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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 25, 2016 12:00:09 GMT -5
Here is how the field will line up for the first race of the season at the Michigan International Speedway.
1.15-Ronnie Peterson
2.8-A.J. Foyt
3.4-Bobby Allison
4.14-Graham Hill
5.6-Jody Scheckter
6.7-Bobby Unser
7.16-David Pearson
8.11-Cale Yarborough
9.12-Emerson Fittipaldi
10.3-Richard Petty
11.2-George Follmer
12.9-Johnny Rutherford
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 25, 2016 18:03:47 GMT -5
Race 1
The IROC Series made their 1st stop of 1975 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Ronnie Peterson led the field to the green flag as for the first time in the history of the IROC Series raced on the Michigan International Speedway as Peterson wrote his name in the history books by leading the first ever lap at the track. Peterson's stay up front would be short lived as both A.J. Foyt and Bobby Allison would trade the lead before Allison began to dominate the day, holding off a number of drivers from leading before his greatest challenger of the race, Cale Yarborough, drove up from his 8th starting spot and after a brief battle with Allison, Yarborough held off George Follmer and David Pearson in the final laps and scored the win.
Other Noticeables:
Cale Yarborough scored his 1st win of the year,
Yarborough led 2 times for 30 laps, including the final 29 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 1st start,
Cale Yarborough(1st), Jody Scheckter(5th), Ronnie Peterson(7th), Johnny Rutherford(11th) and Graham Hill(12th) made their IROC Series debuts,
Cale Yarborough, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading George Follmer by 9 points
1.11-Cale Yarborough (30 laps led)
2.2-George Follmer
3.16-David Pearson
4.7-Bobby Unser
5.6-Jody Scheckter
6.12-Emerson Fittipaldi
7.15-Ronnie Peterson (1 lap led)
8.3-Richard Petty
9.8-A.J. Foyt (2 laps led)
10.4-Bobby Allison (17 laps led)
11.9-Johnny Rutherford
12.14-Graham Hill-1 lap
Ronnie Peterson-1
A.J. Foyt-2-3
Bobby Allison-4-17
Cale Yarborough-18
Bobby Allison-19-21
Cale Yarborough-22-50
5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.309 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 24 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 30, 2016 13:00:00 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual IROC rules, the starting lineup for the second race will be the finishing order of the 1st race but inverted.
Here is how the field will line up for the second race of the 1975 season at the Riverside International Raceway.
1.3-Graham Hill
2.6-Johnny Rutherford
3.4-Bobby Allison
4.2-A.J. Foyt
5.8-Richard Petty
6.14-Ronnie Peterson
7.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
8.16-Jody Scheckter
9.11-Bobby Unser
10.10-David Pearson
11.12-George Follmer
12.9-Cale Yarborough
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 30, 2016 17:00:01 GMT -5
Race 2
The IROC Series made their 2nd stop of 1975 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
Graham Hill led the field to the green flag as for the fourth time in the history of the IROC Series raced at the Riverside International Raceway, and much like the other events, this one was filled with racing back in the pack, but up front brief battles for the lead as Bobby Unser would drive up from his 9th starting place and take the lead with twenty laps to go and would go on to score his first ever IROC Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 1st win of the year,
Unser led 1 time for 20 laps, including the final 20 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 6th start,
Bobby Unser, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Cale Yarborough by 3 points
1.11-Bobby Unser (20 laps led)
2.3-Graham Hill (10 laps led)
3.14-Ronnie Peterson
4.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
5.12-George Follmer
6.9-Cale Yarborough
7.6-Johnny Rutherford
8.4-Bobby Allison
9.2-A.J. Foyt
10.10-David Pearson
11.8-Richard Petty
12.16-Jody Scheckter-1 lap
Graham Hill-1-10
Bobby Unser-11-30
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 1 (Car #10 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 21 (Car #8 Stalled Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 8.912 Seconds
Time of Race: 59 Minutes and 21 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 4, 2016 11:01:03 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual IROC rules, the starting lineup for the third race will be the point standings but inverted.
Here is how the field will line up for the third race of the season at the Riverside International Raceway.
1.9-Richard Petty
2.10-Johnny Rutherford
3.14-Jody Scheckter
4.3-A.J. Foyt
5.7-Bobby Allison
6.6-David Pearson
7.15-Emerson Fittipaldi
8.16-Ronnie Peterson
9.2-Graham Hill
10.5-George Follmer
11.8-Cale Yarborough
12.12-Bobby Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 4, 2016 18:07:09 GMT -5
Race 3
The IROC Series made their 3rd stop of 1975 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
Richard Petty led the field to the green flag as for the sixth time in the history of the IROC Series raced at the Riverside International Raceway as Petty would lead the first five laps before his NASCAR rival, Bobby Allison, would drive up from his 5th starting spot and began to distance himself from the pack. A wreck on Lap 11 knocked Jody Scheckter not only out of the race but out of championship contention going into the final race. David Pearson, who was involved in the crash, got heavy damage but his crew was able to repair and send him back out without losing a lap.
