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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 14, 2018 13:01:05 GMT -5
Here is how the field will line up for the first race of the season at the Michigan International Speedway.
1.10-Emerson Fittipaldi
2.2-Dale Earnhardt
3.15-Jacky Ickx
4.11-Danny Ongais
5.4-Darrell Waltrip
6.12-Gordon Johncock
7.8-Tom Sneva
8.6-Cale Yarborough
9.3-Neil Bonnett
10.5-Johnny Rutherford
11.9-Derek Bell
12.7-Benny Parsons
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 14, 2018 17:23:28 GMT -5
Race #1
The IROC Series made their 1st stop of 1984 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
For the first time in four years the IROC Series ran a race after funding was hard to find. CART star Emerson Fittipaldi led the field to the Green Flag but it was defending race winner Dale Earnhardt who would take the lead in Turn 2 but by the time drivers raced around the two mile track, Gordon Johncock had taken the lead. Johncock would swap the lead with Danny Ongais around with twenty laps to go but would take it back and appeared well on his way to scoring the win at Michigan, but luck wasn't on his side.
After taking the white flag, Johncock's closest challenger was Dale Earnhardt and going into Turn 4, Johncock's car wiggled before going to the high side, having run out of gas. Dale Earnhardt was able to work his way past on the low lane and would go on to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Dale Earnhardt scored his 1st win of the year,
Earnhardt led 1 time for 1 lap, which was the final lap,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1980 also at Michigan; 5 races ago,
Derek Bell, who finished 11th, made his IROC Series debut,
Dale Earnhardt, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Gordon Johncock by 1 point
1.2-Dale Earnhardt (1 lap led)
2.12-Gordon Johncock (32 laps led)
3.5-Johnny Rutherford
4.10-Emerson Fittipaldi
5.11-Danny Ongais (17 laps led)
6.15-Jacky Ickx
7.3-Neil Bonnett
8.8-Tom Sneva
9.6-Cale Yarborough
10.4-Darrell Waltrip
11.9-Derek Bell-1 lap
12.7-Benny Parsons-1 lap
Emerson Fittipaldi-Pole
Danny Ongais-1-13
Gordon Johncock-14-34
Danny Ongais-35-38
Gordon Johncock-39-49
Dale Earnhardt-50
4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.333 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 24 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 6, 2018 12:03:59 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 Burke Lakefront Airport.
1.8-Benny Parsons
2.4-Derek Bell
3.6-Darrell Waltrip
4.15-Cale Yarborough
5.3-Tom Sneva
6.2-Neil Bonnett
7.12-Jacky Ickx
8.9-Danny Ongais
9.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
10.5-Johnny Rutherford
11.10-Gordon Johncock
12.11-Dale Earnhardt
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 6, 2018 20:00:05 GMT -5
Race #2
The IROC Series made their 2nd stop of 1984 at the Burke Lakefront Airport, in Cleveland, Ohio.
For the first time in IROC Series history, drivers raced at the Burke Lakefront Airport, Benny Parsons would lead the field to the Green Flag, but it would be fellow NASCAR star Cale Yarborough who would make a three wide move in Turn 1, who would take the lead and go on to lead the first lap. Three cautions in the first twenty laps would keep the field close as Yarborough would be on defense each lap as his lead would grow, and using his past road experience, Yarborough would go on to score his first IROC Series win in nearly seven years.
Other Noticeables:
Cale Yarborough scored his 1st win of the year,
Yarborough led 1 time for 30 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since 1977 at Riverside; 16 races ago,
Gordon Johncock, who finished 4th, is the new points leader, leading Cale Yarborough by 2 points
1.15-Cale Yarborough (30 laps led)
2.9-Danny Ongais
3.2-Neil Bonnett
4.10-Gordon Johncock
5.4-Derek Bell
6.5-Johnny Rutherford
7.8-Benny Parsons
8.6-Darrell Waltrip
9.11-Dale Earnhardt
10.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
11.3-Tom Sneva
12.12-Jacky Ickx-20 laps (Accident)
Benny Parsons-Pole
Cale Yarborough-1-30
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 3 for 6 laps
Lap 7 (Car #5 Spin Turn 6),
Lap 10 (Cars #7, 12 and 5 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 14 (Car #6 Spin Turn 6)
Margin of Victory: 6.769 Seconds
Time of Race: 58 Minutes and 19 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 26, 2018 14:00:04 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 Alabama International Motor Speedway.
1.8-Tom Sneva
2.11-Benny Parsons
3.10-Jacky Ickx
4.5-Darrell Waltrip
5.15-Derek Bell
6.7-Emerson Fittipaldi
7.6-Neil Bonnett
8.3-Johnny Rutherford
9.12-Dale Earnhardt
10.9-Danny Ongais
11.2-Cale Yarborough
12.4-Gordon Johncock
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 26, 2018 17:00:09 GMT -5
Race #3
The IROC Series made their 3rd stop of 1984 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway, in Talladega, Alabama.
