The sixth year of IROC competition 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. IROC VI used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.
The final points standings were as follows: [1]
Position | Driver | Winnings | Series |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Andretti | $75,000 | Formula One'USAC Champ Car |
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 |
7 | Tom Sneva | $18,000 | USAC Champ Car |
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 |
12 | A. J. Foyt | ---1 | USAC Champ Car |
Race results
Qualifying Races
NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
- Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough
- Donnie Allison
- Neil Bonnett
- David Pearson
- Benny Parsons
- Dave Marcis
- Darrell Waltrip
USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway
- Peter Gregg
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Mario Andretti
- Alan Jones
- David Hobbs
- Patrick Depailler
- John Watson
- Niki Lauda
Final Races
Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway
- 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
Notes
- A. J. Foyt did not show up for the oval finale at Atlanta, and thus forfeited his purse.
References
- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007