IROC XII

1988 International Race of Champions

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Al Unser Jr. (seen in 2011), the IROC XII champion

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:[1]

Rank | Driver | Points | Winnings | Series

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1 |  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 |  Terry Labonte | 55 | $95,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
3rd in 1987 Winston Cup points
3 |  Scott Pruett | 51 | $72,900 | SCCA Trans-Am Series
1987 Trans-Am Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
4 |  Bill Elliott | 46 | $58,900 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2nd in 1987 Winston Cup points
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
5 |  Dale Earnhardt 1 | 45 | $51,000 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1987 Winston Cup Series Champion
6 |  Geoff Bodine 1 | 45 | $49,500 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Defending IROC Champion
7 |  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 |  Al Unser | 38 | $34,000 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
1987 Indianapolis 500 winner
IROC V Champion
9 |  Chip Robinson | 36 | $38,000 | IMSA Camel GTP
1987 Camel GTP Champion
1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner
10 |  Chris Cord | 26 | $32,000 | IMSA Camel GTO
1987 Camel GTO Champion
11 |  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 |  Roberto Guerrero | 19 | $30,400 | CART PPG IndyCar World Series
4th in 1987 IndyCar points

## Race results

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### Race One, Daytona International Speedway

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Friday, February 12, 1988

Finish  | Grid  | Car
no.  | Driver  | Car Make  | Car Color  | Laps  | Status  | Laps
Led  | Points

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1 | 1 | 15 |  Bill Elliott | Chevrolet Camaro |

Gold

| 40 | 0:32:13 | 40 | 26 (5)
2 | 6 | 14 |  Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro |

Lime

| 40 | Flagged |  | 17
3 | 5 | 23 |  Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro |

Pink

| 40 | Flagged |  | 14
4 | 9 | 3 |  Al Unser Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro |

Rose

| 40 | Flagged |  | 12
5 | 7 | 12 |  Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet Camaro |

Red

| 40 | Flagged |  | 10
6 | 2 | 17 |  Al Unser | Chevrolet Camaro |

Silver

| 40 | Flagged |  | 9
7 | 8 | 24 |  Al Holbert | Chevrolet Camaro |

Light Blue

| 40 | Flagged |  | 8
8 | 11 | 1 |  Scott Pruett | Chevrolet Camaro |

Grey

| 40 | Flagged |  | 7
9 | 10 | 8 |  Chris Cord | Chevrolet Camaro |

Orange

| 40 | Flagged |  | 6
10 | 4 | 4 |  Bobby Rahal | Chevrolet Camaro |

Tan

| 39 | Flagged |  | 5
11 | 3 | 2 |  Chip Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro |

Dark Blue

| 37 | Flagged |  | 4
12 | 12 | ?? |  Roberto Guerrero | Chevrolet Camaro |

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 (299.723 km/h)
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 0

### Race Two, Riverside International Raceway

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Saturday, June 11, 1988

Finish  | Grid  | Car
no.  | Driver  | Car Make  | Car Color  | Laps  | Status  | Laps
Led  | Points

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1 | 5 | 8 |  Scott Pruett | Chevrolet Camaro |

Mustard

| 30 | 0:46:34 | 10 | 24 (3)
2 | 2 | 11 |  Chip Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro |

Orange

| 30 | Flagged | 20 | 22 (5)
3 | 9 | 4 |  Al Unser Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro |

Dark Orange

| 30 | Flagged |  | 14
4 | 10 | 3 |  Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro |

Lime

| 30 | Flagged |  | 12
5 | 6 | 7 |  Al Holbert | Chevrolet Camaro |

Dark Purple

| 30 | Flagged |  | 10
6 | 7 | 6 |  Al Unser | Chevrolet Camaro |

Silver

| 30 | Flagged |  | 9
7 | 4 | 9 |  Chris Cord | Chevrolet Camaro |

Aqua

| 30 | Flagged |  | 8
8 | 3 | 10 |  Bobby Rahal | Chevrolet Camaro |

Medium Blue

| 30 | Flagged |  | 7
9 | 8 | 5 |  Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet Camaro |