With the green back out, Pearson, despite heavy damage to his car, was able to pick his way through the field up to second place, but he was no match for Bobby Allison, who drove to the biggest Margin of Victory in the History of the IROC Series and his first ever IROC Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Allison scored his 1st win of the year,
Allison led 1 time for 25 laps, including the final 25 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 6th start,
Bobby Unser, who finished 6th, is still the points leader, leading Bobby Allison by 6 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically ten drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.Bobby Unser: 47 points
2.Bobby Allison-6 points (+6 spots)
3.Cale Yarborough-7 points (-1 spot)
4.David Pearson-11 points (+3 spots)
5.Graham Hill-12 points (-1 spot)
6.George Follmer-13 points (-3 spots)
7.Emerson Fittipaldi-16 points (-1 spot)
8.A.J. Foyt-19 points (+1 spot) (tied)
9.Ronnie Peterson-19 points (-4 spots) (tied)
10.Richard Petty-25 points (+2 spots)
1.7-Bobby Allison (25 laps led)
2.6-David Pearson
3.3-A.J. Foyt
4.Graham Hill
5.15-Emerson Fittipaldi
6.12-Bobby Unser
7.9-Richard Petty (5 laps led)
8.5-George Follmer
9.16-Ronnie Peterson
10.8-Cale Yarborough
11.10-Johnny Rutherford
12.14-Jody Scheckter-19 laps (Accident)
Richard Petty-1-5
Bobby Allison-6-30
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 3 (Car #6 Spin Turn 8),
Lap 11 (Cars #6 and 14 Accident Turn 5)
Margin of Victory: 27.214 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour and 11 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 11, 2016 11:00:12 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual IROC rules, the starting lineup for the fourth and final race will be the point standings but inverted.
Here is how the field will line up for the fourth and final race of the season at the Daytona International Speedway.
1.14-Johnny Rutherford
2.2-Ronnie Peterson
3.10-A.J. Foyt
4.9-Emerson Fittipaldi
5.16-George Follmer
6.6-David Pearson
7.3-Cale Yarborough
8.8-Bobby Allison
9.12-Bobby Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 11, 2016 17:01:00 GMT -5
Race 4
The IROC Series made their 4th and final stop of 1975 at the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Johnny Rutherford led the field to the green flag as for the first time in the history of the IROC Series raced at the oval Daytona International Speedway as Rutherford would lead the first ever lap as mathematically eight of the nine drivers had a shot of being the champion for 1975. Bobby Allison, who had just won the previous race at Riverside, drove up from his second to last starting spot and quickly made his way to the front, leading much of the event after a six car wreck slowed the field. With his championship rival Bobby Unser struggling to stay up front and not lead a lap, Allison would take the lead with three laps to go, scoring the win and also winning the IROC Championship.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Allison scored his 2nd win of the year and 2nd in a row,
Allison led 8 times for 27 laps, including the final 3 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since Riverside; 1 race ago,
Allison, who finished 1st, is the 1975 IROC Series Champion, beating Bobby Unser by 10 points
1.8-Bobby Allison (27 laps led)
2.6-David Pearson (5 laps led)
3.14-Johnny Rutherford (1 lap led)
4.9-Emerson Fittipaldi (6 laps led)
5.12-Bobby Unser
6.3-Cale Yarborough (1 lap led)
7.16-George Follmer-1 lap
8.10-A.J. Foyt-2 laps
9.2-Ronnie Peterson-34 laps (Accident)
Johnny Rutherford-1
Cale Yarborough-2
Bobby Allison-3-11
David Pearson-12
Bobby Allison-13
Emerson Fittipaldi-14
David Pearson-15
Bobby Allison-16-18
Emerson Fittipaldi-19
David Pearson-20
Bobby Allison-21-22
Emerson Fittipaldi-23
David Pearson-24
Bobby Allison-25-26
David Pearson-27
Bobby Allison-28-33
Emerson Fittipaldi-34-35
Bobby Allison-36
Emerson Fittipaldi-37
Bobby Allison-38-40
19 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 5 (Cars #2, 12, 3, 14, 16 and 10 Accident Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 0.193 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 51 Seconds
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