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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 1, 2017 10:01:44 GMT -5
Here is how the field will line up for the first race of the season at the Michigan International Speedway.
1.10-James Hunt
2.9-Bobby Unser
3.2-Buddy Baker
4.8-A.J. Foyt
5.3-Gordon Johncock
6.1-Al Unser
7.4-Al Holbert
8.7-Jody Scheckter
9.6-Johnny Rutherford
10.12-Richard Petty
11.11-Cale Yarborough
12.5-David Pearson
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 1, 2017 18:05:02 GMT -5
Race 1
The IROC Series made their 1st stop of 1977 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
James Hunt led the field to the green flag but it would be Bobby Unser who would lead the first lap as for only the third time in the history of the IROC Series, drivers raced on the high banks of the legendary Michigan International Speedway as every event at the track would be won by a different driver, Cale Yarborough(1975) and David Pearson(1976). The entire race was a battle between NASCAR star Buddy Baker and everyone else as the youngster Baker dominated the day leading 34 of the 50 laps but in the last five laps Baker called into his crew that his car felt funny and was passed by Al Unser and a lap later, Baker pitted due to a flat left rear tire.
With his toughest competitor out of the way, Al Unser, whose previous best finish in the IROC Series was 3rd and had never led a single lap before today, would easily hold off Johnny Rutherford for his first ever IROC Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Al Unser scored his 1st win of the year,
Unser led 2 times for 5 laps, including the final 4 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 5th start,
Al Holbert(7th) and Buddy Baker(10th) made their IROC Series debuts,
Al Unser, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Johnny Rutherford by 1 point
1.1-Al Unser (5 laps led)
2.6-Johnny Rutherford (6 laps led)
3.12-Richard Petty
4.7-Jody Scheckter
5.9-Bobby Unser (5 laps led)
6.3-Gordon Johncock
7.4-Al Holbert
8.11-Cale Yarborough
9.10-James Hunt
10.2-Buddy Baker (34 laps led)
11.8-A.J. Foyt
12.5-David Pearson-1 lap
James Hunt-Pole
Bobby Unser-1
Buddy Baker-2-5
Bobby Unser-6-8
Buddy Baker-9-13
Bobby Unser-14
Buddy Baker-15-20
Johnny Rutherford-21
Buddy Baker-22-23
Johnny Rutherford-24-25
Buddy Baker-26-38
Johnny Rutherford-39-41
Buddy Baker-42-44
Al Unser-45
Buddy Baker-46
Al Unser-47-50
14 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.497 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 31 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 15, 2017 7:00:08 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual IROC rules, the starting lineup for the second race will be the race results of the first event but inverted.
Here is how the field will line up for the second race of the season at the Riverside International Raceway.
1.8-David Pearson
2.5-A.J. Foyt
3.12-Buddy Baker
4.6-Cale Yarborough
5.1-Al Holbert
6.2-Gordon Johncock
7.11-Bobby Unser
8.4-Jody Scheckter
9.9-Richard Petty
10.3-Johnny Rutherford
11.7-Al Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 15, 2017 15:00:02 GMT -5
Race 2
The IROC Series made their 2nd stop of 1977 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
David Pearson led the field to the green flag but it would be A.J. Foyt who would make a three wide pass in Turn 1 and lead the first lap. After the past two previous years where the first Riverside race of the season had been won by Bobby Unser, only a couple hundred fans were in attendance for the race and those who didn't come were right not to. Having started in 7th, Bobby Unser worked his way into second place by the first lap and on the third, he passed A.J. Foyt for the lead and just like he had done the previous two years, Unser pulled away to a dominating win, leading all but three laps, winning for the third year in a row at Riverside and winning by the biggest margin of victory in the history of the series.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 1st win of the year,
Unser led 1 time for 27 laps, including the final 27 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1976 also at Riverside; 5 races ago,
Bobby Unser, who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading his brother Al Unser by 9 points
1.11-Bobby Unser (27 laps led)
2.5-A.J. Foyt (3 laps led)
3.1-Al Holbert
4.8-David Pearson
5.12-Buddy Baker
6.6-Cale Yarborough
7.7-Al Unser
8.4-Jody Scheckter
9.9-Richard Petty
10.3-Johnny Rutherford
11.2-Gordon Johncock-1 lap
David Pearson-Pole
A.J. Foyt-1-3
Bobby Unser-4-30
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 41.708 Seconds
Time of Race: 54 Minutes and 13 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 30, 2017 6:07:55 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.
