IROC XI

1987 International Race of Champions

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File:Geoff Bodine 1996.jpg

Geoff Bodine (seen in 1996), the IROC XI champion

IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series and reason for invite
1	Template:Flagicon Geoff Bodine	76	$191,900	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 Daytona 500 winner
2	Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr.	65	$90,400	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner Defending IROC Champion
3	Template:Flagicon Bobby Rahal	51	$57,800	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion
4	Template:Flagicon Wally Dallenbach Jr.	43	$43,400	SCCA Trans-Am Series 1986 Trans-Am Series Champion
5	Template:Flagicon Darrell Waltrip	42	$44,500	NASCAR Winston Cup 2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points
6	Template:Flagicon Bill Elliott	38	$34,400	NASCAR Winston Cup 4th in 1986 Winston Cup points 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
7	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	33	$35,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 2nd in 1986 IndyCar points
8	Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett	32	$29,000	IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series 1986 Camel GTO Champion 1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
9	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	31	$28,100	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 5th in 1986 IndyCar points IROC VI champion
10	Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt	30	$30,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 Winston Cup Champion
11	Template:Flagicon Al Unser	27	$26,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series IROC V Champion
12	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	27	$25,000	World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP 1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion 3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 13, 1987

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	5	2	Template:Flagicon Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Blue	40	0:32:40	21	26 (5)
2	8	12	Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Red	40	Flagged		17
3	1	7	Template:Flagicon Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Camaro	Blue	40	Flagged		14
4	4	5	Template:Flagicon Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Powder Blue	40	Flagged	14	15 (3)
5	7	6	Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	40	Flagged		10
6	2	1	Template:Flagicon Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	White	39	Flagged	4	11 (2)
7	6	8	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Black	35	Flagged	1	8
8	12	20	Template:Flagicon Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	Purple	31	Flagged		7
9	3	18	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Chevrolet Camaro	Light Blue	30	Engine		6
10	10	17	Template:Flagicon Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	16	Crash		5
11	9	4	Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Rose	16	Crash		4
12	11	8	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange	1	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.

Average speed:
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 5

Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Saturday, June 6, 1987

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	5	10	Template:Flagicon Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange-Red	29	0:48:44	9	24 (3)
2	7	20	Template:Flagicon Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Purple	29	Flagged		17
3	1	5	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Powder Blue	29	Flagged	20	19 (5)
4	8	18	Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Teal	29	Flagged		12
5	12	1	Template:Flagicon Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	White	29	Flagged		10
6	4	11	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Chevrolet Camaro	Red	29	Flagged		9
7	9	7	Template:Flagicon Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Blue	29	Flagged		8
8	6	6	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	29	Flagged		7
9	2	9	Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Gold	29	Flagged		6
10	3	12	Template:Flagicon Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Red	29	Flagged		5
11	11	2	Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Blue	29	Flagged		4
12	10	8	Template:Flagicon Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange	23	Spin		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: 85.702 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec
Lead changes: 1

Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver	From Lap	To Lap	Number of Laps
Michael Andretti	1	20	20
Bobby Rahall	21	29	9

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 1, 1987

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	7	6	Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Powder Blue	50	0:38:53	26	26 (5)
2	5	17	Template:Flagicon Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	50	Flagged	24	20 (3)
3	12	3	Template:Flagicon Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	Rose	50	Flagged		14
4	10	1	Template:Flagicon Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	White	50	Flagged		12
5	2	8	Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange	50	Flagged		10
6	1	12	Template:Flagicon Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Red	50	Flagged		9
7	4	6	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	50	Flagged		8
8	3	22	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Black	50	Flagged		7
9	11	15	Template:Flagicon Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	Gold	50	Flagged		6
10	9	4	Template:Flagicon Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Cream	50	Flagged		5
11	8	2	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Blue	47	Flagged		4
12	6	14	Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	Lime	12	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: 155.633 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 12, Dale Earnhardt crash)
Margin of victory: .03 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Watkins Glen International

Saturday, August 8, 1987

Finish	Grid	Car no.	Driver	Car Make	Car Color	Laps	Status	Laps Led	Points
1	1	9	Template:Flagicon Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet Camaro	Mustard	30	0:39:34	30	26 (5)
2	2	3	Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Rose	30	Flagged		17
3	5	7	Template:Flagicon Bobby Rahal	Chevrolet Camaro	Blue	30	Flagged		14
4	11	5	Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett	Chevrolet Camaro	Powder Blue	30	Flagged		12
5	6	22	Template:Flagicon Bill Elliott	Chevrolet Camaro	Black	30	Flagged		10
6	10	20	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Purple	30	Flagged		9
7	12	6	Template:Flagicon Al Unser	Chevrolet Camaro	Yellow	30	Flagged		8
8	7	8	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	Chevrolet Camaro	Orange	30	Flagged		7
9	8	18	Template:Flagicon Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet Camaro	Light Blue	30	Flagged		6
10	4	11	Template:Flagicon Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Camaro	Dark Red	30	Flagged		5
11	9	10	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Chevrolet Camaro	Red	30	Flagged		4
12	3	17	Template:Flagicon Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Silver	30	Flagged		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:
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.02 sec
Lead changes: 0

External links

• IROC XI History - IROC Website