IROC XIX was the nineteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1995. It was the second and final year the Dodge Avenger was used in competition, 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. Dale Earnhardt won his second series championship and $225,000.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info , Retrieved March 9, 2007 PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries 1 Dale Earnhardt 61 $225,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 2 Mark Martin 57 $100,000 NASCAR Winston CupDefending IROC Champion 3 Scott Pruett 53 $60,000 1995: IndyCar1994: SCCA Trans-Am Series1994 Trans-Am Champion 4 Jeff Gordon 51 $50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 5 Tom Kendall 49 $45,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 6 Ken Schrader 43 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 7 Al Unser Jr.1 42 $40,000 IndyCar 8 Steve Kinser1 42$40,000 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series 9 Rusty Wallace 33 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 10 Ricky Rudd 32 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 11 Hurley Haywood 22 $40,000 IMSA World Sports Car 12 Steve Millen 20 $40,000 IMSA World Sports Car
Race results Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 17, 1995 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 2 2 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger 40 0:33:12 9 24** 2 5 5 Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger Lime 40 Running 4 19*** 3 8 8 Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger Cream 40 Running 14 4 1 1 Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger Orange 40 Running 1 12 5 6 6 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Powder Blue 40 Running 10 6 10 10 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger Yellow 40 Running 9 7 11 11 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger White 40 Running 8 8 7 7 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger 40 Running 7 9 4 4 Steve Millen Dodge Avenger Silver 40 Running 6 10 3 3 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger Green 39 Crash 22 10* 11 12 12 Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger Pink 28 Transmission 4 6*** 12 9 9 Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger 24 Running 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: 180.723 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: 2 clLead changes: 14
Race Two, Darlington Raceway Saturday, March 25, 1995 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 4 9 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger 60 0:32:00 57 26* 2 2 11 Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger Silver 60 Running 3 20** 3 9 3 Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger Mustard 60 Running 14 4 6 7 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger Lime 60 Running 12 5 10 2 Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger 60 Running 10 6 1 12 Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger Powder Blue 60 Running 9 7 5 8 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger 59 Running 8 8 11 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger Orange 20 Crash 7 9 3 10 Steve Millen Dodge Avenger 17 Crash 6 10 7 5 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger 17 Crash 5 11 8 4 Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger White 17 Crash 4 12 X 6 Al Unser Jr. 2 Dodge Avenger Not Assigned 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: 153.675 mphCautions: 1Margin of victory: .66 secLead changes: 1
Cautions From LapTo LapReason 17 17 Dale Earnhardt, Steve Millen, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd accident turn 2
Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, April 29, 1995 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger Tan 38 0:32:21 17 26* 2 5 7 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger Orange 38 Running 17 3 11 1 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger Mustard 38 Running 14 4 9 3 Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger Pink 38 Running 1 12 5 7 5 Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger 38 Running 10 13** 6 6 6 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger 38 Running 9 7 8 4 Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger Light Blue 38 Running 5 10*** 8 4 8 Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger Yellow 38 Running 3 7 9 3 9 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger 38 Running 2 6 10 1 12 Steve Millen Dodge Avenger Lime 38 Running 5 11 2 11 Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger Powder Blue 38 Running 4 12 X 10 Al Unser Jr. 2 Dodge Avenger Not Assigned 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: 187.474 mphCautions: noneMargin of victory: .5 clLead changes: 13
Lap Leader Breakdown DriverFrom LapTo LapNumber of Laps Rusty Wallace 1 2 2 Ken Schrader 3 7 5 Dale Earnhardt 8 8 1 Ricky Rudd 9 9 1 Scott Pruett 10 10 1 Ricky Rudd 11 12 2 Dale Earnhardt 13 13 1 Jeff Gordon 14 15 2 Dale Earnhardt 16 22 7 Jeff Gordon 23 23 1 Dale Earnhardt 24 30 7 Jeff Gordon 31 37 7 Dale Earnhardt 38 38 1
Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, July 29, 1995 FinishGridCarno.DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLapsLedPoints 1 1 12 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger Green 50 0:35:58 20 26* 2 5 7 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger 50 Running 7 19*** 3 7 5 Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger 50 Running 5 14 4 9 3 Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger 50 Running 12 5 10 2 Mark Martin Dodge Avenger Lime 50 Running 10 6 6 6 Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger Cream 50 Running 9 7 3 9 Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger Pink 50 Running 18 11** 8 8 4 Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger Cream 50 Running 7 9 2 11 Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger Yellow 50 Running 6 10 4 8 Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger Powder Blue 49 Running 5 11 11 1 Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger 7 Mechanical 4 12 X 9 Steve Millen 3 Dodge Avenger Not Assigned 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: 166.764 mphCautions: 1 (Lap 3, Scott Pruett spin turn 2)Margin of victory: .112 secLead changes: 5
Notes Al Unser Jr. and Steve Kinser tied for 7th place in the final championship standings; Unser Jr. was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. Al Unser Jr. did not start races two and three due to injury Steve Millen did not compete in race four due to injury
References
External links IROC XIX History - IROC Website