1.8-Gordon Johncock
2.5-David Pearson
3.1-Cale Yarborough
4.10-Jody Scheckter
5.6-Richard Petty
6.7-Buddy Baker
7.2-Al Holbert
8.9-A.J. Foyt
9.12-Johnny Rutherford
10.11-Al Unser
11.3-Bobby Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 30, 2017 15:00:08 GMT -5
Race 3
The IROC Series made their 3rd stop of 1977 at the Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside, California.
Gordon Johncock led the field to the green flag and would lead the first lap as with previous Riverside events, this one turned out to be as lackluster as well. NASCAR star Cale Yarborough took the lead on the second lap and his lead would grow up to almost forty seconds before the lone caution would fly with four laps to go. Even with the field caught up to his bumper, no one had anything for Yarborough, who would lead all but one lap and score his second win in the IROC Series.
Other Noticeables:
Cale Yarborough scored his 1st win of the year,
Yarborough led 1 time for 29 laps, including the final 29 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1975 at Michigan; 11 races ago,
Bobby Unser, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Cale Yarborough by 13 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically ten drivers still have a shot of winning the championship:
1.Bobby Unser: 55 points
2.Cale Yarborough-13 points (+7 spots)
3.A.J. Foyt-17 points (+1 spot)
4.Al Unser-18 points (-2 spots)
5.Johnny Rutherford-23 points (-2 spots)
6.Buddy Baker-25 points
7.Richard Petty-26 points
8.Gordon Johncock-27 points (+3 spots)
9.Al Holbert-28 points (-4 spots)
10.Jody Scheckter-30 points (-2 spots)
1.1-Cale Yarborough (29 laps led)
2.3-Bobby Unser
3.9-A.J. Foyt
4.8-Gordon Johncock (1 lap led)
5.7-Buddy Baker
6.6-Richard Petty
7.11-Al Unser
8.12-Johnny Rutherford-1 lap
9.10-Jody Scheckter-2 laps
10.2-Al Holbert-6 laps (Ignition)
11.5-David Pearson-6 laps
Gordon Johncock-1
Cale Yarborough-2-30
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps
Lap 26 (Car #2 Stalled Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: 3.517 Seconds
Time of Race: 57 Minutes and 16 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 11, 2017 7:02:37 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.
1.11-David Pearson
2.2-Al Holbert
3.6-Richard Petty
4.3-Buddy Baker
5.5-Johnny Rutherford
6.1-Al Unser
7.7-A.J. Foyt
8.12-Cale Yarborough
9.9-Bobby Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 11, 2017 16:00:11 GMT -5
Race 4
The IROC Series made their 4th and final stop of 1977 at the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
NASCAR star David Pearson led the field to the green flag and would lead the first two laps as all nine drivers came into the race with a shot of being champion but on Lap 6 the "big one" would strike, knocking two drivers out of the race and damaging six others, making it a two car race between Pearson and Johnny Rutherford, a battle Rutherford would win, in the closest finish in the history of the IROC Series. However it would be Bobby Unser, who finished 7th, who would win the war, scoring enough points to wrap up the championship as Bobby Unser is the 1977 IROC Series Champion.
Other Noticeables:
Johnny Rutherford scored his 1st win of the year,
Rutherford led 9 times for 15 laps, including the final lap,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 8th start,
Bobby Unser, who finished 7th, is the 1977 IROC Series Champion, beating Johnny Rutherford by 7 points
1.5-Johnny Rutherford (15 laps led)
2.11-David Pearson (22 laps led)
3.1-Al Unser
4.3-Buddy Baker
5.6-Richard Petty
6.2-Al Holbert-1 lap (1 lap led)
7.9-Bobby Unser-2 laps (1 lap led)
8.12-Cale Yarborough-33 laps (Accident)
9.7-A.J. Foyt-33 laps (Accident) (1 lap led)
David Pearson-1-2
A.J. Foyt-3
Al Holbert-4
Bobby Unser-5
David Pearson-6-11
Johnny Rutherford-12
David Pearson-13-14
Johnny Rutherford-15-16
David Pearson-17
Johnny Rutherford-18-19
David Pearson-20-22
Johnny Rutherford-23-24
David Pearson-25
Johnny Rutherford-26
David Pearson-27
Johnny Rutherford-28-31
David Pearson-32-33
Johnny Rutherford-34
David Pearson-35
Johnny Rutherford-36
David Pearson-37-39
Johnny Rutherford-40
21 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 6 (Cars #7, 2, 9, 1, 12, 6 and 3 Accident Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 0.085 Seconds
Time of Race: 45 Minutes and 10 Seconds
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