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IROC XI

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Geoff Bodine (seen in 1996), the IROC XI champion

IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.

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

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series and reason for invite
1 United States Geoff Bodine 76 $191,900 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Daytona 500 winner
2 United States Al Unser Jr. 65 $90,400 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
Defending IROC Champion
3 United States Bobby Rahal 51 $57,800 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion
4 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. 43 $43,400 SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Trans-Am Series Champion
5 United States Darrell Waltrip 42 $44,500 NASCAR Winston Cup
2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points
6 United States Bill Elliott 38 $34,400 NASCAR Winston Cup
4th in 1986 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
7 United States Michael Andretti 33 $35,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1986 IndyCar points
8 United States Scott Pruett 32 $29,000 IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Camel GTO Champion
1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
9 United States Mario Andretti 31 $28,100 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
5th in 1986 IndyCar points
IROC VI champion
10 United States Dale Earnhardt 30 $30,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Winston Cup Champion
11 United States Al Unser 27 $26,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
IROC V Champion
12 United Kingdom Derek Bell 27 $25,000 World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion
3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points

Race results

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Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 13, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 2 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
40 0:32:40 21 26 (5)
2 8 12 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
40 Flagged 17
3 1 7 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
40 Flagged 14
4 4 5 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
40 Flagged 14 15 (3)
5 7 6 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
40 Flagged 10
6 2 1 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
White
39 Flagged 4 11 (2)
7 6 8 United States Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Black
35 Flagged 1 8
8 12 20 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
31 Flagged 7
9 3 18 United Kingdom Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
30 Engine 6
10 10 17 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
16 Crash 5
11 9 4 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
16 Crash 4
12 11 8 United States Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
1 Crash 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 183.673 mph (295.593 km/h)
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 5

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

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Saturday, June 6, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 10 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Orange-Red
29 0:48:44 9 24 (3)
2 7 20 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
29 Flagged 17
3 1 5 United States Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29 Flagged 20 19 (5)
4 8 18 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Teal
29 Flagged 12
5 12 1 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
White
29 Flagged 10
6 4 11 United Kingdom Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Red
29 Flagged 9
7 9 7 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
29 Flagged 8
8 6 6 United States Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
29 Flagged 7
9 2 9 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
29 Flagged 6
10 3 12 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
29 Flagged 5
11 11 2 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
29 Flagged 4
12 10 8 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
23 Spin 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 85.702 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Michael Andretti 1 20 20
Bobby Rahall 21 29 9

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 1, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 7 6 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
50 0:38:53 26 26 (5)
2 5 17 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
50 Flagged 24 20 (3)
3 12 3 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
50 Flagged 14
4 10 1 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
White
50 Flagged 12
5 2 8 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
50 Flagged 10
6 1 12 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
50 Flagged 9
7 4 6 United Kingdom Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
50 Flagged 8
8 3 22 United States Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Black
50 Flagged 7
9 11 15 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
50 Flagged 6
10 9 4 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Cream
50 Flagged 5
11 8 2 United States Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
47 Flagged 4
12 6 14 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
12 Crash 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 155.633 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 12, Dale Earnhardt crash)
Margin of victory: .03 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

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Saturday, August 8, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 1 9 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Mustard
30 0:39:34 30 26 (5)
2 2 3 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
30 Flagged 17
3 5 7 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
30 Flagged 14
4 11 5 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
30 Flagged 12
5 6 22 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Black
30 Flagged 10
6 10 20 United States Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
30 Flagged 9
7 12 6 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
30 Flagged 8
8 7 8 United States Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
30 Flagged 7
9 8 18 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
30 Flagged 6
10 4 11 United States Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
30 Flagged 5
11 9 10 United Kingdom Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Red
30 Flagged 4
12 3 17 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
30 Flagged 3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 110.457 mph (177.763 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.02 sec
Lead changes: 0

References

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  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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