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.

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

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

Race results

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Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 13, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 2   Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
40 0:32:40 21 26 (5)
2 8 12   Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
40 Flagged 17
3 1 7   Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
40 Flagged 14
4 4 5   Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
40 Flagged 14 15 (3)
5 7 6   Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
40 Flagged 10
6 2 1   Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
White
39 Flagged 4 11 (2)
7 6 8   Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Black
35 Flagged 1 8
8 12 20   Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
31 Flagged 7
9 3 18   Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
30 Engine 6
10 10 17   Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
16 Crash 5
11 9 4   Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
16 Crash 4
12 11 8   Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
1 Crash 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: 183.673 mph (295.593 km/h)
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 5

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

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Saturday, June 6, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 10   Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Orange-Red
29 0:48:44 9 24 (3)
2 7 20   Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
29 Flagged 17
3 1 5   Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29 Flagged 20 19 (5)
4 8 18   Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Teal
29 Flagged 12
5 12 1   Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
White
29 Flagged 10
6 4 11   Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Red
29 Flagged 9
7 9 7   Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
29 Flagged 8
8 6 6   Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
29 Flagged 7
9 2 9   Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
29 Flagged 6
10 3 12   Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
29 Flagged 5
11 11 2   Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
29 Flagged 4
12 10 8   Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
23 Spin 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 85.702 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Michael Andretti 1 20 20
Bobby Rahall 21 29 9

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 1, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 7 6   Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
50 0:38:53 26 26 (5)
2 5 17   Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
50 Flagged 24 20 (3)
3 12 3   Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
50 Flagged 14
4 10 1   Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
White
50 Flagged 12
5 2 8   Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
50 Flagged 10
6 1 12   Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
50 Flagged 9
7 4 6   Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
50 Flagged 8
8 3 22   Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Black
50 Flagged 7
9 11 15   Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
50 Flagged 6
10 9 4   Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Cream
50 Flagged 5
11 8 2   Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
47 Flagged 4
12 6 14   Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
12 Crash 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 155.633 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 12, Dale Earnhardt crash)
Margin of victory: .03 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

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Saturday, August 8, 1987

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 1 9   Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Mustard
30 0:39:34 30 26 (5)
2 2 3   Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
30 Flagged 17
3 5 7   Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
30 Flagged 14
4 11 5   Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
30 Flagged 12
5 6 22   Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Black
30 Flagged 10
6 10 20   Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
30 Flagged 9
7 12 6   Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
30 Flagged 8
8 7 8   Michael Andretti Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
30 Flagged 7
9 8 18   Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
30 Flagged 6
10 4 11   Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Red
30 Flagged 5
11 9 10   Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro
Red
30 Flagged 4
12 3 17   Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
30 Flagged 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 110.457 mph (177.763 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.02 sec
Lead changes: 0

References

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  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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