IROC XVII

The seventeenth year of IROC competition took place in 1993. IROC XVII was the fourth and final 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 Darlington Raceway, race three was held at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four ran at Michigan International Speedway. Davey Allison won the series championship posthumously after being killed in a helicopter accident at the Talladega Superspeedway. With only one race remaining, Terry Labonte drove the final race, and the points from that race, applied to Allison's previous total, were enough to secure the championship. The winnings of $175,000 were placed in a trust fund for Allison's children.

1993 International Race of Champions
Previous: 1992 Next: 1994
Davey Allison posthumously won the IROC XVII championship

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

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series
1 Davey Allison 163$175,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Al Unser, Jr.60.5$65,000IndyCar
3 Bill Elliott50$55,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Ricky Rudd49$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
5 Alan Kulwicki 247$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Geoff Brabham 344$40,000IMSA Camel GT
7 Harry Gant 344$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Jack Baldwin37$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
9 Davy Jones34$40,000IMSA Camel GT
10 Juan Manuel Fangio II 427$40,000IMSA Camel GT
11 Arie Luyendyk24.5$40,000IndyCar
12 Al Unser21$40,000IndyCar

Individual Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 12th, 1993

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1710 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Red
400:33:00623***
244 Davey AllisonDodge Daytona
Black
40Running117
366 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Purple
40Running1117**
433 Davy JonesDodge Daytona
Lime
40Running112
588 Ricky RuddDodge Daytona
Dark Orange
40Running2115*
61111 Arie LuyendykDodge Daytona
Light Purple
40Running9
71212 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Blue
40Running8
877 Harry GantDodge Daytona
White
40Running7
922 Alan KulwickiDodge Daytona
Orange
40Running6
1011 Juan Manuel Fangio IIDodge Daytona
Cream
40Running5
1199 Jack BaldwinDodge Daytona
Powder Blue
40Running4
1255 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Light Pink
31Crash3

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: 181.726 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 10

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

Saturday, March 27th, 1993

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
192 Davey AllisonDodge Daytona
Light Purple
600:34:314926*
21213 Dale Earnhardt 5Dodge Daytona
Gold
(Name on car: Unser Jr.)
60Running3.5 5
358 Harry GantDodge Daytona
Purple
60Running14
4116 Rusty Wallace 6Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
(Name on car: Luyendyk)
60Running3.5 6
575 Ricky RuddDodge Daytona
Light Blue
60Running10
6310 Juan Manuel Fangio IIDodge Daytona
Mustard
60Running9
784 Davy JonesDodge Daytona
White
60Running8
8211 Jack BaldwinDodge Daytona
Yellow
60Running7
9112 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Dark Red
60Running28***
10101 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Black
26Mechanical5
1149 Alan KulwickiDodge Daytona
Orange
14Mechanical97**
1267 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Silver
9Crash3

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: 142.47 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: .63 sec
Lead changes: 2


Cautions

From Lap To Lap # of laps Reason
880Jack Baldwin spin turn 1
10100Geoff Brabham accident turn 2
36360Competition


Lap Leaders

Leader From lap To lap # of laps
Al Unser122
Alan Kulwicki3119
Davey Allison126049

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday May 1st, 1993

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
176 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Blue
380:31:481326*
249 Jack BaldwinDodge Daytona
Rose
38Running117
358 Dale Earnhardt 7Dodge Daytona
Black
(Name on car: Kulwicki)
38Running817**
4103 Ricky RuddDodge Daytona
Red
38Running412
567 Juan Manuel Fangio IIDodge Daytona
Lime
38Running310
6121 Davey AllisonDodge Daytona
Gold
38Running611***
794 Harry GantDodge Daytona
Cream
34Running8
8211Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Light Pink
33Mechanical37
985 Davy JonesDodge Daytona
White
12Crash6
10112 Arie LuyendykDodge Daytona
Powder Blue
12Crash5
11310 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Yellow
6Crash4
12112 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Mustard
5Crash3

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: 190.716 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .25 cl
Lead changes: 18

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 31st, 1993

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1310 Geoff BrabhamDodge Daytona
Dark Red
500:37:44924**
284 Bill ElliottDodge Daytona
Lime
50Running117
3102 Al Unser, Jr.Dodge Daytona
Red
50Running14
466 Harry GantDodge Daytona
Purple
50Running12
575 Dale Earnhardt 7Dodge Daytona
Cream
(Name on car: Kulwicki)
50Running3915*
6111 Terry Labonte 8Dodge Daytona
Blue
(Name on car: Allison)
50Running9
793 Ricky RuddDodge Daytona
Gold
50Running8
8211 Arie LuyendykDodge Daytona
Orange
50Running7
948 Davy JonesDodge Daytona
Black
50Running6
1057 Jack BaldwinDodge Daytona
Rose
50Running47***
11112 Al UnserDodge Daytona
Powder Blue
50Running4
12129 Juan Manuel Fangio II 4Dodge DaytonaNot assigned0Did Not Start,
Withdrew
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: 159.017 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 0.41 sec
Lead changes: 7

Notes

  1. Davey Allison was awarded the championship posthumously. Terry Labonte drove the final race in Allison's place, and Labonte's points were added to Allison's point total.
  2. Alan Kulwicki was killed in a plane crash on April 1, 1993. Dale Earnhardt drove in his place, and all the points Earnhardt earned were applied to Kulwicki's point total. The prize money for finishing fifth in points was donated to the Winston Cup Racing Wives Auxiliary, Brenner Children's Hospital and St. Thomas Aquinas Church charities.[2]
  3. Geoff Brabham and Harry Gant tied for sixth place in the final points standings, but Brabham was awarded the position due to a better finishing position in the final race.
  4. Juan Manuel Fangio II withdrew from the series before the final race.
  5. Dale Earnhardt started in place of an injured Al Unser, Jr., Earnhardt was awarded no points for the race, and Unser, Jr. shared 11th and 12th place points with Arie Luyendyk, who also did not start due to injury.
  6. Rusty Wallace started in place of an injured Arie Luyendyk. Wallace did not receive points for the start, and Luyendyk shared 11th and 12th place points with Al Unser, Jr., who also did not start due to injury.
  7. Dale Earnhardt took the place of the late Alan Kulwicki beginning with race three, and all points earned were added to Kulwicki's total.
  8. Terry Labonte drove in place of the late Davey Allison for the final race, with all points earned added to Allison's total.

References

  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. "Alan Kulwicki's 1993 IROC official driving statistics". IROC. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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