# IROC IX > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/IROC_IX > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/IROC_IX.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IROC_IX > Source revision: 1274504977 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **IROC IX** was the ninth year of [IROC](/source/IROC) competition, which took place in 1985. It saw the use of the [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet) [Camaro](/source/Camaro) in all races, was the second straight season that television coverage was on CBS, and continued the format introduced in [IROC VIII](/source/IROC_VIII). Race one took place on the [Daytona International Speedway](/source/Daytona_International_Speedway), race two took place at [Mid-Ohio](/source/Mid-Ohio_Sports_Car_Course), race three was rained out at [Talladega Superspeedway](/source/Talladega_Superspeedway), and race four concluded the year at [Michigan International Speedway](/source/Michigan_International_Speedway). [Harry Gant](/source/Harry_Gant) won the championship and $158,200 in a tie-breaker with [Darrell Waltrip](/source/Darrell_Waltrip). The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1] 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 ## Race results ### Race One, Daytona International Speedway Friday, February 15, 1985 Finish Grid Car no. Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps Led Points 1 11 5 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 40 0:32:55 1 23 (2) 2 6 1 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro White 40 Flagged 17 3 9 4 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro Cream 40 Flagged 35 19 (5) 4 4 8 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Orange 40 Flagged 12 5 12 7 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro Blue 40 Flagged 10 6 7 3 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Pink 40 Flagged 4 12 (3) 7 8 17 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Silver 40 Flagged 8 8 1 2 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro Dark Blue 40 Flagged 7 9 3 12 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro Red 39 Crash 6 10 5 6 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 39 Flagged 5 11 10 11 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro Black 15 Crash 4 12 2 9 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Orange Yellow 5 Mechanical 3 **(5)** Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. **(3)** Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps **(2)** Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps. **Average speed:** 182.278 mph (293.348 km/h) **Cautions:** 1 (Lap 15, Tom Gloy accident in the tri-oval.) **Margin of victory:** 3 sec **Lead changes:** 3 ### Race Two, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Friday, June 8, 1985 Finish Grid Car no. Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps Led Points 1 4 17 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro Silver 29 0:49:30 2 24 (3) 2 5 7 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro Blue 29 Flagged 17 3 1 3 Mario Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Pink 29 Flagged 27 19 (5) 4 6 8 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Orange 29 Flagged 12 5 9 2 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Dark Blue 29 Flagged 10 6 8 1 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro White 29 Flagged 9 7 12 6 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 29 Flagged 8 8 11 11 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Black 29 Flagged 7 9 3 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 29 Flagged 6 10 10 10 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro Red 29 Flagged 5 11 2 18 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 29 Flagged 4 12 7 12 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Dark Red 29 Flagged 3 **(5)** Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. **(3)** Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps **(2)** Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (Did not occur in this race so not awarded). **Average speed:** 84.363 mph (135.769 km/h) **Cautions:** none **Margin of victory:** 2.4 sec **Lead changes:** 1 ### Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway *This race was scheduled for Saturday July 27th, 1985 but was canceled due to rain* ### Race Four, Michigan International Speedway Saturday, August 10, 1985 Finish Grid Car no. Driver Car Make Car Color Laps Status Laps Led Points 1 8 18 Harry Gant Chevrolet Camaro Light Blue 50 0:39:09 33 26 (5) 2 10 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Camaro Powder Blue 50 Flagged 13 20 (3) 3 9 12 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Camaro Dark Red 50 Flagged 14 4 1 2 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Camaro Dark Blue 50 Flagged 4 14 (2) 5 2 1 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet Camaro White 50 Flagged 10 6 6 11 Derek Bell Chevrolet Camaro Black 50 Flagged 9 7 3 6 Tom Sneva Chevrolet Camaro Yellow 50 Flagged 8 8 7 17 Jochen Mass Chevrolet Camaro Silver 50 Flagged 7 9 4 8 John Watson Chevrolet Camaro Orange 50 Flagged 6 10 11 3 Tom Gloy Chevrolet Camaro Pink 49 Flagged 5 11 5 7 A. J. Foyt Chevrolet Camaro Blue 27 Mechanical 4 12 X X Mario Andretti 3 Chevrolet Camaro Not Assigned 0 Did Not Start, Injured 3 **(5)** Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps. **(3)** Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps **(2)** Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps. **Average speed:** 153.257 mph (246.643 km/h) **Cautions:** none **Margin of victory:** 4 feet **Lead changes:** 8 ## Notes 1. Harry Gant and Darrell Waltrip tied for the championship, but Gant was awarded the title due to a higher finishing position in the final race. 1. Terry Labonte and Derek Bell tied for fifth place, but Labonte was awarded the position due a higher finish in the final race. 1. Mario Andretti did not compete in the final race due to injury. ## References 1. [IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info](http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1985&series=I) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070314025432/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1985&series=I) 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 8, 2007 ## External links - [IROC IX History - IROC Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20061022061451/http://www.irocracing.com/History/1985/1985-history.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [IROC IX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IROC_IX) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IROC_IX?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.