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A new Dodge Avenger sports coupe replaced the Dodge Daytonas used
since 1990. Steve Kinser, the 13-time World of Outlaws sprint car champion,
became the first representative of short-track racing to receive an
IROC invitation. Dale Earnhardt was the first to drive an Avenger into
victory lane, at Daytona. Mark Martin grabbed the IROC points lead with
his win at Darlington. Kinser made history -- and nationwide headlines
-- by leading the most laps and taking the checkered flag at Talladega.
In the final race, at Michigan, Al Unser Jr. claimed a record eighth
IROC first place, but Martin's battling second earned him the $200,000
IROC title and a new Avenger passenger car. Unser Jr., Rusty Wallace
and Earnhardt tied for runner-up points, with Al getting the ranking
under the tie-breaker system. (from IROC Website)
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Final Points
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IROC 18 Champion
Mark Martin
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| Position |
Driver/Residence/Sanction
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Points |
Money Earned |
| 1 |
Mark Martin/Jamestown,
NC/NASCAR |
66 |
$200,000 |
| 2 |
* Al Unser Jr./Albuquerque, NM/IndyCar
|
56 |
100,000 |
| 3 |
* Rusty Wallace/Concord, NC/NASCAR
|
56 |
60,000 |
| 4 |
* Dale Earnhardt/Mooresville,
NC/NASCAR |
56 |
50,000 |
| 5 |
Jack Baldwin/Marietta, GA/SCCA
|
45 |
48 ,000 |
| 6 |
Steve Kinser/Bloomington, IN/WoO
|
43 |
40,000 |
| 7 |
Kyle Petty/High Point, NC/NASCAR
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35 |
40,000 |
| 8 |
Dale Jarrett/Hickory, NC/NASCAR
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34 |
40,000 |
| 9 |
Tom Kendall/La Canada, CA/SCCA
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33 |
40,000 |
| 10 |
Danny Sullivan/Aspen, CO/IndyCar
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27 |
40,000 |
| 11 |
Geoff Brabham/Lantana, FL/IMSA
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26 |
40,000 |
| 12 |
Scott Sharp/Norwalk, CT/SCCA
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22 |
40,000 |
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* Tie-breaker, higher finishing position in last
race. |
Race One |
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| February 18, 1994 |
| Daytona International Speedway |
| Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 2.5-mile high-banked oval, 40 laps, 100 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
1 |
Dale Earnhardt |
40 |
Running |
| 2 |
8 |
Al Unser Jr. |
40 |
Running |
| 3 |
9 |
Dale Jarrett |
40 |
Running |
| 4 |
7 |
Mark Martin |
40 |
Running |
| 5 |
12 |
Kyle Petty |
40 |
Running |
| 6 |
6 |
Rusty Wallace |
40 |
Running |
| 7 |
11 |
Steve Kinser |
40 |
Running |
| 8 |
10 |
Geoff Brabham |
40 |
Running |
| 9 |
5 |
Danny Sullivan |
40 |
Running |
| 10 |
2 |
Jack Baldwin |
39 |
Running |
| 11 |
3 |
Scott Sharp |
23 |
Accident |
| 12 |
4 |
Tom Kendall |
12 |
Mechanical |
| Time
of Race: 33
minutes, 13 seconds |
| Average
Speed: 180.632 MPH |
| Margin
of Victory: 1/2 car length |
| Caution
Flags : 1
(Scott Sharp accident). Laps do not count. |
| Lead
Changes: 13 among 5 drivers |
| Lap
Leader Totals: Rusty Wallace led three times for 14 laps;
Al Unser Jr. led twice for 9 laps; Mark Martin led three times
for 8 laps; Dale Earnhardt led three times for 7 laps; Dale Jarrett
led twice for 2 laps. |
Race Two |
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| March 26, 1994 |
