IROC XVII

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Davey Allison posthumously won the IROC XVII championship. DaveyAllisonPocono.jpg
Davey Allison posthumously won the IROC XVII championship.

IROC XVII was the seventeenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1993. It 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 dying 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.

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

RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Allison 1 63$175,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. 60.5$65,000 IndyCar
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Elliott 50$55,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Rudd 49$50,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
Defending IROC Champion
5 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Kulwicki 2 47$45,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 3 44$40,000 IMSA Camel GT
7 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gant 3 44$40,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin 37$40,000 SCCA Trans-Am Series
9 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones 34$40,000 IMSA Camel GT
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 27$40,000 IMSA Camel GT
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk 24.5$40,000 IndyCar
12 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser 21$40,000 IndyCar

Individual Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 12, 1993

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1710 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona
Red
400:33:00623***
244 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Allison Dodge Daytona
Black
40Running117
366 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Purple
40Running1117**
433 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
Lime
40Running112
588 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Dark Orange
40Running2115*
61111 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Light Purple
40Running9
71212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Blue
40Running8
877 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
White
40Running7
922 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Kulwicki Dodge Daytona
Orange
40Running6
1011 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona
Cream
40Running5
1199 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
40Running4
1255 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Dodge 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 27, 1993

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
192 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Allison Dodge Daytona
Light Purple
600:34:314926*
21213 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Earnhardt 5 Dodge Daytona
Gold
(Name on car: Unser Jr.)
60Running3.5 5
358 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Purple
60Running14
4116 Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Wallace 6 Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
(Name on car: Luyendyk)
60Running3.5 6
575 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Light Blue
60Running10
6310 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona
Mustard
60Running9
784 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
White
60Running8
8211 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona
Yellow
60Running7
9112 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Dodge Daytona
Dark Red
60Running28***
10101 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona
Black
26Mechanical5
1149 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Kulwicki Dodge Daytona
Orange
14Mechanical97**
1267 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham Dodge 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 LapTo Lap# of lapsReason
880 Jack Baldwin spin turn 1
10100 Geoff Brabham accident turn 2
36360Competition

Lap Leaders

LeaderFrom lapTo lap# of laps
Al Unser122
Alan Kulwicki3119
Davey Allison126049

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday May 1, 1993

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
176 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Blue
380:31:481326*
249 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona
Rose
38Running117
358 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Earnhardt 7 Dodge Daytona
Black
(Name on car: Kulwicki)
38Running817**
4103 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Red
38Running412
567 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II Dodge Daytona
Lime
38Running310
6121 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Allison Dodge Daytona
Gold
38Running611***
794 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Cream
34Running8
8211 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Light Pink
33Mechanical37
985 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
White
12Crash6
10112 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
12Crash5
11310 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Dodge Daytona
Yellow
6Crash4
12112 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Elliott Dodge 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 31, 1993

FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1310 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham Dodge Daytona
Dark Red
500:37:44924**
284 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Elliott Dodge Daytona
Lime
50Running117
3102 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Dodge Daytona
Red
50Running14
466 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Gant Dodge Daytona
Purple
50Running12
575 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Earnhardt 7 Dodge Daytona
Cream
(Name on car: Kulwicki)
50Running3915*
6111 Flag of the United States.svg Terry Labonte 8 Dodge Daytona
Blue
(Name on car: Allison)
50Running9
793 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Rudd Dodge Daytona
Gold
50Running8
8211 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Dodge Daytona
Orange
50Running7
948 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones Dodge Daytona
Black
50Running6
1057 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin Dodge Daytona
Rose
50Running47***
11112 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Dodge Daytona
Powder Blue
50Running4
12129 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II 4 Dodge Daytona Not 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 Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. "Alan Kulwicki's 1993 IROC official driving statistics". IROC. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2008.