IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at Daytona International Speedway was canceled. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.
Roster and total points The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007 PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Dale Earnhardt 60 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2nd in 1989 Winston Cup points 2 Al Unser Jr. 44 $65,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series5th in 1989 Indycar points 3 Martin Brundle 41 $50,000 1989: FIA Formula One World Championship1990: World Endurance Championship 4 Mark Martin 37 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series3rd in 1989 Winston Cup points1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner 5 Terry Labonte 36 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesDefending IROC Champion 6 Emerson Fittipaldi 29 $38,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series1989 Indianapolis 500 winner1989 IndyCar Champion2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion 7 Dorsey Schroeder 1 26 $35,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series1989 Trans-Am Champion1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner 8 Rusty Wallace 1 26 $34,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1989 Winston Cup champion1989 NASCAR All Star Race winner 9 Darrell Waltrip 23 $33,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series4th in 1989 Winston Cup points1989 Daytona 500 winner 10 Bobby Rahal 2 18 $32,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series9th in 1989 IndyCar points 11 Geoff Brabham 2 18 $31,000 IMSA Camel GTP1989 GTP Champion1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner 12 Danny Sullivan 13 $30,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series7th in 1989 IndyCar points
Individual race results In all races, all drivers utilized identically prepared Dodge Daytona's with Goodyear tires
Race One, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, May 5, 1990 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 9 9 Dale Earnhardt Silver 38 0:32:15 10 24 (3) 2 8 8 Al Unser Jr. 38 Running 5 17 3 2 2 Mark Martin Yellow 38 Running 5 14 4 11 11 Darrell Waltrip 38 Running 11 17 (5) 5 10 10 Martin Brundle Mustard 38 Running 10 6 4 4 Dorsey Schroeder 38 Running 9 7 5 5 Rusty Wallace 38 Running 7 10 (2) 8 12 12 Terry Labonte Orange 38 Running 7 9 7 7 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona 38 Running 6 10 6 6 Emerson Fittipaldi 38 Running 5 11 1 1 Bobby Rahal Pink 38 Running 4 12 3 3 Danny Sullivan Lime 37 Running 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: 188.055 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 1 clLead changes: 15
Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport Saturday, July 7, 1990 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 8 5 Martin Brundle Lime 30 0:42:01 19 26 (5) 2 10 2 Al Unser Jr. Orange 30 Running 17 3 3 10 Emerson Fittipaldi 30 Running 11 17 (3) 4 5 8 Terry Labonte 30 Running 12 5 11 1 Dale Earnhardt 30 Running 10 6 9 4 Mark Martin Gold 30 Running 9 7 4 9 Geoff Brabham Light Blue 30 Running 8 8 6 6 Rusty Wallace Cream 30 Running 7 9 2 11 Bobby Rahal Yellow 29 Running 6 10 7 7 Dorsey Schroeder Silver 21 Crash 5 11 1 12 Danny Sullivan 12 Mechanical 4 12 X 3 Darrell Waltrip 3 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) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since that did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
Average speed: 101.469 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 4 secLead changes: 2
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 5, 1990 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Orange 50 0:39:08 50 26 (5) 2 5 7 Terry Labonte Light Blue 50 Running 17 3 7 4 Mark Martin 50 Running 14 4 9 10 Dorsey Schroeder 50 Running 12 5 2 2 Al Unser Jr. Cream 50 Running 10 6 6 8 Rusty Wallace Yellow 50 Running 9 7 10 11 Bobby Rahal 50 Running 8 8 4 5 Emerson Fittipaldi 50 Running 7 9 11 12 Danny Sullivan 50 Running 6 10 1 1 Martin Brundle 49 Running 5 11 8 9 Geoff Brabham Gold 8 Mechanical 4 12 X 6 Darrell Waltrip 3 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) Normally indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
Average speed: 153.316 mphCautions: 1Margin of victory: .08 secLead changes: 0
Notes Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.
References
External links IROC XIV History - IROC Website