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IROC VI was the sixth year of IROC competition and took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, and Road Racing (which primarily consisted of Formula One, SCCA, and IMSA). The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Chevrolet Camaro was used in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship and $75,000.
The final points standings were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Driver | Winnings | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario Andretti | $75,000 | Formula One USAC Champ Car CART |
| 2 | Neil Bonnett | $28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | $28,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | $21,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 5 |  Alan Jones | $20,000 | Formula One |
| 6 | Gordon Johncock | $19,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 7 | Tom Sneva | $18,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 8 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | $17,000 | Formula One |
| 9 | Peter Gregg | $16,000 | IMSA Camel GT |
| 10 | Donnie Allison | $15,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 11 | Al Unser | $15,000 | USAC Champ Car CART |
| 12 | A. J. Foyt | $0 | USAC Champ Car |
Race results
[edit]Qualifying Races
[edit]NASCAR Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
[edit]USAC Champ Car Qualifying Race, Michigan International Speedway
[edit]Road Racing Qualifying Race, Riverside International Raceway
[edit]Final Races
[edit]Road Racing Final, Riverside International Raceway
[edit]Oval Final, Atlanta Motor Speedway
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 8, 2007