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competition, which took place in 1995. It was the second and final year the

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was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC XVIII. Race one took place on the

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, race two took place at

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, race three ran at

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, and the year finished at

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won his second series championship and $225,000. The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
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Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 17, 1995 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps. Average speed: 180.723 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Lead changes: 14

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

Saturday, March 25, 1995 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps. Average speed: 153.675 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .66 sec
Lead changes: 1 Cautions

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, April 29, 1995 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps. Average speed: 187.474 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 13 Lap Leader Breakdown

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 29, 1995 one *: Bonus points for leading the most laps.
two **: Bonus points for leading the 2nd most laps.
three ***: Bonus points for leading the 3rd most laps. Average speed: 166.764 mph
Cautions: 1 (Lap 3, Scott Pruett spin turn 2)
Margin of victory: .112 sec
Lead changes: 5

Notes

# Al Unser Jr. and Steve Kinser tied for 7th place in the final championship standings; Unser Jr. was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. # Al Unser Jr. did not start races two and three due to injury # Steve Millen did not compete in race four due to injury

References

External links

{{IROC Championship International Race of Champions 1995 in American motorsport