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IROC XVI

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Ricky Rudd (seen in 1998), the IROC XVI champion

IROC XVI was the sixteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1992. It was the third 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, and races three and four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the series championship and $175,000, despite not winning a race.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [1]

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series
1 United States Ricky Rudd 68.5 $175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 United States Dale Earnhardt 63 $65,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
3 United States Al Unser Jr. 59 $55,000 CART
4 United States Rusty Wallace 47 $50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
5 United States Harry Gant 46.5 $45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Australia Geoff Brabham 46 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
7 United States Davey Allison1 42 $40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
8 United States Davy Jones 33 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
9 United States Scott Pruett2 27 $40,000 CART
10 United States Hurley Haywood2 27 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
11 United States Pete Halsmer 22 $40,000 IMSA Camel GT
12 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 21 $40,000 CART

Race results

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Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 14, 1992

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 7 7 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
40 0:32:52 12 24**
2 10 10 United States Ricky Rudd 3 Dodge Daytona
White
40 Running 17 22*
2 11 11 United States Harry Gant 3 Dodge Daytona
Red
40 Running 17
4 9 9 United States Davey Allison Dodge Daytona
Light Orange
40 Running 3 12
5 8 8 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona
Gold
40 Running 10
6 4 4 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Purple
40 Running 7 11***
7 1 1 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Lime
40 Running 8
8 2 2 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Blue
40 Running 1 7
9 3 3 United States Davey Jones Dodge Daytona
Orange
40 Running 6
10 12 12 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Pink
40 Running 5
11 5 5 United States Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona
Mint
32 Crash 4
12 6 6 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona
Tan
32 Mechanical 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: 182.556 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 33, Pete Halsmer crash)
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 18

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway

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Saturday, May 2, 1992

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 8 4 United States Davey Allison Dodge Daytona
Silver
38 0:31:38 9 24**
2 11 1 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Purple
38 Running 9 20**
3 10 2 United States Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Lime
38 Running 14
4 3 9 United States Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
White
38 Running 12
5 9 3 United States Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Mustard
38 Running 5 10
6 4 8 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Black
38 Running 9
7 6 6 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Gold
38 Running 12 13*
8 7 5 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona
Medium Blue
38 Running 7
9 5 7 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
38 Running 6
10 1 12 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona
Red
38 Running 2 5
11 2 10 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Orange
15 Crash 4
12 X 11 United States Pete Halsmer 4 Dodge Daytona
Pink
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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 191.722 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 15, Arie Luyendyk crash)
Margin of victory: .25 cl
Lead changes: 15

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 1, 1992

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 4 9 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Tan
50 0:38:03 35 26*
2 5 8 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Light Orange
50 Running 17
3 10 3 United States Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Aqua
50 Running 13 17**
4 9 4 United States Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
50 Running 12
5 11 1 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Orange
50 Running 10
6 8 5 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Blue
50 Running 9
7 7 6 United States Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
Yellow
50 Running 8
8 1 12 United States Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona
Orange
50 Running 7
9 6 7 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona
Silver
50 Running 6
10 2 11 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona
White
50 Running 2 7***
11 3 10 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Black
50 Running 4
12 12 2 United States Davey Allison 5 Dodge Daytona
Red
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: 157.654 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.6 sec
Lead changes: 3

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 15, 1992

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 6 7 United States Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Red
50 0:37:47 49 26*
2 10 2 United States Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Bright Blue
50 Running 17
3 7 6 United States Rusty Wallace Dodge Daytona
Gold
50 Running 14
4 3 10 United States Scott Pruett Dodge Daytona
Lime
50 Running 12
5 11 1 United States Dale Earnhardt Dodge Daytona
Orange
50 Running 10
6 8 5 United States Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
50 Running 9
7 2 11 United States Pete Halsmer Dodge Daytona
Bright Orange
50 Running 8
8 5 8 United States Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
Silver
50 Running 7
9 9 3 Australia Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Rose
50 Running 6
10 1 12 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Yellow
50 Running 1 8**
11 4 9 United States Hurley Haywood Dodge Daytona
White
50 Running 4
12 12 4 United States Davey Allison 5 Dodge Daytona
Light Orange
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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 158.8 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 1

Notes

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  1. Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races.
  2. Scott Pruett and Hurley Haywood tied for ninth place in the final championship standings, but the position was awarded to Pruett due to a higher finishing position in the final race
  3. Second place between Harry Gant and Ricky Rudd was declared a dead heat & both drives were awarded 2nd place points.
  4. Pete Halsmer did not start race two due to injury, and received last place points.
  5. Davey Allison withdrew from the series due to injury after the first two races, and was awarded last place points for the final two races.

References

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