1978–79 International Race of Champions
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 | 👁 United States Mario Andretti |
$75,000 | Formula One USAC Champ Car CART |
| 2 | 👁 United States Neil Bonnett |
$28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 3 | 👁 United States Cale Yarborough |
$28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 4 | 👁 United States Bobby Allison |
$21,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 5 | 👁 Australia Alan Jones |
$20,000 | Formula One |
| 6 | 👁 United States Gordon Johncock |
$19,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 7 | 👁 United States Tom Sneva |
$18,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 8 | 👁 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi |
$17,000 | Formula One |
| 9 | 👁 United States Peter Gregg |
$16,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
| 10 | 👁 United States Donnie Allison |
$15,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 11 | 👁 United States Al Unser |
$15,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 12 | 👁 United States A. J. Foyt |
$0 | USAC Champ Car |
Race results
[edit]Qualifying Races
[edit]NASCAR 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
[edit]Road 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
[edit]Road 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
[edit]- Neil Bonnett
- Mario Andretti
- Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough
- Tom Sneva
- Gordon Johncock
- Peter Gregg
- Alan Jones
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Al Unser
- Donnie Allison
References
[edit]- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 8, 2007
External links
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