IROC XVII was the seventeenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1993. It was the fourth and final 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 Darlington Raceway, race three was held at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Davey Allison won the series championship posthumously after dying in a helicopter accident at the Talladega Superspeedway. With only one race remaining, Terry Labonte drove the final race, and the points from that race, applied to Allison's previous total, were enough to secure the championship. The winnings of $175,000 were placed in a trust fund for Allison's children.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 9, 2007 RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Davey Allison 1 63 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 2 Al Unser Jr. 60.5 $65,000 IndyCar 3 Bill Elliott 50 $55,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 4 Ricky Rudd 49 $50,000 NASCAR Winston CupDefending IROC Champion 5 Alan Kulwicki 2 47 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 6 Geoff Brabham 3 44 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 7 Harry Gant 3 44 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 8 Jack Baldwin 37 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 9 Davy Jones 34 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 10 Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 27 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT 11 Arie Luyendyk 24.5 $40,000 IndyCar 12 Al Unser 21 $40,000 IndyCar

Individual Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 12, 1993 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 10 Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona 40 0:33:00 6 23*** 2 4 4 Davey Allison Dodge Daytona 40 Running 1 17 3 6 6 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 40 Running 11 17** 4 3 3 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona Lime 40 Running 1 12 5 8 8 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona Dark Orange 40 Running 21 15* 6 11 11 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Light Purple 40 Running 9 7 12 12 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona 40 Running 8 8 7 7 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona White 40 Running 7 9 2 2 Alan Kulwicki Dodge Daytona Orange 40 Running 6 10 1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona Cream 40 Running 5 11 9 9 Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 40 Running 4 12 5 5 Al Unser Dodge Daytona Light Pink 31 Crash 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: 181.726 mphCautions: 1Margin of victory: 1 car lengthLead changes: 10

Race Two, Darlington Raceway Saturday, March 27, 1993 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 9 2 Davey Allison Dodge Daytona Light Purple 60 0:34:31 49 26* 2 12 13 Dale Earnhardt 5 Dodge Daytona Gold(Name on car: Unser Jr.) 60 Running 3.5 5 3 5 8 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona 60 Running 14 4 11 6 Rusty Wallace 6 Dodge Daytona Powder Blue(Name on car: Luyendyk) 60 Running 3.5 6 5 7 5 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona Light Blue 60 Running 10 6 3 10 Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona Mustard 60 Running 9 7 8 4 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona White 60 Running 8 8 2 11 Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona Yellow 60 Running 7 9 1 12 Al Unser Dodge Daytona 60 Running 2 8*** 10 10 1 Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona 26 Mechanical 5 11 4 9 Alan Kulwicki Dodge Daytona Orange 14 Mechanical 9 7** 12 6 7 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona Silver 9 Crash 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: 142.47 mphCautions: 3Margin of victory: .63 secLead changes: 2

Cautions From Lap To Lap # of laps Reason 8 8 0 Jack Baldwin spin turn 1 10 10 0 Geoff Brabham accident turn 2 36 36 0 Competition

Lap Leaders Leader From lap To lap # of laps Al Unser 1 2 2 Alan Kulwicki 3 11 9 Davey Allison 12 60 49

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday May 1, 1993 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 6 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 38 0:31:48 13 26* 2 4 9 Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona 38 Running 1 17 3 5 8 Dale Earnhardt 7 Dodge Daytona 38 Running 8 17** 4 10 3 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona 38 Running 4 12 5 6 7 Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona Lime 38 Running 3 10 6 12 1 Davey Allison Dodge Daytona Gold 38 Running 6 11*** 7 9 4 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona Cream 34 Running 8 8 2 11 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona Light Pink 33 Mechanical 3 7 9 8 5 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona White 12 Crash 6 10 1 12 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 12 Crash 5 11 3 10 Al Unser Dodge Daytona Yellow 6 Crash 4 12 11 2 Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona Mustard 5 Crash 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: 190.716 mphCautions: n/aMargin of victory: .25 clLead changes: 18

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, July 31, 1993 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 3 10 Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona 50 0:37:44 9 24** 2 8 4 Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona Lime 50 Running 1 17 3 10 2 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona 50 Running 14 4 6 6 Harry Gant Dodge Daytona 50 Running 12 5 7 5 Dale Earnhardt 7 Dodge Daytona Cream(Name on car: Kulwicki) 50 Running 39 15* 6 11 1 Terry Labonte 8 Dodge Daytona 50 Running 9 7 9 3 Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona Gold 50 Running 8 8 2 11 Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona Orange 50 Running 7 9 4 8 Davy Jones Dodge Daytona 50 Running 6 10 5 7 Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona 50 Running 4 7*** 11 1 12 Al Unser Dodge Daytona Powder Blue 50 Running 4 12 12 9 Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 Dodge Daytona Not assigned 0 Did Not Start,Withdrew 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: 159.017 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 0.41 secLead changes: 7

Notes Davey Allison was awarded the championship posthumously. Terry Labonte drove the final race in Allison's place, and Labonte's points were added to Allison's point total. Alan Kulwicki was killed in a plane crash on April 1, 1993. Dale Earnhardt drove in his place, and all the points Earnhardt earned were applied to Kulwicki's point total. The prize money for finishing fifth in points was donated to the Winston Cup Racing Wives Auxiliary, Brenner Children's Hospital and St. Thomas Aquinas Church charities. Geoff Brabham and Harry Gant tied for sixth place in the final points standings, but Brabham was awarded the position due to a better finishing position in the final race. Juan Manuel Fangio II withdrew from the series before the final race. Dale Earnhardt started in place of an injured Al Unser Jr., Earnhardt was awarded no points for the race, and Unser Jr. shared 11th and 12th place points with Arie Luyendyk, who also did not start due to injury. Rusty Wallace started in place of an injured Arie Luyendyk. Wallace did not receive points for the start, and Luyendyk shared 11th and 12th place points with Al Unser Jr., who also did not start due to injury. Dale Earnhardt took the place of the late Alan Kulwicki beginning with race three, and all points earned were added to Kulwicki's total. Terry Labonte drove in place of the late Davey Allison for the final race, with all points earned added to Allison's total.

References

External links IROC XVII History - IROC Website