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The sixth year of IROC competition took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, 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 VI used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.
Contents
- NASCAR Qualifying Race Michigan International Speedway
- USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race Michigan International Speedway
- Road Racing Qualifying Race Riverside International Raceway
- Road Racing Final Riverside International Raceway
- Oval Final Atlanta Motor Speedway
- References
The final points standings were as follows:
NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
- Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough
- Donnie Allison
- Neil Bonnett
- David Pearson
- Benny Parsons
- Dave Marcis
- Darrell Waltrip
USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
- A. J. Foyt
- Al Unser
- Gordon Johncock
- Tom Sneva
- Danny Ongais
- Johnny Rutherford
- Rick Mears
- Bobby Unser
Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway
- Peter Gregg
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Mario Andretti
- Alan Jones
- David Hobbs
- Patrick Depailler
- John Watson
- Niki Lauda
Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway
- Mario Andretti
- Cale Yarborough
- Bobby Allison
- Alan Jones
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Gordon Johncock
- Neil Bonnett
- Tom Sneva
- Peter Gregg
- Donnie Allison
- Al Unser
- A. J. Foyt
Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Neil Bonnett
- Mario Andretti
- Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough
- Tom Sneva
- Gordon Johncock
- Peter Gregg
- Alan Jones
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Al Unser
- Donnie Allison
References
IROC VI Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA