IROC XI

Geoff Bodine (seen in 1996), the IROC XI champion

IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, 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 Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.

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

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series and reason for invite
1 United States Geoff Bodine 76 $191,900 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Daytona 500 winner
2 United States Al Unser Jr. 65 $90,400 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
Defending IROC Champion
3 United States Bobby Rahal 51 $57,800 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion
4 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. 43 $43,400 SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Trans-Am Series Champion
5 United States Darrell Waltrip 42 $44,500 NASCAR Winston Cup
2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points
6 United States Bill Elliott 38 $34,400 NASCAR Winston Cup
4th in 1986 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
7 United States Michael Andretti 33 $35,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1986 IndyCar points
8 United States Scott Pruett 32 $29,000 IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series
1986 Camel GTO Champion
1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
9 United States Mario Andretti 31 $28,100 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
5th in 1986 IndyCar points
IROC VI champion
10 United States Dale Earnhardt 30 $30,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1986 Winston Cup Champion
11 United States Al Unser 27 $26,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
IROC V Champion
12 United Kingdom Derek Bell 27 $25,000 World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP
1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion
3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points
  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007