1998 iroc series drivers

Contact me and i can customize this car for your series from sponsor logos with multiple colors and drivers names. International race of champions iroc was a north american auto racing competition, created by les richter, roger penske and mike phelps, promoted as an equivalent of an american motorsports allstar game. Nov 28, 2016 international race of champions indianapolis motor speedway july 31st, 1998. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series. By winning the iroc event from 19982000, mark martin. Its said to be extensively documented and includes a computation book which the seller describes as a log book and setup record for all iroc races it competed in. The iroc series looking back at the international race of champions. The series started and ended with the focus on two of iroc s alltime top competitors, dale earnhardt and al unser jr. Despite its name, the iroc was primarily associated with north american, ovaltrack racing. Iroc drivers find information on your favorite iroc drivers. International race of champions indianapolis motor speedway july 31st, 1998. Ram air hoodfront fascia design with the 98 model when the time came. Iroc at indy speedway race results indianapolis motor speedway. It was part of the international race of champions series, and served as the season finale each of the six years it was run.

Mark martin won the iroc championship, his second straight and third in four seasons. Edmunds has detailed price information for the used 1998 chevrolet camaro convertible. Drivers are not allowed to make changes or adjustments to the suspension, handling or any other parts of the iroc car, except for pedal and steering wheel adjustments, seat position and safety belts. It would be more in the spirit of what this series was meant to be. The series used identically prepared pontiac firebird trans am race cars, and contested races at daytona international speedway, charlotte motor speedway, california speedway, and michigan international speedway. Take 12 of the worlds top drivers, from different types of racing, put them in identically prepared iroc pontiac firebird trans. Drivers raced identicallyprepared stock cars set up by a single team of mechanics in an. The rest of the season played out with the 11 remaining competitors, not replacing dale earnhardts spot. Other results daytona qualifiers all star races convertible division grand national east series cart ccws nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast. Not only did nascar loose one of its best drivers so did the iroc series. Iroc at indy was an auto race held at the indianapolis motor speedway, from 1998 through 2003, as a support race to the brickyard 400. The history of iroc racing never before seen photos.

Named one of nascars 50 greatest drivers in 1998, bodine was the 1982 sprint cup series rookie of the year, and winner of the 1986 daytona 500. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour. Im working on a longterm contract with iroc laughing. Jan 12, 2015 the iroc series was a great idea that brought many drivers together from various sanctioning bodies to see what these guys were made of. Granted, the international race of champions iroc race had always been run and raced like a professional sports allstar game where the selection of allstars is always a little suspect and the format usually favors one class of allstars versus another. Although some say the nascar guys had an unfair advantage. International race of champions iroc was a north american auto racing competition, created by les richter, roger penske and mike phelps, promoted as an equivalent of an american allstar game or the masters. The iroc series called upon drivers from varied racing disciplines. It was designed to place the worlds bestracing drivers in identical cars to compete against each other over several rounds at us venues. Jeff received an invitation to participate in the iroc series for six consecutive years from 19952000. Racing series rules and information for drivers the true value international race of champions is a series of four races designed to produce a winner determined solely on driver skill. The premise of the iroc series, conceived about 25 years ago, is amazingly simple yet effective. The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows.

You saw some of dales best driving in the iroc series. The chassis used were tube chassis left over from when nascar was the grand national series. Glossary tweet driver races win t5 t10 pole laps led. Jul 30, 2014 the iroc series was a great idea that brought many drivers together from various sanctioning bodies to see what these guys were made of. Dec 14, 2015 the iroc firebird is truly an underappreciated casting given its reallife racing history. After race 1 of the 2001 iroc season, dale earnhardt lost his life during the last corner, of the last lap, in the daytona 500 on february 18th, 2001. Iroc standings for 1998 click on the driver to see 1998 racelevel statistics for that driver. The history of iroc racing never before seen photos hot rod.

The international race of champions iroc was an american auto racing series that pitted top drivers from different series together in identically prepared cars. See more ideas about nascar, racing, nascar racing. Iroc xviii was the first year the dodge avenger was used in competition, replacing the dodge daytona, and continued the format introduced in iroc xviii. The iroc series was a true world series of racing, pitting the invited champions of formula one, nascar and indycar, in identical cars from 1974 to 2006. This year the twelve representatives will be 1998 irl champion kenny brack, 1998 irl indy 500 winner eddie cheever, 1998 winston cup. This will be the 15th time earnhardt has appeared in the iroc series. True value iroc series prepares for 1999 debut at daytona.

They were built from 90 thru 95, using the busch grand national chassis. Usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Originally released in 1998 retired out of production. Mecums kissimmee auction features iroc racing cars. Indycar drivers, with a few from formula 1 and imsa.

The roof skin, front windshield, bumper skin and the door skins are actually authentic pieces that have been equipped on the iroc race cars. I would like to see them on the nastiest road course you can find. Race one took place on the daytona international speedway, race two took place at darlington raceway, race three ran at talladega superspeedway, and the year finished at michigan. The iroc series was a true world series of racing, pitting the invited champions of formula one, nascar and indycar, in. Used 1998 chevrolet camaro for sale near you edmunds. Arie luyendyk 1998 indianapolis iroc crash iroc videos. Jun 21, 2009 the possibility of iroc returning to road courses. The popular sports show ran from 1961 to 1998 but was most prominent. Grand national east series cart ccws nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Veteran iroc test drivers dave marcis, jim sauter, dick trickle and andy hillenburg run the cars before each series event to ensure that chassis suspension settings are the same.

Take 12 of the worlds top drivers, from different types of racing, put them in identically prepared iroc pontiac firebird trans ams, give them a set of rules which virtually eliminates the variables usually associated with racing no pit stops. Daytona iroc series race car specs for a bodies only mopar. It was earnhardts 11th iroc victory, tying al unser jr. The iroc series will continue april 24 at talladega superspeedway, june 11 at michigan speedway and aug. The twentysecond season of the international race of champions started on february, 1998. Despite its name, the iroc was primarily associated with north american ovalracing culture. It was part of the international race of champions series, and served as the season finale each of the six years it was run in march 1992, iroc drivers dave marcis and dick trickle were invited to test at the speedway. The twentyfirst season of the international race of champions started on february 17, 1997. Drivers raced identicallyprepared stock cars set up by a single team of mechanics in an effort to. True value international race of champions fourth and final round of 1999 series second iroc race at indianapolis.

The cars were prepared and serviced by the series, rather than by a team which employed the driver. Nascar, cart, and irl drivers named for 1999 true value iroc series tinton falls, nj nascar winston cup champion jeff gordon, pep boys indy racing. See more ideas about race cars, racing and chevrolet camaro. The only surviving iroc race car owned by dale earnhardt. Browse through latest information on your favorite iroc drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Besides his 2014 sprint cup championship, harvick has two xfinity series championships 2001, 2006, a winston west series championship 1998 and an iroc championship 2002. All five iroc race cars will be offered at the same time as buyers choice with proceeds to benefit the michael fux foundation iroc series pontiac trans am race car. Drivers are selected to participate in the series based on merit and availability. True value international race of champions fourth and final round of 1999 series second iroc race at indianapolis motor speedway where. Earnhardt, the 1998 daytona 500 winner, is a twotime iroc champion, winning the crown in 1990 and 1995.