IROC IX

IROC IX was the ninth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1985. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, was the second straight season that television coverage was on CBS, 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 was rained out at Talladega Superspeedway, and race four concluded the year at Michigan International Speedway. Harry Gant won the championship and $158,200 in a tie-breaker with Darrell Waltrip.

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Harry Gant ¹	45	$158,200	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2nd in 1984 Winston Cup points
2	Darrell Waltrip ¹	45	$80,400	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 5th in 1984 Winston Cup points
3	Bobby Rahal	40	$55,100	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 3rd in 1984 IndyCar points
4	Tom Sneva	32	$43,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 2nd in 1984 IndyCar points
5	Terry Labonte ²	31	$39,300	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1984 Winston Cup Champion
6	Derek Bell ²	31	$30,000	World Endurance Championship 4th in 1984 World Sportscar Championship
7	John Watson	30	$29,000	FIA Formula One World Championship World Endurance Championship Winner of the 1984 Fuji 1000KM
8	Cale Yarborough	29	$27,400	NASCAR Winston Cup Series Defending IROC Champion 1984 Daytona 500 winner
9	A. J. Foyt	28	$29,500	CART PPG IndyCar World Series IROC III & IROC IV Champion
10	Jochen Mass	27	$23,000	World Endurance Championship 2nd in 1984 World Sportscar Championship
11	Mario Andretti ³	25	$26,700	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1984 IndyCar Champion IROC VI champion
12	Tom Gloy	13	$20,000	SCCA Trans-Am Series 1984 Trans-Am Champion

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