Mark Martin (seen in 1998), the IROC XVIII champion

IROC XVIII was the eighteenth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1994. It was the first year the Dodge Avenger was used in competition, replacing the Dodge Daytona, and continued the format introduced in IROC XVIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Darlington Raceway, race three ran at Talladega Superspeedway, and the year finished at Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the series championship, and $200,000.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]

Position Driver Points Winnings Series
1United States Mark Martin66$200,000NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Al Unser Jr. 156$100,000IndyCar
3United States Rusty Wallace 156$60,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Dale Earnhardt 156$50,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5United States Jack Baldwin45$48,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
6United States Steve Kinser43$40,000World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
7United States Kyle Petty35$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8United States Dale Jarrett34$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
9United States Tommy Kendall33$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series
10United States Danny Sullivan27$40,000NASCAR Winston Cup
24 Hours of Le Mans
IndyCar-broadcaster
11Australia Geoff Brabham26$40,000IMSA World Sports Car
12United States Scott Sharp22$40,000SCCA Trans-Am Series

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 18, 1994

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
111United States Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Green
400:33:13721
288United States Al Unser Jr.Dodge Avenger
Red
40Running920**
399United States Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
Black
40Running214
477United States Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Purple
40Running814***
51212United States Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
Teal
40Running10
666United States Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Orange
40Running1414*
71111United States Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Pink
40Running8
81010Australia Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Silver
40Running7
955United States Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
White
40Running6
1022United States Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Yellow
39Running5
1133United States Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Mustard
23Crash4
1244United States Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Cream
12Mechanical3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 180.632 mph
Cautions: 1 (lap 23, Scott Sharp Crash)
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 13

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

Saturday, March 26, 1994

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
194United States Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Cream
460:26:103826*
275United States Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Pink
46Running17
3310United States Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Black
46Running817**
4121United States Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Orange
46Running12
586United States Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
Purple
46Running10
6211United States Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Aqua
46Running9
7112United States Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Silver
41Running8
858Australia Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Teal
37Mechanical7
949United States Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
Red
15Mechanical6
10112United States Al Unser Jr.Dodge Avenger
Yellow
12Mechanical5
1167United States Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Gold
9Crash4
12103United States Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
White
9Crash3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 144.083 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: .25 sec
Lead changes: 2

Notes:

This race was originally scheduled for 60 laps with a break in-between but was shortened to 46 laps due to an extra long break. During the first half of the race the teams were having overheating problems due to rubber build up on the grills on the cars. It got so bad that Dave Marcis and other IROC officials were using wire brushes to clean the grills on the cars. They also had to check the water in the radiator of the cars due to the overheating problems. Due to the long break IROC shortened the race to 46 laps. The track had second round qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National race later in the day to get in, forcing IROC to shorten the race.

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, April 30, 1994

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
1211United States Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Red
380:32:332526*
285United States Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Orange
38Running17
367United States Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
Yellow
38Running14
4112United States Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Aqua
38Running12
594United States Al Unser Jr.Dodge Avenger
Purple
38Running110
6310United States Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
Cream
38Running19
776United States Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
Silver
38Running8
8112United States Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Black
38Running49***
9103United States Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Dark Orange
38Running6
1049United States Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Lime
38Running5
1158Australia Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Teal
38Running4
12121United States Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Mustard
37Running76**

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 186.323 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .37 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 30, 1994

Finish Grid Car
no.
Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps
Led
Points
176United States Al Unser Jr.Dodge Avenger
Lime
500:39:54421
2121United States Mark MartinDodge Avenger
Aqua
50Running1020**
385United States Rusty WallaceDodge Avenger
Yellow
50Running2719*
4112United States Dale EarnhardtDodge Avenger
Pink
50Running814***
539United States Tom KendallDodge Avenger
Red
50Running10
6103United States Jack BaldwinDodge Avenger
Powder Blue
50Running9
7112Australia Geoff BrabhamDodge Avenger
Silver
50Running18
858United States Kyle PettyDodge Avenger
Blue
50Running7
9310United States Danny SullivanDodge Avenger
Dark Orange
50Running6
1094United States Steve KinserDodge Avenger
Purple
50Running5
11211United States Scott SharpDodge Avenger
Orange
19Crash4
1267United States Dale JarrettDodge Avenger
Black
3Crash3

one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps.

Average speed: 150.387 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: .35 sec
Lead changes: 7

Cautions

From Lap To Lap Reason
1111Dale Jarrett accident, turn 4
2121Danny Sullivan & Scott Sharp accident, turn 2
2222Jack Baldwin spin, turn 4

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver From Lap To Lap Number of Laps
Geoff Brabham111
Rusty Wallace22625
Dale Earnhardt27271
Mark Martin28325
Dale Earnhardt33397
Rusty Wallace40412
Mark Martin42465
Al Unser Jr47504

Notes

  1. Al Unser Jr., Rusty Wallace, and Dale Earnhardt tied for second place in points. They were ordered based on their finishing position in the final race.

References

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