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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 30, 2019 13:31:36 GMT -5
Here is how the field will line up for the first race of the season at the Daytona International Speedway.
1.7-Darrell Waltrip
2.1-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
3.18-Derek Bell
4.5-Bill Elliott
5.2-Geoffrey Bodine
6.8-Mario Andretti
7.6-Al Unser Jr.
8.12-Dale Earnhardt
9.4-Scott Pruett
10.17-Al Unser
11.8-Michael Andretti
12.20-Bobby Rahal
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 30, 2019 20:01:28 GMT -5
Race #1
The IROC Series made their 1st stop of 1987 at the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first lap before chaos broke out on the Backstretch as all twelve drivers were involved in a "big one", all twelve cars got damaged but only Geoffrey Bodine had been knocked out. Bobby Rahal had taken the lead and would lead for much of the first quarter of the event before his camshaft broke, handing the lead over to Wally Dallenbach Jr. who was making his series debut. Dallenbach would swap the lead with Scott Pruett, who was also making his series debut, as both drivers would swap the lead ten times with Dallenbach leading on the final lap. Pruett held back on the final lap, waiting for the last moment, passing Dallenbach in Turn 4 and held on to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Pruett scored his 1st win of the year,
Pruett led 6 times for 17 laps, including the final lap,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 1st career start,
Scott Pruett(1st), Wally Dallenbach Jr.(2nd), Michael Andretti(7th) and Geoffrey Bodine(12th) made their IROC Series debuts,
Scott Pruett, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Wally Dallenbach Jr. by 6 points
1.4-Scott Pruett (17 laps led)
2.1-Wally Dallenbach Jr. (13 laps led)
3.7-Darrell Waltrip (1 lap led)
4.18-Derek Bell
5.5-Bill Elliott
6.17-Al Unser
7.8-Michael Andretti-1 lap
8.6-Al Unser Jr.-1 lap
9.12-Dale Earnhardt-2 laps
10.8-Mario Andretti-4 laps
11.20-Bobby Rahal-25 laps (Camshaft) (9 laps led)
12.2-Geoffrey Bodine-38 laps (Accident)
Darrell Waltrip-1
Bobby Rahal-2-7
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-8-11
Bobby Rahal-12-14
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-15
Scott Pruett-16-19
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-20-21
Scott Pruett-22-29
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-30-32
Scott Pruett-33
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-34
Scott Pruett-35-36
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-37
Scott Pruett-38
Wally Dallenbach Jr.-39
Scott Pruett-40
15 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 2 (Cars #7, 6, 8, 2, 18, 17, 4, 1, 20, 5, 8 and 12 Accident Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: 0.124 Seconds
Time of Race: 46 Minutes
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 15, 2019 5:00:14 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 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
1.1-Geoffrey Bodine
2.10-Bobby Rahal
3.6-Mario Andretti
4.2-Dale Earnhardt
5.18-Al Unser Jr.
6.5-Michael Andretti
7.12-Al Unser
8.7-Bill Elliott
9.11-Derek Bell
10.8-Darrell Waltrip
11.20-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
12.9-Scott Pruett
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 15, 2019 14:00:06 GMT -5
Race #2
The IROC Series made their 2nd stop of 1987 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio.
For the third time in series history, drivers raced at the 2.400 mile road course, NASCAR star Geoffrey Bodine led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly pull away from the field, but right on his back bumper was Bobby Rahal. At Daytona in the last round, Bodine was taken out in a early crash while Rahal suffered camshaft problems late in the race, this time both drivers drove way from everyone else and battled all over the track, with Bodine always holding off Rahal, and would do so for every single lap, to score his first career IROC Series win in just his second start.
Other Noticeables:
Geoffrey Bodine scored his 1st win of the year,
Bodine led 1 time for 29 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 1st win of his career in the IROC Series in his 2nd start,
Al Unser Jr., who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading Al Unser by 6 points
1.1-Geoffrey Bodine (29 laps led)
2.10-Bobby Rahal
3.6-Mario Andretti
4.2-Dale Earnhardt
5.5-Michael Andretti
6.7-Bill Elliott
7.8-Darrell Waltrip
8.20-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
9.9-Scott Pruett
10.18-Al Unser Jr.
