IROC XV
The fifteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1991. IROC XV was the second year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Talladega Superspeedway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and the year finished at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the series championship, and took home $175,000 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series |
[|1] | ![]() | 86 | $175,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
[|2] | ![]() | 64 | $65,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
3 | ![]() | 56 | $55,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
4 | ![]() | 51 | $50,000 | IndyCar |
5 | ![]() | 47 | $45,000 | IndyCar |
6 | ![]() | 37 | $40,000 | IndyCar |
7 | ![]() | 30 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
8 | ![]() | 29 | $40,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
9 | ![]() | 27 | $40,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Defending IROC Champion |
10 | ![]() | 25 | $40,000 | WSPC |
11 | ![]() | 24 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
12 | ![]() | 16 | $40,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
Race results
Race One, Daytona International Speedway
Friday, February 15th, 1991Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 40 | 0:32:31 | 14 | 26* | |
2 | 7 | 7 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 4 | 17 | |
3 | 11 | 11 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 40 | Running | 14 | |
4 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 40 | Running | 5 | 14*** |
5 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 40 | Running | 10 | |
6 | 9 | 9 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 40 | Running | 9 | |
7 | 10 | 10 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 4 | 8 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 40 | Running | 7 | ||
9 | 8 | 8 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Pink | 40 | Running | 6 | |
10 | 12 | 12 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 40 | Running | 9 | **8 |
11 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Tan | 37 | Crash | 4 | |
12 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 13 | Crash | 4 | 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: 184.521 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 14
Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, May 4, 1991Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 38 | 0:32:16 | 25 | 26* |
2 | 11 | 2 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 38 | Running | 4 | 20** |
3 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 4 | 17** | |
4 | 12 | 1 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 1 | 12 | |
5 | 5 | 8 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 10 | ||
6 | 10 | 3 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Tan | 38 | Running | 9 | |
7 | 8 | 5 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 38 | Running | 2 | 8 | |
8 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 37 | Running | 7 | ||
9 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 36 | Running | 2 | 6 |
10 | 9 | 4 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Pink | 5 | Crash | 5 | |
11 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 4 | Crash | 5 | ||
12 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 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: 187.958 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 9
Cautions
From Lap | To Lap | Reason |
4 | 4 | Bill Elliott & Geoff Bodine crash on the backstretch |
6 | 6 | Al Unser Jr, Dorsey Schroeder & Dale Earnhardt crash on the backstretch |
Lap Leader Breakdown
Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Number of Laps |
Rusty Wallace | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Rusty Wallace | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Scott Pruett | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Mark Martin | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Bill Elliott | 11 | 14 | 4 |
Rusty Wallace | 15 | 18 | 4 |
Tom Kendall | 19 | 20 | 2 |
Rusty Wallace | 21 | 38 | 18 |
Race Three, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 3, 1991Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 9 | 3 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | White | 50 | 0:37:48 | 37 | 26* |
2 | 10 | 2 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 50 | Running | 2 | 17 |
3 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Orange | 50 | Running | 2 | 14 |
4 | 8 | 4 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 4 | 15** | |
5 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 4 | 13** | |
6 | 11 | 1 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 9 | ||
7 | 7 | 5 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 50 | Running | 8 | ||
8 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Yellow | 50 | Running | 7 | |
9 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 50 | Running | 1 | 6 |
10 | 5 | 8 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 50 | Running | 5 | |
11 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Silver | 50 | Running | 4 | |
12 | 12 | 7 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 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: 158.744 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory:.2 sec
Lead changes: 6
Race Four, Watkins Glen International
Saturday, August 10, 1991Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Pink | 30 | 0:39:12 | 30 | 26* |
2 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 17 | ||
3 | 11 | 9 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 14 | ||
4 | 9 | 11 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 12 | ||
5 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 10 | ||
6 | 10 | 12 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 9 | ||
7 | 7 | 8 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Cream | 30 | Running | 8 | |
8 | 8 | 10 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | 30 | Running | 7 | ||
9 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Gold | 30 | Running | 6 | |
10 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Light Blue | 30 | Running | 5 | |
11 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Lime | 20 | Mechanical | 4 | |
12 | 12 | 9 | ![]() | Dodge Daytona | Powder Blue | 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: 111.49 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory:.15 sec
Lead changes: 0