IROC V

Al Unser won the IROC V championship

IROC V was the fifth year of IROC competition, which took place over three weekends in 1977 and 1978. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and the schedule was held over in its entirety from IROC IV. Al Unser won two races en route to the championship and $50,000.

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

Rank Driver Winnings Series
1 United States Al Unser $50,000 USAC Champ Car
2 United States Mario Andretti $26,000 USAC Champ Car
3 United States Darrell Waltrip $23,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
4 United States Cale Yarborough $23,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
5 United States Richard Petty $20,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
6 United States Gordon Johncock $17,500 USAC Champ Car
7 United States Benny ParsonsAll $16,000 NASCAR Winston Cup
8 Belgium Jacky Ickx $15,000 Formula One
9 United States Johnny Rutherford $12,000 USAC Champ Car
10 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson3 $7,500 Formula One
11 United States Tom Sneva $7,500 USAC Champ Car
12 United States Al Holbert $7,500 IMSA Camel GT