IROC XX

The twentieth season of IROC competition started on February 16, 1996. IROC XX was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway propelling him to a come-from-behind IROC championship, his second in three seasons.

1996 International Race of Champions
Previous: 1995 Next: 1997
Mark Martin (seen in 1998), the IROC XX champion

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

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1 Mark Martin61$225,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Robby Gordon54$100,000Indy Car
3 Johnny Benson50$60,000NASCAR Busch Series
4 Terry Labonte48$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Al Unser, Jr.48$45,000Indy Car
6 Sterling Marlin40$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
7 Scott Pruett40$40,000Indy Car
8 Dale Earnhardt39$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9 Tommy Kendall36$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
10 Jeff Gordon30$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Rusty Wallace26$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
12 Steve Kinser25$40,000World of Outlaws

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One
  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Tommy Kendall
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Al Unser, Jr.
  6. Jeff Gordon
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Mark Martin
  9. Johnny Benson
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Steve Kinser
  12. Rusty Wallace

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two
  1. Al Unser, Jr.
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Scott Pruett
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Terry Labonte
  6. Steve Kinser
  7. Jeff Gordon
  8. Tommy Kendall
  9. Dale Earnhardt
  10. Johnny Benson
  11. Mark Martin
  12. Rusty Wallace

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Three
  1. Mark Martin
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Scott Pruett
  4. Rusty Wallace
  5. Jeff Gordon
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Tommy Kendall
  8. Al Unser, Jr.
  9. Steve Kinser
  10. Dale Earnhardt
  11. Sterling Marlin
  12. Robby Gordon

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four
  1. Mark Martin
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Terry Labonte
  4. Robby Gordon
  5. Al Unser, Jr.
  6. Sterling Marlin
  7. Rusty Wallace
  8. Scott Pruett
  9. Dale Jarrett 1
  10. Ricky Rudd 2
  11. Geoff Bodine3
  12. Jeff Gordon

Notes
  1. Dale Jarrett drove for Steve Kinser
  2. Ricky Rudd drove for Dale Earnhardt, who was injured in a Cup race at Talladega the week before.
  3. Geoff Bodine drove for Tommy Kendall

References
  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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