IROC XXX

The 30th and final season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included thirteen drivers (in twelve cars) from seven premier racing series. Tony Stewart consistently ran up front and won two races and finished ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two editions, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible). This was also the first IROC season since 1991 to include a road course race (held on the Daytona International Speedway road course).

2006 International Race of Champions
Previous: 2005 Next: N/A

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]

Drivers
Tony Stewart, seen celebrating his Texas win, won the final IROC championship
Car
Number		 Driver Series
#1 Ted Musgrave NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
#6 Mark Martin NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#06 Sam Hornish, Jr. Indy Racing League
#8 Martin Truex, Jr. NASCAR Busch Series
#08 Scott Sharp Indy Racing League
#10 Wayne Taylor2
Max Angelelli2		 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
#11 Steve Kinser World of Outlaws
#12 Ryan Newman NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#16 Max Papis Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
#17 Matt Kenseth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#20 Tony Stewart NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
#46 Frank Kimmel ARCA RE/MAX Series

Results

Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval)
  1. 17- Matt Kenseth
  2. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  3. 46- Frank Kimmel
  4. 16- Max Papis
  5. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  6. 10- Wayne Taylor
  7. 11- Steve Kinser
  8. 20- Tony Stewart
  9. 08- Scott Sharp
  10. 1- Ted Musgrave
  11. 12- Ryan Newman
  12. 6- Mark Martin

Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway)
  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 12- Ryan Newman
  3. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  4. 6- Mark Martin
  5. 17- Matt Kenseth
  6. 10- Max Angelelli
  7. 08- Scott Sharp
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 1- Ted Musgrave
  10. 16- Max Papis
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.

Race Three (Daytona International Speedway road course)
  1. 20- Tony Stewart
  2. 16- Max Papis
  3. 12- Ryan Newman
  4. 08- Scott Sharp
  5. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  6. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  7. 10- Max Angelelli
  8. 46- Frank Kimmel
  9. 6- Mark Martin
  10. 17-Matt Kenseth
  11. 11- Steve Kinser
  12. 1- Ted Musgrave

Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway)
  1. 8- Martin Truex, Jr.
  2. 17- Matt Kenseth
  3. 20- Tony Stewart
  4. 12- Ryan Newman
  5. 1- Ted Musgrave
  6. 6- Mark Martin
  7. 46- Frank Kimmel
  8. 16- Max Papis
  9. 06- Sam Hornish, Jr.
  10. 11- Steve Kinser
  11. 10- Wayne Taylor
  12. 08- Scott Sharp

Standings
Pos. Driver DAY TEX DAY ATL Pts
1 Tony Stewart 8 1 1 3 77
2 Matt Kenseth 1 5 10 2 65
3 Martin Truex, Jr. 5 3 6 1 57
4 Ryan Newman 11 2 3 4 54
5 Mark Martin 12 4 9 6 47
6 Max Papis 4 10 2 8 46
7 Frank Kimmel 3 8 8 7 40
8 Sam Hornish, Jr. 2 12 5 9 36
9 Wayne Taylor 6 11 30
Max Angelelli 6 7
10 Scott Sharp 9 7 4 12 29
11 Ted Musgrave 10 9 12 5 24
12 Steve Kinser 7 11 11 10 21

References
  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
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