IROC VI

IROC VI was the sixth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, and Road Racing (which primarily consisted of Formula One, SCCA, and IMSA). The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. It used the Chevrolet Camaro in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship and $75,000.

The final points standings were as follows:

Rank Driver Winnings Series
1 Mario Andretti$75,000Formula One
USAC Champ Car
CART
2 Neil Bonnett$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
3 Cale Yarborough$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Bobby Allison$21,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5 Alan Jones$20,000Formula One
6 Gordon Johncock$19,000USAC Champ Car
CART
7 Tom Sneva$18,000USAC Champ Car
CART
8 Emerson Fittipaldi$17,000Formula One
9 Peter Gregg$16,000IMSA Camel GT
10 Donnie Allison$15,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Al Unser$15,000USAC Champ Car
CART
12 A. J. Foyt$0USAC Champ Car
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