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IROC XIX

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Dale Earnhardt (seen in 1985), the IROC XIX champion

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: [1]

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1 United States Dale Earnhardt 61 $225,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 United States Mark Martin 57 $100,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
3 United States Scott Pruett 53 $60,000 1995: IndyCar
1994: SCCA Trans-Am Series
1994 Trans-Am Champion
4 United States Jeff Gordon 51 $50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
5 United States Tom Kendall 49 $45,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series
6 United States Ken Schrader 43 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
7 United States Al Unser Jr.1 42 $40,000 IndyCar
8 United States Steve Kinser1 42 $40,000 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
9 United States Rusty Wallace 33 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
10 United States Ricky Rudd 32 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
11 United States Hurley Haywood 22 $40,000 IMSA World Sports Car
12 New Zealand Steve Millen 20 $40,000 IMSA World Sports Car

Race results

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Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 17, 1995

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 2 2 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger
Aqua
40 0:33:12 9 24**
2 5 5 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger
Lime
40 Running 4 19***
3 8 8 United States Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger
Cream
40 Running 14
4 1 1 United States Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger
Orange
40 Running 1 12
5 6 6 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger
Powder Blue
40 Running 10
6 10 10 United States Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger
Yellow
40 Running 9
7 11 11 United States Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger
White
40 Running 8
8 7 7 United States Mark Martin Dodge Avenger
Dark Blue
40 Running 7
9 4 4 New Zealand Steve Millen Dodge Avenger
Silver
40 Running 6
10 3 3 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger
Green
39 Crash 22 10*
11 12 12 United States Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger
Pink
28 Transmission 4 6***
12 9 9 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger
Red
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 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 14

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

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Saturday, March 25, 1995

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 4 9 United States Mark Martin Dodge Avenger
Aqua
60 0:32:00 57 26*
2 2 11 United States Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger
Silver
60 Running 3 20**
3 9 3 United States Ken Schrader Dodge Avenger
Mustard
60 Running 14
4 6 7 United States Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger
Lime
60 Running 12
5 10 2 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger
Medium Blue
60 Running 10
6 1 12 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Avenger
Powder Blue
60 Running 9
7 5 8 United States Steve Kinser Dodge Avenger
Teal
59 Running 8
8 11 1 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Avenger
Orange
20 Crash 7
9 3 10 New Zealand Steve Millen Dodge Avenger
Salmon
17 Crash 6
10 7 5 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Avenger
Purple
17 Crash 5
11 8 4 United States Ricky Rudd Dodge Avenger
White
17 Crash 4
12 X 6 United States 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 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .66 sec
Lead changes: 1


Cautions

From Lap To Lap Reason
17 17 Dale Earnhardt, Steve Millen, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd accident turn 2

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

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Saturday, April 29, 1995

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
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
Dark Blue
38 Running 10 13**
6 6 6 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger
Teal
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
Medium Blue
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 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 13

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From Lap To Lap Number 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

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Saturday, July 29, 1995

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 1 12 Al Unser Jr. Dodge Avenger
Green
50 0:35:58 20 26*
2 5 7 Tom Kendall Dodge Avenger
Black
50 Running 7 19***
3 7 5 Jeff Gordon Dodge Avenger
Dark Blue
50 Running 5 14
4 9 3 Scott Pruett Dodge Avenger
Blue
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
Red
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 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 3, Scott Pruett spin turn 2)
Margin of victory: .112 sec
Lead changes: 5

Notes

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  1. 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.
  2. Al Unser Jr. did not start races two and three due to injury
  3. Steve Millen did not compete in race four due to injury

References

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  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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