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IROC XXII

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IROC XXII

The twenty-second season of the International Race of Champions started on February 13, 1998. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway1, California Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the IROC championship, his third straight and fourth in five seasons.

Contents

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

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Jeff Burton
  3. Mark Martin
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Arie Luyendyk
  6. Dale Jarrett
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Al Unser, Jr.
  9. Tony Stewart
  10. Jimmy Vasser
  11. Randy LaJoie
  12. Tommy Kendall

California Speedway, Race Two

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Al Unser, Jr.
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Terry Labonte
  5. Jeff Burton
  6. Randy LaJoie
  7. Tony Stewart
  8. Dale Jarrett
  9. Jimmy Vasser
  10. Dale Earnhardt
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Tommy Kendall

Michigan International Speedway, Race Three

  1. Jeff Burton
  2. Mark Martin
  3. Tony Stewart
  4. Dale Earnhardt
  5. Tommy Kendall
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Arie Luyendyk
  8. Jeff Gordon
  9. Randy LaJoie
  10. Dale Jarrett
  11. Jimmy Vasser
  12. Al Unser, Jr.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Al Unser, Jr.
  3. Jimmy Vasser
  4. Randy LaJoie
  5. Terry Labonte
  6. Tony Stewart
  7. Dale Jarrett
  8. Dale Earnhardt
  9. Jeff Gordon
  10. Tommy Kendall
  11. Arie Luyendyk
  12. Jeff Burton
  • This was the first appearance for IROC at Indianapolis. It was a support event for the Brickyard 400.
  • Mark Martin started last and won the race (the 5th time in IROC history that the winner started last).
  • This was Al Unser, Jr.'s first appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since failing to qualify at the 1995 Indy 500.

    • References

    IROC XXII Wikipedia
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