IROC XXX

IROC XXX was the 30th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions, which 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 to win the championship, ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two seasons, 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

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Tony Stewart, seen celebrating his Texas win, won the IROC XXX 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

Note: Initially Carl Edwards was announced as a driver for the 2006 season. Due to a conflict with the NASCAR Busch Series race at Memphis International Raceway in October, Edwards withdrew from IROC and was replaced by Ryan Newman.[2]

Results

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Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval)

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  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)

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  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)

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  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)

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  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

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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 11 2 3 4 54
5 United States Mark Martin 12 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

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  1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. ^ "2006 IROC Driver Lineup". irocracing.com. 2006-01-17. Archived from the original on 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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