IROC XXIII
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{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 Earnhardt | 75 | $225,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
2 | {{flagicon|United States}} Mark Martin | 74 | $100,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
3 | {{flagicon|United States}} Bobby Labonte | 53 | $60,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
4 | {{flagicon|United States}} Rusty Wallace | 50 | $50,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
5 | {{flagicon|United States}} Jeff Gordon | 49 | $45,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
6 | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kenny Bräck | 34 | $40,000 | Indy Racing League |
7 | {{flagicon|United States}} Eddie Cheever | 31 | $40,000 | Indy Racing League |
8 | {{flagicon|United States}} Dale Jarrett | 30 | $40,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
9 | {{flagicon|United States}} Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 29 | $40,000 | NASCAR Busch Series |
10 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Adrian Fernandez1 | 28 | $40,000 | FedEx CART World Series |
11 | {{flagicon|United States}} Jeff Burton | 26 | $40,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
12 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Greg Moore | 25 | $40,000 | FedEx CART World Series |
Race Results
=Daytona International Speedway, Race One=
=Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two=
- Dale Earnhardt
- Rusty Wallace
- Mark Martin
- Jeff Gordon
- Kenny Bräck
- Adrian Fernandez
- Bobby Labonte
- Eddie Cheever
- Greg Moore
- Dale Jarrett
- Jeff Burton
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
===Michigan International Speedway, Race Three===
=Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four=
Notes
- 1. Dave Marcis drove for Adrian Fernandez in the last race in Indianapolis.
{{IROC Championship}}
External links
- [http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet?yr=1999&series=I Racing-Reference 1999 IROC Drivers and Standings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021172955/http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet?yr=1999&series=I |date=2012-10-21 }}
- [http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19990205/news003454.html 1999 IROC Drivers Announced]