IROC VII

The seventh year of IROC competition took place in 1979 and 1980. The format carried over from IROC VI in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, CART, 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 VII used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and this would be the final year for the series before it went on hiatus until 1984. Bobby Allison won the oval finale en route to the championship, and took home $75,000 for his efforts.

1979–80 International Race of Champions
Previous: 1978–79 Next: 1984
Bobby Allison (seen in 2007), the IROC VII champion

The final points standings were as follows:[1]

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series
1 Bobby Allison41$75,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Darrell Waltrip32$35,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3 Rick Mears31$22,000CART
4 Gordon Johncock26$21,000CART
5 Mario Andretti25$20,000Formula One
USAC Champ Car
CART
6 Johnny Rutherford24$19,000CART
7 Neil Bonnett20$18,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Don Whittington15$17,000IMSA Camel GT
9 Bobby Unser14$15,500CART
10 Buddy Baker14$15,500NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Peter Gregg11$15,000IMSA Camel GT
12 Clay Regazzoni9$15,500Formula One

Race results

NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
  1. Neil Bonnett
  2. Bobby Allison
  3. Darrell Waltrip
  4. Buddy Baker
  5. Cale Yarborough
  6. Benny Parsons
  7. Dale Earnhardt
  8. Donnie Allison

CART Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
  1. Gordon Johncock
  2. Bobby Unser
  3. Rick Mears
  4. Johnny Rutherford
  5. Wally Dallenbach
  6. Mike Mosley
  7. Tom Sneva
  8. Danny Ongais

Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway
  1. Mario Andretti
  2. Peter Gregg
  3. Don Whittington
  4. Clay Regazzoni
  5. Alan Jones
  6. John Watson
  7. Keke Rosberg
  8. Emerson Fittipaldi

Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway
  1. Darrell Waltrip
  2. Bobby Allison
  3. Mario Andretti
  4. Rick Mears
  5. Gordon Johncock
  6. Johnny Rutherford
  7. Neil Bonnett
  8. Buddy Baker
  9. Bobby Unser
  10. Clay Regazzoni
  11. Peter Gregg
  12. Don Whittington

Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway
  1. Bobby Allison
  2. Rick Mears
  3. Johnny Rutherford
  4. Gordon Johncock
  5. Don Whittington
  6. Darrell Waltrip
  7. Neil Bonnett
  8. Mario Andretti
  9. Buddy Baker
  10. Bobby Unser
  11. Peter Gregg
  12. Clay Regazzoni

References
  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007
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