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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 21, 2016 9:59:57 GMT -5
Here is how the field will line up for the first race of the season at the Michigan International Speedway.
1.7-Mario Andretti
2.4-James Hunt
3.10-Jody Scheckter
4.9-A.J. Foyt
5.11-Emerson Fittipaldi
6.6-Al Unser
7.1-David Pearson
8.12-Benny Parsons
9.5-Richard Petty
10.8-Brian Redman
11.2-Bobby Allison
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 21, 2016 17:59:58 GMT -5
Race 1
The IROC Series made their 1st stop of 1976 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Mario Andretti led the field to the green flag but it was James Hunt who led the first lap as for only the second time in the history of the IROC Series raced at the two mile Michigan International Speedway as just like the first event, no cautions would slow the event and the fans in attendance were treated to a great showing by the eleven drivers. Mario Andretti would take the lead back on Lap 7 but was followed closely by David Pearson and Benny Parsons, who was making his IROC Series debut, and Bobby Allison. However with 35 laps to go, David Pearson would pass Mario Andretti and would use his past Superspeedway experience and would hold on the rest of the way and scored his first ever IROC Series win.
Other Noticeables:
David Pearson scored his 1st win of the year,
Pearson led 1 time for 35 laps, including the final 35 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 9th start,
Mario Andretti(2nd), Benny Parsons(4th), Brian Redman(7th), Al Unser(9th) and James Hunt(10th) made their IROC Series debuts,
David Pearson, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Mario Andretti by 6 points
1.1-David Pearson (35 laps led)
2.7-Mario Andretti (9 laps led)
3.2-Bobby Allison
4.12-Benny Parsons
5.5-Richard Petty
6.9-A.J. Foyt
7.8-Brian Redman
8.10-Jody Scheckter
9.6-Al Unser
10.4-James Hunt (6 laps led)
11.11-Emerson Fittipaldi
Mario Andretti-Pole
James Hunt-1-6
Mario Andretti-7-15
David Pearson-16-50
2 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.335 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 29 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 26, 2016 9:03:21 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 season at the Riverside International Raceway.
1.3-Bobby Unser
2.2-Emerson Fittipaldi
3.James Hunt
4.Al Unser
5.11-Jody Scheckter
6.10-Brian Redman
7.9-A.J. Foyt
8.1-Richard Petty
9.4-Benny Parsons
10.5-Bobby Allison
11.8-Mario Andretti
12.David Pearson
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 26, 2016 18:00:09 GMT -5
Race 2
The IROC Series made their 2nd stop of 1976 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
Bobby Unser led the field to the green flag as many fans remembered the past events at Riverside as only a crowd of less then five hundred showed up to watch the second event of the 1976 season and they were right to stay away. Bobby Unser, who won the year prior to score his first ever IROC win by leading 20 of the 30 laps, came back with a goal to do better this time as despite the two caution flags, Unser was able to lead every single lap, scoring the biggest margin of victory in the series history and scored his second straight win at Riverside.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 1st win of the year,
Unser led 1 time for 30 laps, including all 30 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1975 also at Riverside; 5 races ago,
David Pearson, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Bobby Unser by 8 points
1.3-Bobby Unser (30 laps led)
2.2-Emerson Fittipaldi
3.9-A.J. Foyt
4.4-Benny Parsons
5.10-Brian Redman
6.11-Jody Scheckter
7.David Pearson
8.1-Richard Petty
9.8-Mario Andretti
10.Al Unser
11.James Hunt
12.5-Bobby Allison
Bobby Unser-1-30
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 8 (Cars #4 and Al Unser Spin Turn 7),
Lap 12 (James Hunt Spin Turn 6)
Margin of Victory: 32.917 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour and 5 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 7, 2017 12:00:42 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.
1.3-James Hunt
2.2-Al Unser
3.1-Jody Scheckter
4.9-Bobby Allison
5.11-Richard Petty
6.4-Brian Redman
7.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
8.5-A.J. Foyt
9.15-Benny Parsons
10.6-Mario Andretti
11.12-Bobby Unser
12.8-David Pearson
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 7, 2017 18:00:00 GMT -5
Race 3
The IROC Series made their 3rd stop of 1976 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
James Hunt led the field to the green flag but it was Bobby Allison who would drive up from his 4th starting position and would take the lead heading down the Backstretch. A year prior at Riverside, Allison started 5th and led 25 of the 30 for his first ever IROC win and in the next event Allison would win Daytona and got duel trophies: the race and championship trophies.
