IROC VI was the sixth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, and Road Racing (which primarily consisted of Formula One, SCCA, and IMSA). The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. It used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship and $75,000.
The final points standings were as follows: [1]
Rank | Driver | Winnings | Series |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Andretti | $75,000 | Formula One USAC Champ Car CART |
2 | Neil Bonnett | $28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
3 | Cale Yarborough | $28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
4 | Bobby Allison | $21,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
5 | Alan Jones | $20,000 | Formula One |
6 | Gordon Johncock | $19,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
7 | Tom Sneva | $18,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | $17,000 | Formula One |
9 | Peter Gregg | $16,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
10 | Donnie Allison | $15,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
11 | Al Unser | $15,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
12 | A. J. Foyt | $0 | USAC Champ Car |
Race results
editQualifying Races
editNASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
edit- Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough
- Donnie Allison
- Neil Bonnett
- David Pearson
- Benny Parsons
- Dave Marcis
- Darrell Waltrip
USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
editRoad Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway
edit- Peter Gregg
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Mario Andretti
- Alan Jones
- David Hobbs
- Patrick Depailler
- John Watson
- Niki Lauda
Final Races
editRoad Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway
edit- Mario Andretti
- Cale Yarborough
- Bobby Allison
- Alan Jones
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Gordon Johncock
- Neil Bonnett
- Tom Sneva
- Peter Gregg
- Donnie Allison
- Al Unser
- A. J. Foyt
Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway
editReferences
edit- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 8, 2007