For the first time in IROC Series history, drivers raced at the Alabama International Motor Speedway, Tom Sneva would lead the field to the Green Flag, NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip who would lead the first lap. Cale Yarborough would quickly pass Waltrip and would lead for the next ten laps as the fans in attendance were given a great shot as battles for the lead happened nearly every lap as seven of the twelve drivers would lead atleast one lap, breaking the old record that was six that had been in place since 1978.
With no cautions coming out, all twelve drivers would stay hooked up into one group as Cale Yarborough would be leading as the field took the white but by the time the field had gotten to Turn 3, he had lost the lead and Darrell Waltrip would take the lead in the tri-oval and would hold on for his first ever IROC Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Darrell Waltrip scored his 1st win of the year,
Waltrip led 4 times for 6 laps, including the final lap,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 11th start,
Gordon Johncock, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Cale Yarborough by 4 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically nine drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.Gordon Johncock: 51 points
2.Cale Yarborough-4 points
3.Danny Ongais-9 points
4.Darrell Waltrip-16 points
5.Dale Earnhardt-17 points
6.Johnny Rutherford-22 points
7.Derek Bell-23 points
8.Neil Bonnett-26 points
9.Emerson Fittipaldi-30 points
1.5-Darrell Waltrip (6 laps led)
2.4-Gordon Johncock (5 laps led)
3.15-Derek Bell (1 lap led)
4.9-Danny Ongais
5.2-Cale Yarborough (13 laps led)
6.11-Benny Parsons
7.10-Jacky Ickx
8.8-Tom Sneva (7 laps led)
9.3-Johnny Rutherford
10.12-Dale Earnhardt (3 laps led)
11.7-Emerson Fittipaldi (3 laps led)
12.6-Neil Bonnett
Tom Sneva-Pole
Darrell Waltrip-1
Cale Yarborough-2-12
Emerson Fittipaldi-13-14
Tom Sneva-15-16
Cale Yarborough-17
Darrell Waltrip-18-19
Dale Earnhardt-20-21
Tom Sneva-22
Derek Bell-23
Darrell Waltrip-24-25
Dale Earnhardt-26
Tom Sneva-27-28
Gordon Johncock-29-33
Tom Sneva-34-35
Emerson Fittipaldi-36
Cale Yarborough-37
Darrell Waltrip-38
16 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.033 Seconds
Time of Race: 42 Minutes and 22 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 5, 2018 14:13:00 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 Michigan International Speedway.
1.11-Jacky Ickx
2.12-Benny Parsons
3.9-Tom Sneva
4.2-Emerson Fittipaldi
5.4-Neil Bonnett
6.15-Derek Bell
7.8-Johnny Rutherford
8.6-Dale Earnhardt
9.10-Darrell Waltrip
10.3-Danny Ongais
11.5-Cale Yarborough
12.7-Gordon Johncock
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 5, 2018 16:59:57 GMT -5
Race #4
The IROC Series made their 4th and final stop of 1984 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
FIA star Jacky Ickx led the field to the Green Flag but it was NASCAR star Benny Parsons who would make a move in Turn 4 and would lead the first lap as the main story of the day was that nine drivers had a mathematical chance of being champion. One of those drivers was Neil Bonnet, though his chances were very slim, Bonnett didn't hold back as he passed Parsons for the lead on the 7th lap and began to pull away but moving up from his 10th starting spot was Danny Ongais, who would pass Bonnet for the lead on Lap 30.
Once in the lead, Ongais played defense as he prevented both Bonnett and Cale Yarborough from getting around him and would hold on for his first career IROC Series win as well as scoring enough points to become the 1984 IROC Series Champion.
Other Noticeables:
Danny Ongais scored his 1st win of the year,
Ongais led 1 time for 21 laps, which were the final 21 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 6th start,
Danny Ongais, who finished 1st, is the 1984 IROC Series Champion, winning the title by 6 points over Gordon Johncock
1.3-Danny Ongais (21 laps led)
2.4-Neil Bonnett (23 laps led)
3.9-Tom Sneva
4.5-Cale Yarborough
5.12-Benny Parsons (6 laps led)
6.7-Gordon Johncock
7.8-Johnny Rutherford
8.11-Jacky Ickx
9.15-Derek Bell
10.10-Darrell Waltrip
11.6-Dale Earnhardt
12.2-Emerson Fittipaldi
Jacky Ickx-Pole
Benny Parsons-1-6
Neil Bonnett-7-29
Danny Ongais-30-50
2 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.400 Seconds
Time of Race: 44 Minutes and 26 Seconds
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