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IROC XV

IROC XV was the fifteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1991. It was the second year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Talladega Superspeedway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and the year finished at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the series championship and $175,000.

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

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 15, 1991

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.<br>two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.<br>three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 184.521&nbsp;mph<br>Cautions: 2<br>Margin of victory: 1 cl<br>Lead changes: 14

Race Two, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 4, 1991

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.<br>two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.<br>three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (since there was a tie for 2nd both drivers received 2nd most laps led bonus points).

Average speed: 187.958&nbsp;mph<br>Cautions: 2<br>Margin of victory: 1 cl<br>Lead changes: 9

Cautions

Lap Leader Breakdown

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 3, 1991

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.<br>two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.<br>three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (since there was a tie for 2nd both drivers received 2nd most laps led bonus points).

Average speed: 158.744&nbsp;mph<br>Cautions: none<br>Margin of victory: .2 sec<br>Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 10, 1991

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.<br>two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).<br>three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 111.49&nbsp;mph<br>Cautions: 1 (Lap 1 for Al Unser Jr Crash)<br>Margin of victory: .15 sec<br>Lead changes: 0

Notes

  1. Tom Kendall did not start the last two races due to injury, and was awarded last place points.
  2. Al Unser Jr. started in a backup car from 11th position after a first lap accident.
  3. This was also the last time a road course was used in IROC competition until the final edition in 2006.

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