 6 10 5 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 50 Flagged 9 7 2 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 4 8 8 1 10 Emerson Fittipaldi Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 7 9 3 15 Jacky Ickx Chevrolet Camaro White 50 Flagged 6 10 11 9 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Mustard 49 Flagged 5 11 7 8 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Orange 49 Flagged 4 12 8 6 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 49 Flagged 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: Cautions: n/aMargin of victory: 3 clLead changes: 9

Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport Saturday, July 7, 1984 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 1 15 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro White 30 0:45:05 6 24 (3) 2 3 4 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Cream 30 Flagged 17 3 10 10 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 14 4 11 8 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Camaro Orange 30 Flagged 12 5 9 6 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 30 Flagged 10 6 12 2 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 9 7 8 9 Danny Ongais Chevrolet Camaro Mustard 30 Flagged 8 8 5 7 Emerson Fittipaldi Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 7 9 7 5 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 30 Flagged 6 10 6 11 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 5 11 2 3 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Pink 30 Flagged 24 9 (5) 12 4 12 Jacky Ickx Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: Cautions: n/aMargin of victory: 8 secLead changes: 2

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, July 28, 1984 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 5 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 38 0:33:53 3 24 (3) 2 9 2 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 17 3 3 12 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 14 4 5 3 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 1 14 (2) 5 11 11 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 33 15 (5) 6 4 7 Emerson Fittipaldi Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 9 7 10 4 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet Camaro Light Mustard 38 Flagged 8 8 1 8 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Orange 38 Flagged 1 9 (2) 9 8 15 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro White 38 Flagged 6 10 2 10 Jacky Ickx Chevrolet Camaro 38 Flagged 5 11 12 6 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 37 Flagged 4 12 6 9 Danny Ongais Chevrolet Camaro 36 Flagged 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: Cautions: 1 (Lap 1, Neil Bonnett & Derek Bell accident)Margin of victory: 8 inchesLead changes: 4

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 11, 1984 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 5 4 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Camaro Cream 50 0:40:26 1 24 (3) 2 2 5 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 50 Flagged 49 22 (5) 3 11 9 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Mustard 50 Flagged 14 4 10 3 Danny Ongais Chevrolet Camaro Pink 50 Flagged 12 5 4 7 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 10 6 1 10 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 9 7 3 12 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 8 8 6 15 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro White 50 Flagged 7 9 8 8 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 6 10 9 2 Emerson Fittipaldi Chevrolet Camaro 49 Flagged 5 11 7 6 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 46 Flagged 4 12 12 11 Jacky Ickx Chevrolet Camaro 41 Flagged 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: Cautions: n/aMargin of victory: 3 feetLead changes: 2

References

External links IROC VIII History - IROC Website