With that in mind, Allison also remembered what the late Mark Donohue had done in 1974 winning the final two races and the championship and Allison completed the first stage easily, winning in the third event at Riverside for the second year in a row by leading all thirty laps and taking the points lead with one race remaining.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Allison scored his 1st win of the year,
Allison led 1 time for 30 laps, including all 30 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1975 at Daytona; 4 races ago,
Bobby Allison, who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading David Pearson by 6 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically all twelve drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.Bobby Allison: 43 points (+7 spots)
2.David Pearson-6 points (-1 spot)
3.Benny Parsons-9 points (+1 spot)
4.A.J. Foyt-12 points (+1 spot)
5.Mario Andretti-12 points (-2 spots)
6.Brian Redman-13 points (+1 spot)
7.Bobby Unser-13 points (-5 spots)
8.James Hunt-15 points (+4 spots)
9.Emerson Fittipaldi-16 points (-3 spots)
10.Jody Scheckter-18 points
11.Al Unser-18 points
12.Richard Petty-19 points (-3 spots)
1.9-Bobby Allison (30 laps led)
2.3-James Hunt
3.2-Al Unser
4.4-Brian Redman
5.15-Benny Parsons
6.1-Jody Scheckter
7.5-A.J. Foyt
8.11-Richard Petty
9.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
10.6-Mario Andretti
11.12-Bobby Unser-1 lap
12.8-David Pearson-2 laps
James Hunt-Pole
Bobby Allison-1-30
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 14.448 Seconds
Time of Race: 54 Minutes and 49 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 20, 2017 10:00:20 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual IROC rules, the starting lineup for the fourth 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.
1.1-Al Unser
2.2-Emerson Fittipaldi
3.4-Bobby Unser
4.3-Brian Redman
5.5-Mario Andretti
6.9-A.J. Foyt
7.6-Benny Parsons
8.12-David Pearson
9.8-Bobby Allison
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 20, 2017 17:13:05 GMT -5
Race 4
The IROC Series made their 4th and final stop of 1976 at the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Al Unser led the field to the green flag but it was his brother Bobby who would lead the first lap as for only the second time in the three year history of the IROC Series, drivers raced on the high banks of the legendary Daytona International Speedway. Bobby's stay up front was short lived before Bobby Allison and Emerson Fittipaldi would take over the top two spots and swapped the lead for much of the race.
Having won the race and championship a year before, Allison used his strategy of staying in the Top 5 all race long and leading when he could as Emerson Fittipaldi would lead half of the laps and would win the battle to win the race. However, it was Allison who would win the war as his 2nd place finish gave him the championship and his name in the history books as the first driver to win two championships, in back-to-back fashion, in the IROC Series.
Other Noticeables:
Emerson Fittipaldi scored his 1st win of the year,
Fittipaldi led 6 times for 25 laps, including the final 4 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 11th start,
Bobby Allison, who finished 2nd, is the 1976 IROC Series Champion, beating Emerson Fittipaldi by 10 points
1.2-Emerson Fittipaldi (25 laps led)
2.8-Bobby Allison (10 laps led)
3.3-Brian Redman
4.4-Bobby Unser (2 laps led)
5.5-Mario Andretti (3 laps led)
6.1-Al Unser
7.9-A.J. Foyt-1 lap
8.12-David Pearson-22 laps (Camshaft)
9.6-Benny Parsons-30 laps (Accident)
Al Unser-Pole
Bobby Unser-1
Mario Andretti-2-4
Bobby Unser-5
Bobby Allison-6
Emerson Fittipaldi-7-14
Bobby Allison-15
Emerson Fittipaldi-16-17
Bobby Allison-18
Emerson Fittipaldi-19-24
Bobby Allison-25-29
Emerson Fittipaldi-30-33
Bobby Allison-34
Emerson Fittipaldi-35
Bobby Allison-36
Emerson Fittipaldi-37-40
14 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 9 (Cars #4, 9, 1, 5, 6 and 12 Accident Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 0.096 Seconds
Time of Race: 45 Minutes and 30 Seconds
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