Red

| 29 | Flagged |  | 6
10 | 12 | 1 |  Bill Elliott | Chevrolet Camaro |

Yellow

| 29 | Flagged |  | 5
11 | 1 | 12 |  Roberto Guerrero | Chevrolet Camaro |

Purple

| 10 | Crash |  | 4
12 | 11 | 2 |  Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro |

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 (158.009 km/h)
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 2 sec
Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver  | From
Lap  | To
Lap  | Number
of Laps

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Chip Robinson | 1 | 20 | 20
Scott Pruett | 21 | 30 | 10

### Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday, August 6, 1988

Finish  | Grid  | Car
no.  | Driver  | Car Make  | Car Color  | Laps  | Status  | Laps
Led  | Points

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1 | 3 | 9 |  Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet Camaro |

Yellow

| 50 | 0:37:38 | 46 | 26 (5)
2 | 6 | 6 |  Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro |

Dark Blue

| 50 | Flagged |  | 17
3 | 8 | 4 |  Al Unser Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro |

Lime

| 50 | Flagged |  | 14
4 | 7 | 5 |  Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro |

Orange

| 50 | Flagged |  | 12
5 | 4 | 8 |  Al Unser | Chevrolet Camaro |

Blue

| 50 | Flagged |  | 10
6 | 5 | 7 |  Al Holbert | Chevrolet Camaro |

White

| 50 | Flagged |  | 9
7 | 10 | 2 |  Bill Elliott | Chevrolet Camaro |

Silver

| 50 | Flagged |  | 8
8 | 2 | 11 |  Bobby Rahal | Chevrolet Camaro |

Aqua

| 50 | Flagged |  | 7
9 | 11 | 1 |  Scott Pruett | Chevrolet Camaro |

Pink

| 50 | Flagged |  | 6
10 | 1 | 12 |  Roberto Guerrero | Chevrolet Camaro |

Tan

| 50 | Flagged | 4 | 8 (3)
11 | 9 | 3 |  Chip Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro |

Black

| 50 | Flagged |  | 4
12 | X | 10 |  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 (256.581 km/h)
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 0.78 sec
Lead changes: 1 Lap Leader Breakdown

Driver  | From
Lap  | To
Lap  | Number
of Laps

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Roberto Guerrero | 1 | 4 | 4
Geoff Bodine | 5 | 50 | 46

### Race Four, Watkins Glen International

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Saturday, August 13, 1988

Finish  | Grid  | Car
no.  | Driver  | Car Make  | Car Color  | Laps  | Status  | Laps
Led  | Points

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1 | 2 | 2 |  Al Unser Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro |

Silver

| 30 | 0:39:22 | 30 | 26 (5)
2 | 4 | 4 |  Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro |

Lime

| 30 | Flagged |  | 17
3 | 6 | 6 |  Scott Pruett | Chevrolet Camaro |

White

| 30 | Flagged |  | 14
4 | 9 | 9 |  Al Holbert | Chevrolet Camaro |

Blue

| 30 | Flagged |  | 12
5 | 8 | 8 |  Al Unser | Chevrolet Camaro |

Aqua

| 30 | Flagged |  | 10
6 | 11 | 11 |  Chris Cord | Chevrolet Camaro |

Orange

| 30 | Flagged |  | 9
7 | 5 | 5 |  Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro |

Red

| 30 | Flagged |  | 8
8 | 3 | 3 |  Bill Elliott | Chevrolet Camaro |

Rose

| 30 | Flagged |  | 7
9 | 7 | 7 |  Chip Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro |

Powder Blue

| 29 | Flagged |  | 6
10 | 10 | 10 |  Bobby Rahal | Chevrolet Camaro |

Purple

| 29 | Flagged |  | 5
11 | 12 | 12 |  Roberto Guerrero | Chevrolet Camaro |

Dark Blue

| 20 | Flagged |  | 4
12 | 1 | 1 |  Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet Camaro |

Gold

| 16 | 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 (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: 110.924 mph (178.515 km/h)
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: 1.58 sec
Lead changes: 0

## Notes

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1. 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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1. ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 9, 2007

## External links

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* IROC XII History - IROC Website

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