11.11-Derek Bell
12.12-Al Unser
Geoffrey Bodine-1-29
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.646 Seconds
Time of Race: 54 Minutes and 9 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 9, 2019 13:59:55 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 Michigan International Speedway.
1.12-Al Unser
2.6-Al Unser Jr.
3.6-Derek Bell
4.14-Dale Earnhardt
5.2-Michael Andretti
6.22-Mario Andretti
7.4-Bill Elliott
8.17-Darrell Waltrip
9.15-Bobby Rahal
10.1-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
11.3-Geoffrey Bodine
12.8-Scott Pruett
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 9, 2019 21:06:18 GMT -5
Race #3
The IROC Series made their 3rd stop of 1987 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan.
USAC star Al Unser led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first ten laps before his son took the lead for a lap before NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip took over and would lead for a few laps before a broken valve knocked Waltrip out of the race. Up front that left the Unser family to swap the lead with Daytona race winner Scott Pruett, who had started in the last spot when the green came out. Pruett had worked his way into first by lap 14 and after passing father Al Unser, Pruett was on defense, always keeping both Unser's behind him, and would hold on to score his second win of 1987.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Pruett scored his 2nd win of the year,
Pruett led 4 times for 34 laps, including the final 26 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series and his first since Daytona; 2 races ago,
Scott Pruett, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Geoffrey Bodine by 24 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically three drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.Scott Pruett: 58 points
2.Wally Dallenbach Jr.-19 points
3.Geoffrey Bodine-24 points
1.8-Scott Pruett (34 laps led)
2.6-Al Unser Jr. (2 laps led)
3.12-Al Unser (10 laps led)
4.1-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
5.14-Dale Earnhardt
6.22-Mario Andretti
7.4-Bill Elliott
8.6-Derek Bell
9.15-Bobby Rahal
10.3-Geoffrey Bodine
11.2-Michael Andretti
12.17-Darrell Waltrip-34 laps (Valve) (4 laps led)
Al Unser-1-9
Al Unser Jr.-10
Darrell Waltrip-11-13
Scott Pruett-14
Darrell Waltrip-15
Scott Pruett-16-17
Al Unser Jr.-18
Scott Pruett-19-23
Al Unser-24
Scott Pruett-25-50
9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.214 Seconds
Time of Race: 43 Minutes and 31 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 30, 2019 15:02:10 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 fourth and final race of the season at the Watkins Glen International.
1.8-Michael Andretti
2.10-Derek Bell
3.11-Darrell Waltrip
4.22-Bill Elliott
5.20-Mario Andretti
6.18-Dale Earnhardt
7.7-Bobby Rahal
8.6-Al Unser
9.3-Al Unser Jr.
10.9-Geoffrey Bodine
11.17-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
12.5-Scott Pruett
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 30, 2019 20:00:12 GMT -5
Race #4
The IROC Series made their 4th and final stop of 1987 at the Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York.
For the second time in IROC Series history, drivers raced at the two mile Watkins Glen International road course. Michael Andretti would lead the field to the green and would lead the first lap, while moving up from his tenth starting spot was Geoffrey Bodine, who was trying to gain as many points as possible to catch championship leader Scott Pruett, with Bodine taking the lead on Lap 3 and pulling away to a huge lead over the rest of the race as Bodine was unchallenged, scoring his second win of the season. However it wasn't enough, as Pruett crossed the line in 3rd, and becoming the 1987 IROC Series Champion.
Other Noticeables:
Geoffrey Bodine scored his 2nd win of the year,
Bodine led 1 time for 28 laps, which were the final 28 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the IROC Series in his first since Mid-Ohio; 2 races ago,
Scott Pruett, who finished 3rd, is the 1987 IROC Series Champion, winning the title by 12 points over Geoffrey Bodine
1.9-Geoffrey Bodine (28 laps led)
2.6-Al Unser
3.5-Scott Pruett
4.8-Michael Andretti (2 laps led)
5.7-Bobby Rahal
6.20-Mario Andretti
7.3-Al Unser Jr.
8.22-Bill Elliott
9.17-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
10.11-Darrell Waltrip
11.18-Dale Earnhardt
12.10-Derek Bell-1 lap
Michael Andretti-1-2
Geoffrey Bodine-3-30
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 29.560 Seconds
Time of Race: 49 Minutes and 58 Seconds
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