| Darlington Raceway |
| Darlington, South Carolina |
| 1.366-mile superspeedway, 46 laps, 62.84 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
9 |
Mark Martin |
46 |
Running |
| 2 |
7 |
Rusty Wallace |
46 |
Running |
| 3 |
3 |
Jack Baldwin |
46 |
Running |
| 4 |
12 |
Dale Earnhardt |
46 |
Running |
| 5 |
8 |
Kyle Petty |
46 |
Running |
| 6 |
2 |
Scott Sharp |
46 |
Running |
| 7 |
1 |
Tom Kendall |
41 |
Running |
| 8 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
37 |
Mechanical |
| 9 |
4 |
Danny Sullivan |
15 |
Mechanical |
| 10 |
11 |
Al Unser Jr. |
12 |
Mechanical |
| 11 |
6 |
Steve Kinser |
9 |
Accident |
| 12 |
10 |
Dale Jarrett |
9 |
Accident |
| Time
of Race: 26
minutes, 10 seconds |
| Average
Speed: 144.083 MPH |
| Margin
of Victory: .25 seconds |
| Caution Flags: 3 (Debris after Lap 4, Kinser-Jarrett
accident after Lap 9, Mandatory tire change after Lap 31). Laps
do not count. |
| Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers |
| Lap Leader
Totals: Baldwin led once for 8 laps; Martin led once for 38
laps. |
Race Three |
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| April 30, 1994 |
| Talladega Superspeedway |
| Talladega, Alabama |
| 2.66-mile superspeedway, 38 laps, 101.08 miles |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
2 |
Steve Kinser |
38 |
Running |
| 2 |
8 |
Jack Baldwin |
38 |
Running |
| 3 |
6 |
Dale Jarrett |
38 |
Running |
| 4 |
1 |
Tom Kendall |
38 |
Running |
| 5 |
9 |
Al Unser Jr. |
38 |
Running |
| 6 |
3 |
Danny Sullivan |
38 |
Running |
| 7 |
7 |
Kyle Petty |
38 |
Running |
| 8 |
11 |
Dale Earnhardt |
38 |
Running |
| 9 |
10 |
Rusty Wallace |
38 |
Running |
| 10 |
4 |
Scott Sharp |
38 |
Running |
| 11 |
5 |
Geoff Brabham |
38 |
Running |
| 12 |
12 |
Mark Martin |
37 |
Running |
| Time
of Race: 32
minutes, 33 seconds |
| Average
Speed: 186.323 MPH |
| Margin
of Victory: .367 seconds |
| Caution Flags:
1 (Debris after Lap 11). Laps do not count. |
| Lead Changes: 6
among 5 drivers |
| Lap Leader
Totals: Kinser led once for 25 laps; Martin led once for 7 laps;
Earnhardt led twice for 4 laps; Unser Jr. led once for 1 lap; Sullivan
led once for 1 lap |
Race Four |
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| July 30, 1994 |
| Michigan International Speedway |
| Brooklyn, Michigan |
| Two-mile superspeedway, 50 laps, 100 miles. |
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
7 |
Al Unser Jr. |
50 |
Running |
| 2 |
12 |
Mark Martin |
50 |
Running |
| 3 |
8 |
Rusty Wallace |
50 |
Running |
| 4 |
11 |
Dale Earnhardt |
50 |
Running |
| 5 |
3 |
Tom Kendall |
50 |
Running |
| 6 |
10 |
Jack Baldwin |
50 |
Running |
| 7 |
1 |
Geoff Brabham |
50 |
Running |
| 8 |
5 |
Kyle Petty |
50 |
Running |
| 9 |
3 |
Danny Sullivan |
50 |
Running |
| 10 |
9 |
Steve Kinser |
50 |
Running |
| 11 |
2 |
Scott Sharp |
19 |
Accident |
| 12 |
6 |
Dale Jarrett |
3 |
Accident |
| Time
of Race: 39
minutes, 53.826 seconds |
| Average
Speed: 150.387 MPH |
| Margin
of Victory: .347 seconds |
| Caution Flags:
3 (Jarrett accident after lap 11; Sharp-Sullivan spin
after lap 19; Baldwin spin after lap 20. Laps do not count.) |
| Lead Changes: 7
among 5 drivers |
| Lap
Leaders: Brabham,
1; Wallace, 2-23; Martin, 24-32; Earnhardt, 33-36; Wallace, 37-41;
Earnhardt, 42-45; Martin, 46; Unser Jr., 47-50. |
| Lap Leader
Totals: Wallace led twice for 27 laps; Martin led twice or 10
laps; Earnhardt led twice for 8 laps; Unser Jr. led once for 4 laps;
Brabham led once for one lap. |
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