IROC XXIII

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{{Motorsport season

| series = International Race of Champions

| year = 1999

| previous = 1998

| next = 2000

| previouslink = IROC XXII

| nextlink = IROC XXIV

}}

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

IROC XXIII was the twenty-third season of IROC, the (International Race Of Champions), which started on February 12, 1999. The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and the contested races were held at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the first three races of the season, including two last lap passes at Daytona and Talladega, and beating his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Michigan in a photo finish, to win the championship and $225,000.

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

class="wikitable"

!Position

!Driver

!Points

!Winnings

!Series

1{{flagicon|United States}} Dale Earnhardt75$225,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2{{flagicon|United States}} Mark Martin74$100,000NASCAR Winston Cup
3{{flagicon|United States}} Bobby Labonte53$60,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4{{flagicon|United States}} Rusty Wallace50$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5{{flagicon|United States}} Jeff Gordon49$45,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6{{flagicon|Sweden}} Kenny Bräck34$40,000Indy Racing League
7{{flagicon|United States}} Eddie Cheever31$40,000Indy Racing League
8{{flagicon|United States}} Dale Jarrett30$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9{{flagicon|United States}} Dale Earnhardt Jr.29$40,000NASCAR Busch Series
10{{flagicon|MEX}} Adrian Fernandez128$40,000FedEx CART World Series
11{{flagicon|United States}} Jeff Burton26$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
12{{flagicon|CAN}} Greg Moore25$40,000FedEx CART World Series

Race Results

=Daytona International Speedway, Race One=

=Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two=

=Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four=

Notes

  • 1. Dave Marcis drove for Adrian Fernandez in the last race in Indianapolis.

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