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IROC XXX was the 30th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions , which began on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included thirteen drivers (in twelve cars) from seven premier racing series. Tony Stewart consistently ran up front and won two races to win the championship, ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two seasons, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible). This was also the first IROC season since 1991 to include a road course race (held on the Daytona International Speedway road course).

Contents

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

Drivers

Tony Stewart, seen celebrating his Texas win, won the IROC XXX championship Tony Stewart celebrates Texas IROC win.JPG
Tony Stewart, seen celebrating his Texas win, won the IROC XXX championship
Car
Number
DriverSeries
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Musgrave NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
6 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Martin NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
06 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Indy Racing League
8 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series
08 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Indy Racing League
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor 2
Flag of Italy.svg Max Angelelli 2
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
11 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Kinser World of Outlaws
12 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newman NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
16 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
17 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kenseth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
20 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Stewart NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
46 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Kimmel ARCA RE/MAX Series

Note: Initially Carl Edwards was announced as a driver for the 2006 season. Due to a conflict with the NASCAR Busch Series race at Memphis International Raceway in October, Edwards withdrew from IROC and was replaced by Ryan Newman. [2]

Results

Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval)

  1. 17- Matt Kenseth
  2. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
  3. 46- Frank Kimmel
  4. 16- Max Papis
  5. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
  6. 10- Wayne Taylor
  7. 11- Steve Kinser
  8. 20- Tony Stewart
  9. 08- Scott Sharp
  10. 1- Ted Musgrave
  11. 12- Ryan Newman
  12. 6- Mark Martin

Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway)

  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 12- Ryan Newman
  3. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
  4. 6- Mark Martin
  5. 17- Matt Kenseth
  6. 10- Max Angelelli
  7. 08- Scott Sharp
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 1- Ted Musgrave
  10. 16- Max Papis
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.

Race Three (Daytona International Speedway road course)

  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 16- Max Papis
  3. 12- Ryan Newman
  4. 08- Scott Sharp
  5. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
  6. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
  7. 10- Max Angelelli
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 6- Mark Martin
  10. 17-Matt Kenseth
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 1- Ted Musgrave

Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway)

  1. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
  2. 17- Matt Kenseth
  3. 20- Tony Stewart
  4. 12- Ryan Newman
  5. 1- Ted Musgrave
  6. 6- Mark Martin
  7. 46- Frank Kimmel
  8. 16- Max Papis
  9. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
  10. 11- Steve Kinser
  11. 10- Wayne Taylor
  12. 08- Scott Sharp

Standings

Pos.Driver DAY TEX DAY ATL Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Stewart 811377
2 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kenseth 1510265
3 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Truex Jr. 536157
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newman 1123454
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Martin 1249647
6 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis 4102846
7 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Kimmel 388740
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. 2125936
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor 61130
Flag of Italy.svg Max Angelelli 67
10 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp 9741229
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Musgrave 10912524
12 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Kinser 711111021

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References

  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. "2006 IROC Driver Lineup". irocracing.com. 2006-01-17. Archived from the original on 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.