- IROC IX
The ninth year of
IROC competition took place in1985 . IROC IX saw the use of theChevrolet Camaro in all races, and continued the format introduced inIROC VIII . Race one took place on theDaytona International Speedway , race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three was rained out atTalladega Superspeedway , and race four concluded the year atMichigan International Speedway .Harry Gant won the championship in a tie-breaker withDarrell Waltrip , and took home $158,200 for his efforts.The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [ [http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1985&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info] , Retrieved
March 8 2007 ]Race results
Daytona International Speedway, Race One
#
Darrell Waltrip
#Tom Sneva
#A.J. Foyt
# Derek Bell
#Harry Gant
#Cale Yarborough
#Jochen Mass
# John Watson
#Bobby Rahal
#Terry Labonte
#Tom Gloy
#Mario Andretti Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Race Two
#
Bobby Rahal
# John Watson
#Mario Andretti
#Jochen Mass
# Derek Bell
#Harry Gant
#Darrell Waltrip
#Tom Sneva
#Terry Labonte
#A.J. Foyt
#Tom Gloy
#Cale Yarborough Talladega Superspeedway, Race Three
Canceled due to rain
Michigan International Speedway, Race Four
#
Harry Gant
#Terry Labonte
#Cale Yarborough
#Darrell Waltrip
#Bobby Rahal
# Derek Bell
#Tom Sneva
#Jochen Mass
# John Watson
#Tom Gloy
#A.J. Foyt Notes
#
Harry Gant andDarrell Waltrip tied for the championship, but Gant was awarded the title due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
#Terry Labonte and Derek Bell tied for fifth place, but Labonte was awarded the position due a higher finish in the final race.
#Mario Andretti did not compete in the final race due to injuryReferences
External links
* [http://www.irocracing.com/History/1985/1985-history.htm IROC IX History - IROC Website]
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