IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, 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 ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 9, 2007 RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries and reason for invite 1 Geoff Bodine 76 $191,900 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1986 Daytona 500 winner 2 Al Unser Jr. 65 $90,400 CART PPG IndyCar World Series1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winnerDefending IROC Champion 3 Bobby Rahal 51 $57,800 CART PPG IndyCar World Series1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion 4 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 43 $43,400 SCCA Trans-Am Series1986 Trans-Am Series Champion 5 Darrell Waltrip 42 $44,500 NASCAR Winston Cup2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points 6 Bill Elliott 38 $34,400 NASCAR Winston Cup4th in 1986 Winston Cup points1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner 7 Michael Andretti 33 $35,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series2nd in 1986 IndyCar points 8 Scott Pruett 32 $29,000 IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series1986 Camel GTO Champion1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner 9 Mario Andretti 31 $28,100 CART PPG IndyCar World Series5th in 1986 IndyCar pointsIROC VI champion 10 Dale Earnhardt 30 $30,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1986 Winston Cup Champion 11 Al Unser 27 $26,000 CART PPG IndyCar World SeriesIROC V Champion 12 Derek Bell 27 $25,000 World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points

Race results Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 13, 1987 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 5 2 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro 40 0:32:40 21 26 (5) 2 8 12 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro 40 Flagged 17 3 1 7 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro 40 Flagged 14 4 4 5 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 40 Flagged 14 15 (3) 5 7 6 Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 40 Flagged 10 6 2 1 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro White 39 Flagged 4 11 (2) 7 6 8 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 35 Flagged 1 8 8 12 20 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro 31 Flagged 7 9 3 18 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 30 Engine 6 10 10 17 Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro Silver 16 Crash 5 11 9 4 Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro 16 Crash 4 12 11 8 Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Orange 1 Crash 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: 3Margin of victory: 1 clLead changes: 5

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday, June 6, 1987 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 5 10 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro 29 0:48:44 9 24 (3) 2 7 20 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 17 3 1 5 Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 29 Flagged 20 19 (5) 4 8 18 Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 12 5 12 1 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro White 29 Flagged 10 6 4 11 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 9 7 9 7 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 8 8 6 6 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 29 Flagged 7 9 2 9 Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro Gold 29 Flagged 6 10 3 12 Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 5 11 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro 29 Flagged 4 12 10 8 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Orange 23 Spin 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: 85.702 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 1.7 secLead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown DriverFromLapToLapNumberof LapsMichael Andretti 1 20 20Bobby Rahall 21 29 9

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 1, 1987 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 6 Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 50 0:38:53 26 26 (5) 2 5 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Silver 50 Flagged 24 20 (3) 3 12 3 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 14 4 10 1 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro White 50 Flagged 12 5 2 8 Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro Orange 50 Flagged 10 6 1 12 Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 9 7 4 6 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 50 Flagged 8 8 3 22 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 50 Flagged 7 9 11 15 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro Gold 50 Flagged 6 10 9 4 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro Cream 50 Flagged 5 11 8 2 Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 47 Flagged 4 12 6 14 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro Lime 12 Crash 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: 155.633 mphCautions: 1 (Lap 12, Dale Earnhardt crash)Margin of victory: .03 secLead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International Saturday, August 8, 1987 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 1 9 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro Mustard 30 0:39:34 30 26 (5) 2 2 3 Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 17 3 5 7 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 14 4 11 5 Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 30 Flagged 12 5 6 22 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 10 6 10 20 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 9 7 12 6 Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 30 Flagged 8 8 7 8 Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Orange 30 Flagged 7 9 8 18 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 30 Flagged 6 10 4 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 5 11 9 10 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro 30 Flagged 4 12 3 17 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro Silver 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).(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: 2.02 secLead changes: 0

References

External links IROC XI History - IROC Website