IROC IX


The ninth year of IROC competition took place in 1985. IROC IX saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, was the second straight season that television coverage was on CBS, 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 was rained out at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Michigan International Speedway. Harry Gant won the championship in a tie-breaker with Darrell Waltrip, and took home $158,200 for his efforts.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
RankDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1 Harry Gant 145$158,200NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1984 Winston Cup points
[|2] Darrell Waltrip 145$80,400NASCAR Winston Cup Series
5th in 1984 Winston Cup points
[|3] Bobby Rahal40$55,100CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1984 IndyCar points
4 Tom Sneva32$43,000CART PPG IndyCar World Series
2nd in 1984 IndyCar points
5 Terry Labonte 231$39,300NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1984 Winston Cup Champion
6 Derek Bell 231$30,000World Endurance Championship
4th in 1984 World Sportscar Championship
7 John Watson30$29,000FIA Formula One World Championship
World Endurance Championship
8 Cale Yarborough29$27,400NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
1984 Daytona 500 winner
9 A. J. Foyt28$29,500CART PPG IndyCar World Series
IROC III & IROC IV Champion
10 Jochen Mass27$23,000World Endurance Championship
2nd in 1984 World Sportscar Championship
11 Mario Andretti 325$26,700CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1984 IndyCar Champion
IROC VI champion
12 Tom Gloy13$20,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
1984 Trans-Am Champion

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 15, 1985
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1115 Darrell WaltripChevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
400:32:55123 '
261 Tom SnevaChevrolet Camaro
White
40Flagged17
394 A. J. FoytChevrolet Camaro
Cream
40Flagged3519 '
448 Derek BellChevrolet Camaro
Orange
40Flagged12
5127 Harry GantChevrolet Camaro
40Flagged10
673 Cale YarboroughChevrolet Camaro
Pink
40Flagged412 '
7817 Jochen MassChevrolet Camaro
Silver
40Flagged8
812 John WatsonChevrolet Camaro
40Flagged7
9312 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro
39Crash6
1056 Terry LabonteChevrolet Camaro
Yellow
39Flagged5
111011 Tom GloyChevrolet Camaro
15Crash4
1229 Mario AndrettiChevrolet Camaro
Orange Yellow
5Mechanical3

' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
' Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Lead changes: 3

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Friday, June 8, 1985
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1417 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro
Silver
290:49:30224 '
257 John WatsonChevrolet Camaro
29Flagged17
313 Mario AndrettiChevrolet Camaro
Pink
29Flagged2719 '
468 Jochen MassChevrolet Camaro
Orange
29Flagged12
592 Derek BellChevrolet Camaro
29Flagged10
681 Harry GantChevrolet Camaro
White
29Flagged9
7126 Darrell WaltripChevrolet Camaro
Yellow
29Flagged8
81111 Tom SnevaChevrolet Camaro
29Flagged7
935 Terry LabonteChevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
29Flagged6
101010 A. J. FoytChevrolet Camaro
29Flagged5
11218 Tom GloyChevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
29Flagged4
12712 Cale YarboroughChevrolet Camaro
29Flagged3

' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.4 sec
Lead changes: 1

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

This race was scheduled for Saturday May 4th, 1985 but was canceled due to rain

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 10, 1985
FinishGridCar
no.
DriverCar MakeCar ColorLapsStatusLaps
Led
Points
1818 Harry GantChevrolet Camaro
Light Blue
500:39:093326 '
2105 Terry LabonteChevrolet Camaro
Powder Blue
50Flagged1320 '
3912 Cale YarboroughChevrolet Camaro
50Flagged14
412 Darrell WaltripChevrolet Camaro
50Flagged414 '
521 Bobby RahalChevrolet Camaro
White
50Flagged10
6611 Derek BellChevrolet Camaro
50Flagged9
736 Tom SnevaChevrolet Camaro
Yellow
50Flagged8
8717 Jochen MassChevrolet Camaro
Silver
50Flagged7
948 John WatsonChevrolet Camaro
Orange
50Flagged6
10113 Tom GloyChevrolet Camaro
Pink
49Flagged5
1157 A. J. FoytChevrolet Camaro
27Mechanical4
12XX Mario Andretti 3Chevrolet CamaroNot Assigned0Did Not Start,
Injured
3

' Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
' Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
' Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps.
Average speed:
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 feet
Lead changes: 8