IROC XVIII was the eighteenth year of

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competition, which took place in 1994. It was the first year the

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was used in competition, replacing the

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, 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 the series championship, and $200,000. The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
, Retrieved March 9, 2007

Race results

Race One, Daytona International Speedway

Friday, February 18, 1994 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: 180.632 mph
Cautions: 1 (lap 23, Scott Sharp Crash)
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Lead changes: 13

Race Two, Darlington Raceway

Saturday, March 26, 1994 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 (did not occur in this race so not awarded). Average speed: 144.083 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: .25 sec
Lead changes: 2 Notes: This race was originally scheduled for 60 laps with a break in-between but was shortened to 46 laps due to an extra long break. During the first half of the race the teams were having overheating problems due to rubber build up on the grills on the cars. It got so bad that Dave Marcis and other IROC officials were using wire brushes to clean the grills on the cars. They also had to check the water in the radiator of the cars due to the overheating problems. Due to the long break IROC shortened the race to 46 laps. The track had second round qualifying for the

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and the NASCAR Busch Grand National race later in the day to get in, forcing IROC to shorten the race.

Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, April 30, 1994 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: 186.323 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .37 sec
Lead changes: 6

Race Four, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 30, 1994 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: 150.387 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: .35 sec
Lead changes: 7 Cautions Lap Leader Breakdown

Notes

# Al Unser Jr., Rusty Wallace, and Dale Earnhardt tied for second place in points. They were ordered based on their finishing position in the final race.

References

External links

IROC XVIII History - IROC Website
{{IROC Championship International Race of Champions 1994 in American motorsport