IROC VII

The seventh year of IROC competition took place in 1979 and 1980. The format carried over from IROC VI in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, CART, 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 VII used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and this would be the final year for the series before it went on hiatus until 1984. Bobby Allison won the oval finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.

1979–80 International Race of Champions
Previous:	1978–79	Next:	1984

Bobby Allison (seen in 2007), the IROC VII champion

The final points standings were as follows:[1]

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Bobby Allison	41	$75,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Darrell Waltrip	32	$35,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
3	Rick Mears	31	$22,000	CART
4	Gordon Johncock	26	$21,000	CART
5	Mario Andretti	25	$20,000	Formula One USAC Champ Car CART
6	Johnny Rutherford	24	$19,000	CART
7	Neil Bonnett	20	$18,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
8	Don Whittington	15	$17,000	IMSA Camel GT
9	Bobby Unser	14	$15,500	CART
10	Buddy Baker	14	$15,500	NASCAR Winston Cup
11	Peter Gregg	11	$15,000	IMSA Camel GT
12	Clay Regazzoni	9	$15,500	Formula One

Race results

Qualifying Races

NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

1. Neil Bonnett
2. Bobby Allison
3. Darrell Waltrip
4. Buddy Baker
5. Cale Yarborough
6. Benny Parsons
7. Dale Earnhardt
8. Donnie Allison

CART Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway

1. Gordon Johncock
2. Bobby Unser
3. Rick Mears
4. Johnny Rutherford
5. Wally Dallenbach
6. Mike Mosley
7. Tom Sneva
8. Danny Ongais

Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway

1. Mario Andretti
2. Peter Gregg
3. Don Whittington
4. Clay Regazzoni
5. Alan Jones
6. John Watson
7. Keke Rosberg
8. Emerson Fittipaldi

Final Races

Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway

1. Darrell Waltrip
2. Bobby Allison
3. Mario Andretti
4. Rick Mears
5. Gordon Johncock
6. Johnny Rutherford
7. Neil Bonnett
8. Buddy Baker
9. Bobby Unser
10. Clay Regazzoni
11. Peter Gregg
12. Don Whittington

Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway

1. Bobby Allison
2. Rick Mears
3. Johnny Rutherford
4. Gordon Johncock
5. Don Whittington
6. Darrell Waltrip
7. Neil Bonnett
8. Mario Andretti
9. Buddy Baker
10. Bobby Unser
11. Peter Gregg
12. Clay Regazzoni

References

1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007

External links

• IROC VII History - IROC Website