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IROC X

Motor car races held in 1986

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1986 International Race of Champions Previous 1985 Next 1987

IROC X was the tenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1986. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, it was the final season that television coverage was on CBS, 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 Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser Jr. won the championship and $164,100.

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

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series and reason for invite
1 Al Unser Jr.62$164,100CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1985 IndyCar points
2 Bill Elliott59$82,100NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1985 Daytona 500, 1985 Winston 500, & 1985 Southern 500 winner
1985 Winston Million winner
2nd in 1985 Winston Cup points
3 Cale Yarborough57$60,900NASCAR Winston Cup Series
IROC VIII Champion
4 Al Unser51$47,400CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1985 IndyCar Champion
IROC V Champion
5 Darrell Waltrip48$39,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1985 Winston Cup Champion
6 Harry Gant42$36,000NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
7 Bobby Rahal37$29,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1985 IndyCar points
8 Klaus Ludwig 129$25,000IMSA Camel GTP
1985 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
9 Hans-Joachim Stuck 129$24,000World Sports-Prototype Championship
1985 World Sportscar Co-Champion
10 Hurley Haywood 228$23,000IMSA Camel GTP
3rd in 1985 IMSA Camel GTP points
11 Jochen Mass 228$22,000World Sports-Prototype Championship
3rd in 1985 World Sportscar Championship
12 Rick Mears25$20,800CART PPG IndyCar World Series
10th in 1985 IndyCar points

01Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 14, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.		 Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led		 Points
1418 Al UnserChevrolet Camaro Light Blue 400:33:041026 (5)
282 Cale YarboroughChevrolet CamaroDark Blue 40Flagged17
31217 Bill ElliottChevrolet Camaro Silver 40Flagged14
4210 Hurley HaywoodChevrolet CamaroRed 40Flagged12
5522 Klaus LudwigChevrolet CamaroBlack 40Flagged10
678 Hans-Joachim StuckChevrolet Camaro Orange 39Flagged9
71119 Darrell WaltripChevrolet CamaroDark Red 39Flagged8
8117 Harry GantChevrolet CamaroMedium Blue 32Fuel Pressure3012 (3)
961 Rick MearsChevrolet Camaro White 25Crash6
10103 Jochen MassChevrolet Camaro Pink 4Crash5
1136 Al Unser Jr.Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 4Crash4
1295 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 4Crash3

(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: 181.452 mph (292.019 km/h)
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 40 feet
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap		 To
Lap		 Number
of Laps
Harry Gant13030
Al Unser314010

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Saturday, June 7, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.		 Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led		 Points
1210 Al Unser Jr.Chevrolet CamaroRed 290:49:532926 (5)
218 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro Orange 29Flagged17
361 Darrell WaltripChevrolet Camaro White 29Flagged14
4107 Bill ElliottChevrolet CamaroMedium Blue 29Flagged12
5122 Al UnserChevrolet CamaroDark Blue 29Flagged10
656 Harry GantChevrolet Camaro Yellow 29Flagged9
7320 Jochen MassChevrolet CamaroPurple 29Flagged8
8717 Hans-Joachim StuckChevrolet Camaro Silver 29Flagged7
9818 Klaus LudwigChevrolet Camaro Light Blue 29Flagged6
101112 Cale YarboroughChevrolet CamaroDark Red 29Flagged5
1195 Hurley HaywoodChevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 29Flagged4
12422 Rick MearsChevrolet CamaroBlack 29Flagged3

(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: 80.823 mph (130.072 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.87 sec
Lead changes: 0

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, July 26, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.		 Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led		 Points
178 Cale YarboroughChevrolet Camaro Orange 380:33:043026 (5)
262 Harry GantChevrolet CamaroDark Blue 38Flagged17
3918 Bill ElliottChevrolet Camaro Light Blue 38Flagged14
4820 Darrell WaltripChevrolet CamaroPurple 38Flagged12
5222 Jochen MassChevrolet CamaroBlack 38Flagged10
61110 Al UnserChevrolet CamaroRed 38Flagged9
7101 Al Unser Jr.Chevrolet Camaro White 38Flagged8
817 Rick MearsChevrolet CamaroBlue 38Flagged810 (3)
946 Hans-Joachim StuckChevrolet Camaro Yellow 38Flagged6
10517 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro Silver 38Flagged5
11312 Hurley HaywoodChevrolet CamaroDark Red 38Flagged4
12125 Klaus LudwigChevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 38Flagged3

(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: 183.411 mph (295.171 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap		 To
Lap		 Number
of Laps
Rick Mears188
Cale Yarborough93830

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 9, 1986

Finish Grid Car
no.		 Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led		 Points
156 Al Unser Jr.Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 300:40:051424 (3)
231 Bill ElliottChevrolet Camaro White 30Flagged119 (2)
3617 Darrell WaltripChevrolet Camaro Silver 30Flagged14
472 Bobby RahalChevrolet CamaroDark Blue 30Flagged12
5127 Klaus LudwigChevrolet CamaroMedium Blue 30Flagged10
6118 Cale YarboroughChevrolet Camaro Light Blue 30Flagged9
71020 Hurley HaywoodChevrolet CamaroPurple 30Flagged8
898 Hans-Joachim StuckChevrolet Camaro Orange 30Flagged7
91110 Rick MearsChevrolet CamaroRed 30Flagged6
1084 Jochen MassChevrolet Camaro Mauve 29Flagged5
1145 Harry GantChevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 29Flagged4
12211 Al UnserChevrolet CamaroDark Red 18Crash158 (5)

(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: 109.078 mph (175.544 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Lead changes: 3

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap		 To
Lap		 Number
of Laps
Al Unser11515
Bill Elliott16161
Al Unser Jr173014
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