IROC IX was the ninth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1985. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, was the second straight season that television coverage was on CBS, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three was rained out at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Michigan International Speedway. Harry Gant won the championship and $158,200 in a tie-breaker with Darrell Waltrip.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 8, 2007 RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Harry Gant 1 45 $158,200 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2nd in 1984 Winston Cup points 2 Darrell Waltrip 1 45 $80,400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series5th in 1984 Winston Cup points 3 Bobby Rahal 40 $55,100 CART PPG IndyCar World Series3rd in 1984 IndyCar points 4 Tom Sneva 32 $43,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series2nd in 1984 IndyCar points 5 Terry Labonte 2 31 $39,300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1984 Winston Cup Champion 6 Derek Bell 2 31 $30,000 World Endurance Championship4th in 1984 World Sportscar Championship 7 John Watson 30 $29,000 FIA Formula One World ChampionshipWorld Endurance ChampionshipWinner of the 1984 Fuji 1000KM 8 Cale Yarborough 29 $27,400 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesDefending IROC Champion1984 Daytona 500 winner 9 A. J. Foyt 28 $29,500 CART PPG IndyCar World SeriesIROC III & IROC IV Champion 10 Jochen Mass 27 $23,000 World Endurance Championship2nd in 1984 World Sportscar Championship 11 Mario Andretti 3 25 $26,700 CART PPG IndyCar World Series1984 IndyCar ChampionIROC VI champion 12 Tom Gloy 13 $20,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 1984 Trans-Am Champion

Race results Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 15, 1985 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 11 5 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 40 0:32:55 1 23 (2) 2 6 1 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro White 40 Flagged 17 3 9 4 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro Cream 40 Flagged 35 19 (5) 4 4 8 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Orange 40 Flagged 12 5 12 7 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro 40 Flagged 10 6 7 3 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Pink 40 Flagged 4 12 (3) 7 8 17 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Silver 40 Flagged 8 8 1 2 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro 40 Flagged 7 9 3 12 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro 39 Crash 6 10 5 6 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 39 Flagged 5 11 10 11 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro 15 Crash 4 12 2 9 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Orange Yellow 5 Mechanical 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 15, Tom Gloy accident in the tri-oval.)Margin of victory: 3 secLead changes: 3

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Friday, June 8, 1985 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 4 17 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro Silver 29 0:49:30 2 24 (3) 2 5 7 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 17 3 1 3 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Pink 29 Flagged 27 19 (5) 4 6 8 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Orange 29 Flagged 12 5 9 2 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 10 6 8 1 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro White 29 Flagged 9 7 12 6 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 29 Flagged 8 8 11 11 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 7 9 3 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 29 Flagged 6 10 10 10 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 5 11 2 18 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 29 Flagged 4 12 7 12 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro 29 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: noneMargin of victory: 2.4 secLead changes: 1

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

This race was scheduled for Saturday July 27th, 1985 but was canceled due to rain

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 10, 1985 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 8 18 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 50 0:39:09 33 26 (5) 2 10 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 50 Flagged 13 20 (3) 3 9 12 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 14 4 1 2 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 4 14 (2) 5 2 1 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro White 50 Flagged 10 6 6 11 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 9 7 3 6 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 50 Flagged 8 8 7 17 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Silver 50 Flagged 7 9 4 8 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro Orange 50 Flagged 6 10 11 3 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro Pink 49 Flagged 5 11 5 7 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro 27 Mechanical 4 12 X X Mario Andretti 3 Chevrolet Camaro 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) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: Cautions: noneMargin of victory: 4 feetLead changes: 8

Notes Harry Gant and Darrell Waltrip tied for the championship, but Gant was awarded the title due to a higher finishing position in the final race. Terry Labonte and Derek Bell tied for fifth place, but Labonte was awarded the position due a higher finish in the final race. Mario Andretti did not compete in the final race due to injury.

References

External links IROC IX History - IROC Website