IROC XX


IROC XX was the twentieth season of IROC competition, which started on February 16, 1996. It was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway to win $225,000 in a come-from-behind IROC championship, his second in three seasons.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries
1

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Tommy Kendall
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Al Unser Jr.
  6. Jeff Gordon
  7. Terry Labonte
  8. Mark Martin
  9. Johnny Benson
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Steve Kinser
  12. Rusty Wallace

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

  1. Al Unser Jr.
  2. Robby Gordon
  3. Scott Pruett
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Terry Labonte
  6. Steve Kinser
  7. Jeff Gordon
  8. Tommy Kendall
  9. Dale Earnhardt
  10. Johnny Benson
  11. Mark Martin
  12. Rusty Wallace

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Three

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Scott Pruett
  4. Rusty Wallace
  5. Jeff Gordon
  6. Terry Labonte
  7. Tommy Kendall
  8. Al Unser Jr.
  9. Steve Kinser
  10. Dale Earnhardt
  11. Sterling Marlin
  12. Robby Gordon

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Terry Labonte
  4. Robby Gordon
  5. Al Unser Jr.
  6. Sterling Marlin
  7. Rusty Wallace
  8. Scott Pruett
  9. Dale Jarrett 1
  10. Ricky Rudd 2
  11. Geoff Bodine3
  12. Jeff Gordon