IROC XXX

2006 International Race of Champions season
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The 30th and final season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included thirteen drivers (in twelve cars) from seven premier racing series. Tony Stewart consistently ran up front and won two races and finished ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two editions, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible). This was also the first IROC season since 1991 to include a road course race (held on the Daytona International Speedway road course).

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

Drivers

Tony Stewart, seen celebrating his Texas win, won the final IROC championship
Car
Number		 Driver Series
#1 United States Ted Musgrave NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
#6 United States Mark Martin NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#06 United States Sam Hornish, Jr. Indy Racing League
#8 United States Martin Truex, Jr. NASCAR Busch Series
#08 United States Scott Sharp Indy Racing League
#10 South Africa Wayne Taylor2
Italy Max Angelelli2		 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
#11 United States Steve Kinser World of Outlaws
#12 United States Ryan Newman NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#16 Italy Max Papis Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
#17 United States Matt Kenseth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#20 United States Tony Stewart NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#46 United States Frank Kimmel ARCA RE/MAX Series

Results

Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval)

  1. 17- Matt Kenseth
  2. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  3. 46- Frank Kimmel
  4. 16- Max Papis
  5. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  6. 10- Wayne Taylor
  7. 11- Steve Kinser
  8. 20- Tony Stewart
  9. 08- Scott Sharp
  10. 1- Ted Musgrave
  11. 12- Ryan Newman
  12. 6- Mark Martin

Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway)

  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 12- Ryan Newman
  3. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  4. 6- Mark Martin
  5. 17- Matt Kenseth
  6. 10- Max Angelelli
  7. 08- Scott Sharp
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 1- Ted Musgrave
  10. 16- Max Papis
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.

Race Three (Daytona International Speedway road course)

  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 16- Max Papis
  3. 12- Ryan Newman
  4. 08- Scott Sharp
  5. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  6. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  7. 10- Max Angelelli
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 6- Mark Martin
  10. 17-Matt Kenseth
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 1- Ted Musgrave

Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway)

  1. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  2. 17- Matt Kenseth
  3. 20- Tony Stewart
  4. 12- Ryan Newman
  5. 1- Ted Musgrave
  6. 6- Mark Martin
  7. 46- Frank Kimmel
  8. 16- Max Papis
  9. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  10. 11- Steve Kinser
  11. 10- Wayne Taylor
  12. 08- Scott Sharp

Standings

Pos. Driver DAY TEX DAY ATL Pts
1 United States Tony Stewart 8 1 1 3 77
2 United States Matt Kenseth 1 5 10 2 65
3 United States Martin Truex, Jr. 5 3 6 1 57
4 United States Ryan Newman 12 2 3 4 54
5 United States Mark Martin 11 4 9 6 47
6 Italy Max Papis 4 10 2 8 46
7 United States Frank Kimmel 3 8 8 7 40
8 United States Sam Hornish, Jr. 2 12 5 9 36
9 South Africa Wayne Taylor 6 11 30
Italy Max Angelelli 6 7
10 United States Scott Sharp 9 7 4 12 29
11 United States Ted Musgrave 10 9 12 5 24
12 United States Steve Kinser 7 11 11 10 21

References

  1. ↑ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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