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IROC XII

IROC XII was the twelfth year of IROC competition took place in 1988. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Riverside International Raceway, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Al Unser Jr. won his second championship and $211,900.

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	United States Al Unser Jr.	66	$211,900	CART PPG IndyCar World Series
3rd in 1987 IndyCar points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
IROC X Champion
2	United States Terry Labonte	55	$95,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1987 Winston Cup points
3	United States Scott Pruett	51	$72,900	SCCA Trans-Am Series
1987 Trans-Am Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
4	United States Bill Elliott	46	$58,900	NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1987 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5	USA Dale Earnhardt 1	45	$51,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1987 Winston Cup Series Champion
6	USA Geoff Bodine 1	45	$49,500	NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
7	USA Al Holbert	39	$35,000	IMSA Camel GTP
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
1987 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
4th in 1987 IMSA GTP points
8	USA Al Unser	38	$34,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1987 Indianapolis 500 winner
IROC V Champion
9	USA Chip Robinson	36	$38,000	IMSA Camel GTP
1987 Camel GTP Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
10	USA Chris Cord	26	$32,000	IMSA Camel GTO
1987 Camel GTO Champion
11	USA Bobby Rahal	24	$31,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series & IMSA Camel GTP
1987 IndyCar Champion
1987 12 Hours of Sebring GTP winner
5th in 1987 Camel GTP points
12	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	19	$30,400	CART PPG IndyCar World Series
4th in 1987 IndyCar points

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 12, 1988

Finish	Grid	Car
no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps
Led	Points
1	1	15	USA Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Gold	40	0:32:13	40	26 (5)
2	6	14	USA Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	Lime	40	Flagged		17
3	5	23	USA Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Camaro	Pink	40	Flagged		14
4	9	3	USA Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	white	rose	Rose}}	40	Flagged	12
5	7	12	USA Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	white	red	Red}}	40	Flagged	10
6	2	17	USA Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	40	Flagged		9
7	8	24	USA Al Holbert	Chevrolet Camaro	Light Blue	40	Flagged		8
8	11	1	USA Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	white	grey	Grey}}	40	Flagged	7
9	10	8	USA Chris Cord	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange	40	Flagged		6
10	4	4	USA Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	Tan	39	Flagged		5
11	3	2	USA Chip Robinson	Chevrolet Camaro	white	dark blue	Dark Blue}}	37	Flagged	4
12	12	??	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	Chevrolet Camaro	white	aqua	Aqua}}	0	Did Not Start,
Injured		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. (3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded). (2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 186.239 mph Cautions: 1 Margin of victory: 2 cl Lead changes: 0

Race Two, Riverside International Raceway

Saturday, June 11, 1988

Finish	Grid	Car
no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps
Led	Points
1	5	8	USA Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Mustard	30	0:46:34	10	24 (3)
2	2	11	USA Chip Robinson	Chevrolet Camaro	white	orange	Orange}}	30	Flagged	20	22 (5)
3	9	4	USA Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	white	dark orange	Dark Orange}}	30	Flagged		14
4	10	3	USA Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Camaro	Lime	30	Flagged		12
5	6	7	USA Al Holbert	Chevrolet Camaro	white	dark purple	Dark Purple}}	30	Flagged		10
6	7	6	USA Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	30	Flagged		9
7	4	9	USA Chris Cord	Chevrolet Camaro	white	aqua	Aqua}}	30	Flagged		8
8	3	10	USA Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	white	medium blue	Medium Blue}}	30	Flagged		7
9	8	5	USA Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	white	red	Red}}	29	Flagged		6
10	12	1	USA Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	29	Flagged		5
11	1	12	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	Chevrolet Camaro	white	purple	Purple}}	10	Crash		4
12	11	2	USA Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	white	bronze	Bronze}}	10	Crash		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. (3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 98.182 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 2 sec Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver	From
Lap	To
Lap	Number
of Laps
Chip Robinson	1	20	20
Scott Pruett	21	30	10

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 6, 1988

Finish	Grid	Car
no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps
Led	Points
1	3	9	USA Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	50	0:37:38	46	26 (5)
2	6	6	USA Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	white	dark blue	Dark Blue}}	50	Flagged	17
3	8	4	USA Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Lime	50	Flagged		14
4	7	5	USA Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Camaro	white	orange	Orange}}	50	Flagged	12
5	4	8	USA Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	white	blue	Blue}}	50	Flagged	10
6	5	7	USA Al Holbert	Chevrolet Camaro	White	50	Flagged		9
7	10	2	USA Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	50	Flagged		8
8	2	11	USA Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	white	aqua	Aqua}}	50	Flagged	7
9	11	1	USA Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Pink	50	Flagged		6
10	1	12	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	Chevrolet Camaro	Tan	50	Flagged	4	8 (3)
11	9	3	USA Chip Robinson	Chevrolet Camaro	white	black	Black}}	50	Flagged	4
12	X	10	USA Chris Cord	Chevrolet Camaro	Not assigned	0	Did Not Start,
Injured		3

(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. (3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).

Average speed: 159.432 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 0.78 sec Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver	From
Lap	To
Lap	Number
of Laps
Roberto Guerrero	1	4	4
Geoff Bodine	5	50	46

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 13, 1988

Finish	Grid	Car
no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps
Led	Points
1	2	2	USA Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	30	0:39:22	30	26 (5)
2	4	4	USA Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Camaro	Lime	30	Flagged		17
3	6	6	USA Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	White	30	Flagged		14
4	9	9	USA Al Holbert	Chevrolet Camaro	white	blue	Blue}}	30	Flagged	12
5	8	8	USA Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	white	aqua	Aqua}}	30	Flagged	10
6	11	11	USA Chris Cord	Chevrolet Camaro	white	orange	Orange}}	30	Flagged	9
7	5	5	USA Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	white	red	Red}}	30	Flagged	8
8	3	3	USA Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	white	rose	Rose}}	30	Flagged	7
9	7	7	USA Chip Robinson	Chevrolet Camaro	Powder Blue	29	Flagged		6
10	10	10	USA Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	white	purple	Purple}}	29	Flagged	5
11	12	12	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	Chevrolet Camaro	white	dark blue	Dark Blue}}	20	Flagged	4
12	1	1	USA Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	Gold	16	Crash		3

Average speed: 110.924 mph Cautions: 3 Margin of victory: 1.58 sec Lead changes: 0

Notes

Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine tied for fifth place in the championship standings, but Earnhardt was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.

References

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