IROC XVIII was the eighteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1994. It was the first year the Dodge Avenger was used in competition, replacing the Dodge Daytona, and continued the format introduced in IROC XVIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Darlington Raceway, race three ran at Talladega Superspeedway, and the year finished at Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the series championship, and $200,000.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 9, 2007 PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Mark Martin 66 $200,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 2 Al Unser Jr. 1 56 $100,000 IndyCar 3 Rusty Wallace 1 56 $60,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 4 Dale Earnhardt 1 56 $50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 5 Jack Baldwin 45 $48,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 6 Steve Kinser 43 $40,000 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series 7 Kyle Petty 35 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 8 Dale Jarrett 34 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 9 Tommy Kendall 33 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 10 Danny Sullivan 27 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup24 Hours of Le MansIndyCar-broadcaster 11 Geoff Brabham 26 $40,000 IMSA World Sports Car 12 Scott Sharp 22 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 18, 1994 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 1 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger Green 40 0:33:13 7 21 2 8 8 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger 40 Running 9 20** 3 9 9 Dale Jarrett Dodge Avenger 40 Running 2 14 4 7 7 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger 40 Running 8 14*** 5 12 12 Kyle Petty Dodge Avenger 40 Running 10 6 6 6 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Orange 40 Running 14 14* 7 11 11 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger Pink 40 Running 8 8 10 10 Geoff Brabham Dodge Avenger Silver 40 Running 7 9 5 5 Danny Sullivan Dodge Avenger White 40 Running 6 10 2 2 Jack Baldwin Dodge Avenger Yellow 39 Running 5 11 3 3 Scott Sharp Dodge Avenger Mustard 23 Crash 4 12 4 4 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger Cream 12 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: 180.632 mphCautions: 1 (lap 23, Scott Sharp Crash)Margin of victory: .5 clLead changes: 13

Race Two, Darlington Raceway Saturday, March 26, 1994 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 9 4 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger Cream 46 0:26:10 38 26* 2 7 5 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Pink 46 Running 17 3 3 10 Jack Baldwin Dodge Avenger 46 Running 8 17** 4 12 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger Orange 46 Running 12 5 8 6 Kyle Petty Dodge Avenger 46 Running 10 6 2 11 Scott Sharp Dodge Avenger 46 Running 9 7 1 12 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger Silver 41 Running 8 8 5 8 Geoff Brabham Dodge Avenger 37 Mechanical 7 9 4 9 Danny Sullivan Dodge Avenger 15 Mechanical 6 10 11 2 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger Yellow 12 Mechanical 5 11 6 7 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger Gold 9 Crash 4 12 10 3 Dale Jarrett Dodge Avenger White 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 144.083 mphCautions: 3Margin of victory: .25 secLead changes: 2

Notes:

This race was originally scheduled for 60 laps with a break in-between but was shortened to 46 laps due to an extra long break. During the first half of the race the teams were having overheating problems due to rubber build up on the grills on the cars. It got so bad that Dave Marcis and other IROC officials were using wire brushes to clean the grills on the cars. They also had to check the water in the radiator of the cars due to the overheating problems. Due to the long break IROC shortened the race to 46 laps. The track had second round qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National race later in the day to get in, forcing IROC to shorten the race.

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, April 30, 1994 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 2 11 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger 38 0:32:33 25 26* 2 8 5 Jack Baldwin Dodge Avenger Orange 38 Running 17 3 6 7 Dale Jarrett Dodge Avenger Yellow 38 Running 14 4 1 12 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger 38 Running 12 5 9 4 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger 38 Running 1 10 6 3 10 Danny Sullivan Dodge Avenger Cream 38 Running 1 9 7 7 6 Kyle Petty Dodge Avenger Silver 38 Running 8 8 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger 38 Running 4 9*** 9 10 3 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Dark Orange 38 Running 6 10 4 9 Scott Sharp Dodge Avenger Lime 38 Running 5 11 5 8 Geoff Brabham Dodge Avenger 38 Running 4 12 12 1 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger Mustard 37 Running 7 6** 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: 186.323 mphCautions: 1Margin of victory: .37 secLead changes: 6

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, July 30, 1994 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 7 6 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger Lime 50 0:39:54 4 21 2 12 1 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger 50 Running 10 20** 3 8 5 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Yellow 50 Running 27 19* 4 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger Pink 50 Running 8 14*** 5 3 9 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger 50 Running 10 6 10 3 Jack Baldwin Dodge Avenger Powder Blue 50 Running 9 7 1 12 Geoff Brabham Dodge Avenger Silver 50 Running 1 8 8 5 8 Kyle Petty Dodge Avenger 50 Running 7 9 3 10 Danny Sullivan Dodge Avenger Dark Orange 50 Running 6 10 9 4 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger 50 Running 5 11 2 11 Scott Sharp Dodge Avenger Orange 19 Crash 4 12 6 7 Dale Jarrett Dodge Avenger 3 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: 150.387 mphCautions: 3Margin of victory: .35 secLead changes: 7

Cautions From LapTo LapReason 11 11 Dale Jarrett accident, turn 4 21 21 Danny Sullivan & Scott Sharp accident, turn 2 22 22 Jack Baldwin spin, turn 4

Lap Leader Breakdown DriverFrom LapTo LapNumber of Laps Geoff Brabham 1 1 1 Rusty Wallace 2 26 25 Dale Earnhardt 27 27 1 Mark Martin 28 32 5 Dale Earnhardt 33 39 7 Rusty Wallace 40 41 2 Mark Martin 42 46 5Al Unser Jr 47 50 4

Notes Al Unser Jr., Rusty Wallace, and Dale Earnhardt tied for second place in points. They were ordered based on their finishing position in the final race.

References

External links IROC XVIII History - IROC Website