IROC IV
{{Short description|Motor car races held in 1976–1977}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Motorsport season
| series = International Race of Champions
| year = 1976–77
| previous = 1975–76
| next = 1977–78
| previouslink = IROC III
| nextlink = IROC V
}}
File:AJ Foyt at Foyt Wine Vault - 2015 - Sarah Stierch 2.jpg (seen in 2015) won the IROC IV championship]]
IROC IV was the fourth year of IROC competition, which took place over three weekends in 1976 and 1977. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and the schedule was held over in its entirety from IROC III. A. J. Foyt won the championship and $50,000 without winning a race for the second year in a row.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1977&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311100505/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1977&series=I |date=2007-03-11 }}, Retrieved March 8, 2007
class="wikitable"
!Rank !Driver !Winnings !Series | |||
1 | {{flagicon|United States}} A. J. Foyt | $50,000 | USAC Champ Car |
2 | {{flagicon|United States}} Cale Yarborough | $25,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
3 | {{flagicon|United States}} Bobby Unser | $23,000 | USAC Champ Car |
4 | {{flagicon|United States}} Johnny Rutherford | $20,000 | USAC Champ Car |
5 | {{flagicon|United States}} Buddy Baker | $18,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
6 | {{flagicon|United States}} Richard Petty | $15,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
7 | {{flagicon|United States}} Al Holbert | $13,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
8 | {{flagicon|United States}} Al Unser | $10,500 | USAC Champ Car |
9 | {{flagicon|United States}} David Pearson{{tooltip|All|David Pearson took Jody Scheckter's place in the Daytona finale after Scheckter declined to race, choosing instead to focus on a Formula One commitment. Pearson had not previously made the top 9 cut to go to Daytona.}} | $10,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
10 | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter{{tooltip|3|1-3, David Pearson took Jody Scheckter's place in the Daytona finale after Scheckter declined to race, choosing instead to focus on a Formula One commitment. Pearson had not previously made the top 9 cut to go to Daytona.}} | $5,000 | Formula One |
11 | {{flagicon|United States}} Gordon Johncock | $5,000 | USAC Champ Car |
12 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} James Hunt{{tooltip|1|1, quit the series after the first race, choosing instead to concentrate on Formula One.}} | $5,000 | Formula One |
Race results
=Michigan International Speedway, Race One=
=Riverside International Raceway, Race Two=
=Riverside International Raceway, Race Three=
=Daytona International Speedway, Race Four=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022061443/http://www.irocracing.com/History/1977/1977-history.htm IROC IV History - IROC Website]
{{IROC Championship}}
Category:International Race of Champions