IROC XXI was the twenty-first season of the International Race of Champions, which started on February 17, 1997. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, California Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won $225,000 and the IROC championship, his second straight win and third in four seasons.
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 72 $225,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 2 Robby Gordon 63 $100,000 CART, SCORE 3 Randy LaJoie 58 $60,000 NASCAR Busch Series 4 Al Unser Jr. 57 $50,000 CART 5 Terry Labonte 43 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 6 Jeff Gordon 39 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 7 Dale Earnhardt 35 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 8 Dale Jarrett 34 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 9 Tommy Kendall 34 $40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series 10 Jimmy Vasser 30 $40,000 CART 11 Darrell Waltrip 18 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup 12 Alex Zanardi 17 $40,000 CART
Race results
Daytona International Speedway, Race One
Al Unser Jr. Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Randy LaJoie Tommy Kendall Terry Labonte Dale Jarrett Robby Gordon Jeff Gordon Alex Zanardi Darrell Waltrip Jimmy Vasser
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Two
Mark Martin Robby Gordon Jeff Gordon Jimmy Vasser Al Unser Jr. Terry Labonte Randy LaJoie Dale Earnhardt Tommy Kendall Dale Jarrett Darrell Waltrip Alex Zanardi
California Speedway, Race Three
Mark Martin Bobby Labonte Terry Labonte Randy LaJoie Jeff Gordon Al Unser Jr. Tommy Kendall Dale Jarrett Dale Earnhardt Jimmy Vasser Darrell Waltrip Alex Zanardi
Michigan International Speedway, Race Four
Randy LaJoie Robby Gordon Dale Jarrett Al Unser Jr. Tommy Kendall Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Mark Martin Jeff Gordon Jimmy Vasser Darrell Waltrip Alex Zanardi
Notes Bobby Labonte drove for Robby Gordon in Race 3.
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