IROC XVI was the sixteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1992. It was the third year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Talladega Superspeedway, and races three and four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the series championship and $175,000, despite not winning a race.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007 RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Ricky Rudd 68.5 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 2 Dale Earnhardt 63 $65,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 3 Al Unser Jr. 59 $55,000 CART 4 Rusty Wallace 47 $50,000 NASCAR Winston CupDefending IROC Champion 5 Harry Gant 46.5 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 6 Geoff Brabham 46 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 7 Davey Allison1 42$40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 8 Davy Jones 33 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 9 Scott Pruett2 27 $40,000 CART 10 Hurley Haywood2 27 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 11 Pete Halsmer 22 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 12 Arie Luyendyk 21 $40,000 CART

Race results Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 14, 1992 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 7 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 40 0:32:52 12 24** 2 10 10 Ricky Rudd 3 Dodge Daytona White 40 Running 17 22* 2 11 11 Harry Gant 3 Dodge Daytona 40 Running 17 4 9 9 Davey Allison Dodge Daytona Light Orange 40 Running 3 12 5 8 8 Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona Gold 40 Running 10 6 4 4 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 40 Running 7 11*** 7 1 1 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona Lime 40 Running 8 8 2 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona 40 Running 1 7 9 3 3 Davey Jones Dodge Daytona Orange 40 Running 6 10 12 12 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Pink 40 Running 5 11 5 5 Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona Mint 32 Crash 4 12 6 6 Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona Tan 32 Mechanical 3 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 182.556 mphCautions: 1 (Lap 33, Pete Halsmer crash)Margin of victory: .5 clLead changes: 18

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, May 2, 1992 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 8 4 Davey Allison Dodge Daytona Silver 38 0:31:38 9 24** 2 11 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona 38 Running 9 20** 3 10 2 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona Lime 38 Running 14 4 3 9 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona White 38 Running 12 5 9 3 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona Mustard 38 Running 5 10 6 4 8 Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona 38 Running 9 7 6 6 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona Gold 38 Running 12 13* 8 7 5 Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona 38 Running 7 9 5 7 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 38 Running 6 10 1 12 Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona 38 Running 2 5 11 2 10 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Orange 15 Crash 4 12 X 11 Pete Halsmer 4 Dodge Daytona Pink 0 Did Not Start,Injured 3 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 191.722 mphCautions: 1 (Lap 15, Arie Luyendyk crash)Margin of victory: .25 clLead changes: 15

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 1, 1992 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 4 9 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona Tan 50 0:38:03 35 26* 2 5 8 Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona Light Orange 50 Running 17 3 10 3 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona 50 Running 13 17** 4 9 4 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 50 Running 12 5 11 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona Orange 50 Running 10 6 8 5 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 50 Running 9 7 7 6 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona Yellow 50 Running 8 8 1 12 Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona Orange 50 Running 7 9 6 7 Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona Silver 50 Running 6 10 2 11 Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona White 50 Running 2 7*** 11 3 10 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona 50 Running 4 12 12 2 Davey Allison 5 Dodge Daytona 0 Did Not Start,Injured 3 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 157.654 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 2.6 secLead changes: 3

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 15, 1992 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 6 7 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 50 0:37:47 49 26* 2 10 2 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona 50 Running 17 3 7 6 Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona Gold 50 Running 14 4 3 10 Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona Lime 50 Running 12 5 11 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona Orange 50 Running 10 6 8 5 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 50 Running 9 7 2 11 Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona 50 Running 8 8 5 8 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona Silver 50 Running 7 9 9 3 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona 50 Running 6 10 1 12 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Yellow 50 Running 1 8** 11 4 9 Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona White 50 Running 4 12 12 4 Davey Allison 5 Dodge Daytona Light Orange 0 Did Not Start,Injured 3 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 158.8 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 1 clLead changes: 1

Notes Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races. Scott Pruett and Hurley Haywood tied for ninth place in the final championship standings, but the position was awarded to Pruett due to a higher finishing position in the final race Second place between Harry Gant and Ricky Rudd was declared a dead heat & both drives were awarded 2nd place points. Pete Halsmer did not start race two due to injury, and received last place points. Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races, and was awarded last place points for the final two races.

References

External links IROC XVI History - IROC Website