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IROC XII

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Al Unser Jr. (seen in 2011), the IROC XII champion

IROC XII was the twelfth year of IROC competition took place in 1988. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Riverside International Raceway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser Jr. won his second championship and $211,900.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]

Rank Driver Points Winnings Series
1 United States Al Unser Jr. 66 $211,900 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1987 IndyCar points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
IROC X Champion
2 United States Terry Labonte 55 $95,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1987 Winston Cup points
3 United States Scott Pruett 51 $72,900 SCCA Trans-Am Series
1987 Trans-Am Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
4 United States Bill Elliott 46 $58,900 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1987 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5 United States Dale Earnhardt 1 45 $51,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1987 Winston Cup Series Champion
6 United States Geoff Bodine 1 45 $49,500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
7 United States Al Holbert 39 $35,000 IMSA Camel GTP
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1987 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
4th in 1987 IMSA GTP points
8 United States Al Unser 38 $34,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1987 Indianapolis 500 winner
IROC V Champion
9 United States Chip Robinson 36 $38,000 IMSA Camel GTP
1987 Camel GTP Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
10 United States Chris Cord 26 $32,000 IMSA Camel GTO
1987 Camel GTO Champion
11 United States Bobby Rahal 24 $31,000 CART PPG IndyCar World Series & IMSA Camel GTP
1987 IndyCar Champion
1987 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
5th in 1987 Camel GTP points
12 Colombia Roberto Guerrero 19 $30,400 CART PPG IndyCar World Series
4th in 1987 IndyCar points

Race results

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Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 12, 1988

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 1 15 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
40 0:32:13 40 26 (5)
2 6 14 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
40 Flagged 17
3 5 23 United States Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro
Pink
40 Flagged 14
4 9 3 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
40 Flagged 12
5 7 12 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Red
40 Flagged 10
6 2 17 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
40 Flagged 9
7 8 24 United States Al Holbert Chevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
40 Flagged 8
8 11 1 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Grey
40 Flagged 7
9 10 8 United States Chris Cord Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
40 Flagged 6
10 4 4 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Tan
39 Flagged 5
11 3 2 United States Chip Robinson Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
37 Flagged 4
12 12 ?? Colombia Roberto Guerrero Chevrolet Camaro
Aqua
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 (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: 186.239 mph (299.723 km/h)
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 0

Race Two, Riverside International Raceway

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Saturday, June 11, 1988

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 5 8 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Mustard
30 0:46:34 10 24 (3)
2 2 11 United States Chip Robinson Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
30 Flagged 20 22 (5)
3 9 4 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Orange
30 Flagged 14
4 10 3 United States Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
30 Flagged 12
5 6 7 United States Al Holbert Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Purple
30 Flagged 10
6 7 6 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
30 Flagged 9
7 4 9 United States Chris Cord Chevrolet Camaro
Aqua
30 Flagged 8
8 3 10 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Medium Blue
30 Flagged 7
9 8 5 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Red
29 Flagged 6
10 12 1 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
29 Flagged 5
11 1 12 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
10 Crash 4
12 11 2 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Bronze
10 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: 98.182 mph (158.009 km/h)
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 2 sec
Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Chip Robinson 1 20 20
Scott Pruett 21 30 10

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 6, 1988

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 3 9 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Yellow
50 0:37:38 46 26 (5)
2 6 6 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
50 Flagged 17
3 8 4 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
50 Flagged 14
4 7 5 United States Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
50 Flagged 12
5 4 8 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
50 Flagged 10
6 5 7 United States Al Holbert Chevrolet Camaro
White
50 Flagged 9
7 10 2 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
50 Flagged 8
8 2 11 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Aqua
50 Flagged 7
9 11 1 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
Pink
50 Flagged 6
10 1 12 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Chevrolet Camaro
Tan
50 Flagged 4 8 (3)
11 9 3 United States Chip Robinson Chevrolet Camaro
Black
50 Flagged 4
12 X 10 United States Chris Cord Chevrolet Camaro 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) 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: 159.432 mph (256.581 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 0.78 sec
Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From
Lap
To
Lap
Number
of Laps
Roberto Guerrero 1 4 4
Geoff Bodine 5 50 46

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

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Saturday, August 13, 1988

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1 2 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
Silver
30 0:39:22 30 26 (5)
2 4 4 United States Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro
Lime
30 Flagged 17
3 6 6 United States Scott Pruett Chevrolet Camaro
White
30 Flagged 14
4 9 9 United States Al Holbert Chevrolet Camaro
Blue
30 Flagged 12
5 8 8 United States Al Unser Chevrolet Camaro
Aqua
30 Flagged 10
6 11 11 United States Chris Cord Chevrolet Camaro
Orange
30 Flagged 9
7 5 5 United States Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Camaro
Red
30 Flagged 8
8 3 3 United States Bill Elliott Chevrolet Camaro
Rose
30 Flagged 7
9 7 7 United States Chip Robinson Chevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29 Flagged 6
10 10 10 United States Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro
Purple
29 Flagged 5
11 12 12 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Chevrolet Camaro
Dark Blue
20 Flagged 4
12 1 1 United States Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Camaro
Gold
16 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 (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: 110.924 mph (178.515 km/h)
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1.58 sec
Lead changes: 0

Notes

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  1. Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine tied for fifth place in the championship standings, but Earnhardt was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.

References

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  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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