IROC XIV

{{Motorsport season

| series = International Race of Champions

| year = 1990

| previous = 1989

| next = 1991

| previouslink = IROC XIII

| nextlink = IROC XV

}}

File:Dale Earnhardt Nike 1997 - NASCAR Photography By Darryl Moran.jpg (seen in 2000), the IROC XIV champion]]

IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at Daytona International Speedway was canceled. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.

Roster and total points

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1990&series=I IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info], Retrieved March 8, 2007

class="wikitable" !Position !Driver !Points !Winnings !Series
1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dale Earnhardt	60	$175,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2nd in 1989 Winston Cup points
2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Unser Jr.	44	$65,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 5th in 1989 Indycar points
3	{{flagicon\|UK}} Martin Brundle	41	$50,000	1989: FIA Formula One World Championship 1990: World Endurance Championship
4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark Martin	37	$45,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 3rd in 1989 Winston Cup points 1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Labonte	36	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series Defending IROC Champion
6	{{flagicon\|BRA\|1968}} Emerson Fittipaldi	29	$38,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1989 Indianapolis 500 winner 1989 IndyCar Champion 2 Time FIA Formula One World Champion
7	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dorsey Schroeder ¹	26	$35,000	SCCA Trans-Am Series 1989 Trans-Am Champion 1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner
8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rusty Wallace ¹	26	$34,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1989 Winston Cup champion 1989 NASCAR All Star Race winner
9	{{flagicon\|USA}} Darrell Waltrip	23	$33,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 4th in 1989 Winston Cup points 1989 Daytona 500 winner
10	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bobby Rahal ²	18	$32,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 9th in 1989 IndyCar points
11	{{flagicon\|Australia}} Geoff Brabham ²	18	$31,000	IMSA Camel GTP 1989 GTP Champion 1989 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner 1989 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
12	{{flagicon\|USA}} Danny Sullivan	13	$30,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 7th in 1989 IndyCar points

Individual race results

=Race One, Talladega Superspeedway=

Saturday, May 5, 1990

class="wikitable" !Finish !Grid !Car no. !Driver !Car Make !Car Color !Laps !Status !Laps Led !Points
1	9	9	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dale Earnhardt	Dodge Daytona	Silver	38	0:32:15	10	24 (3)
2	8	8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Unser Jr.	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| blue \| Blue }}	38	Running	5	17
3	2	2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark Martin	Dodge Daytona	Yellow	38	Running	5	14
4	11	11	{{flagicon\|USA}} Darrell Waltrip	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| red \| Red }}	38	Running	11	17 (5)
5	10	10	{{flagicon\|UK}} Martin Brundle	Dodge Daytona	Mustard	38	Running		10
6	4	4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dorsey Schroeder	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| dark blue \| Dark Blue }}	38	Running		9
7	5	5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rusty Wallace	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| rose \| Rose }}	38	Running	7	10 (2)
8	12	12	{{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Labonte	Dodge Daytona	Orange	38	Running		7
9	7	7	{{flagicon\|Australia}} Geoff Brabham	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| black \| Black }}	38	Running		6
10	6	6	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| teal \| Teal }}	38	Running		5
11	1	1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bobby Rahal	Dodge Daytona	Pink	38	Running		4
12	3	3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Danny Sullivan	Dodge Daytona	Lime	37	Running		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 188.055 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 15

=Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport=

Saturday, July 7, 1990

class="wikitable" !Finish !Grid !Car no. !Driver !Car Make !Car Color !Laps !Status !Laps Led !Points
1	8	5	{{flagicon\|UK}} Martin Brundle	Dodge Daytona	Lime	30	0:42:01	19	26 (5)
2	10	2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Unser Jr.	Dodge Daytona	Orange	30	Running		17
3	3	10	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| black \| Black }}	30	Running	11	17 (3)
4	5	8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Labonte	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| red \| Red }}	30	Running		12
5	11	1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dale Earnhardt	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| blue \| Blue }}	30	Running		10
6	9	4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark Martin	Dodge Daytona	Gold	30	Running		9
7	4	9	{{flagicon\|Australia}} Geoff Brabham	Dodge Daytona	Light Blue	30	Running		8
8	6	6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rusty Wallace	Dodge Daytona	Cream	30	Running		7
9	2	11	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bobby Rahal	Dodge Daytona	Yellow	29	Running		6
10	7	7	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dorsey Schroeder	Dodge Daytona	Silver	21	Crash		5
11	1	12	{{flagicon\|USA}} Danny Sullivan	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| rose \| Rose }}	12	Mechanical		4
12	X	3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Darrell Waltrip ³	Dodge Daytona	Not assigned	0	Did Not Start, Injured		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since that did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 101.469 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Lead changes: 2

=Race Three, Michigan International Speedway=

Saturday, August 5, 1990

class="wikitable" !Finish !Grid !Car no. !Driver !Car Make !Car Color !Laps !Status !Laps Led !Points
1	3	3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dale Earnhardt	Dodge Daytona	Orange	50	0:39:08	50	26 (5)
2	5	7	{{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Labonte	Dodge Daytona	Light Blue	50	Running		17
3	7	4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark Martin	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| dark blue \| Dark Blue }}	50	Running		14
4	9	10	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dorsey Schroeder	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| rose \| Rose }}	50	Running		12
5	2	2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Unser Jr.	Dodge Daytona	Cream	50	Running		10
6	6	8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rusty Wallace	Dodge Daytona	Yellow	50	Running		9
7	10	11	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bobby Rahal	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| red \| Red }}	50	Running		8
8	4	5	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| dark red \| Dark Red }}	50	Running		7
9	11	12	{{flagicon\|USA}} Danny Sullivan	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| pink \| Pink }}	50	Running		6
10	1	1	{{flagicon\|UK}} Martin Brundle	Dodge Daytona	{{ font color \| white \| black \| Black }}	49	Running		5
11	8	9	{{flagicon\|Australia}} Geoff Brabham	Dodge Daytona	Gold	8	Mechanical		4
12	X	6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Darrell Waltrip ³	Dodge Daytona	Not assigned	0	Did Not Start, Injured		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Normally indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.
(2) Normally indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps but since it did not occur in this race it was not awarded.

Average speed: 153.316 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .08 sec
Lead changes: 0

Notes

Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070308103509/http://www.irocracing.com/History/1990/1990-history.htm IROC XIV History - IROC Website]

Category:International Race of Champions

Category:1990 in American motorsport