IROC VIII was the eighth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1984. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and was the first incarnation of the IROC format in which twelve drivers from different series compete in all four races. Races one and four took place at Michigan International Speedway, while race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran on the Talladega Superspeedway. Cale Yarborough won one race en route to the championship and $150,000.
This season was the first of three straight that television coverage was on CBS.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:[1]
Race results
Race One, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, June 16, 1984
| Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 50 | 0:41:06 | 10 | 23 (5) |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet Camaro | Blue | 50 | Flagged | 17 | |
| 3 | 6 | 12 | Gordon Johncock | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Red | 50 | Flagged | 14 | 16 (3) |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 50 | Flagged | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Danny Ongais | Chevrolet Camaro | Black | 50 | Flagged | 22 | 15 (2) |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 50 | Flagged | 9 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Blue | 50 | Flagged | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Camaro | Red | 50 | Flagged | 7 | |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | Jacky Ickx | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 50 | Flagged | 6 | |
| 10 | 11 | 9 | Derek Bell | Chevrolet Camaro | Mustard | 49 | Flagged | 5 | |
| 11 | 7 | 8 | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 49 | Flagged | 4 | |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 49 | 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.
Average speed: 145.985 mph (234.940 km/h)
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Lead changes: 9
Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport
Saturday, July 7, 1984
| Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 30 | 0:45:05 | 6 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Derek Bell | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 30 | Flagged | 17 | |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | Gordon Johncock | Chevrolet Camaro | Red | 30 | Flagged | 14 | |
| 4 | 11 | 8 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 30 | Flagged | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 30 | Flagged | 10 | |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Blue | 30 | Flagged | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | Danny Ongais | Chevrolet Camaro | Mustard | 30 | Flagged | 8 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Camaro | Blue | 30 | Flagged | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 30 | Flagged | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | 11 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro | Black | 30 | Flagged | 5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 30 | Flagged | 24 | 9 (5) |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | Jacky Ickx | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Red | 30 | 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: 99.053 mph (159.410 km/h)
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 8 sec
Lead changes: 2
Race Three, Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, July 28, 1984
| Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Blue | 38 | 0:33:53 | 3 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Blue | 38 | Flagged | 17 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro | Red | 38 | Flagged | 14 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet Camaro | Purple | 38 | Flagged | 1 | 14 (2) |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet Camaro | Black | 38 | Flagged | 33 | 15 (5) |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Camaro | Medium Blue | 38 | Flagged | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | Gordon Johncock | Chevrolet Camaro | Light Mustard | 38 | Flagged | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet Camaro | Orange | 38 | Flagged | 1 | 9 (2) |
| 9 | 8 | 15 | Derek Bell | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 38 | Flagged | 6 | |
| 10 | 2 | 10 | Jacky Ickx | Chevrolet Camaro | Red | 38 | Flagged | 5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 6 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 37 | Flagged | 4 | |
| 12 | 6 | 9 | Danny Ongais | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Mustard | 36 | 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.
Average speed: 179.02 mph (288.10 km/h)
Cautions: 1 (Lap 1, Neil Bonnett & Derek Bell accident)
Margin of victory: 8 inches
Lead changes: 4
Race Four, Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 11, 1984
| Finish | Grid | Car no. | Driver | Car Make | Car Color | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet Camaro | Cream | 50 | 0:40:26 | 1 | 24 (3) |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet Camaro | Powder Blue | 50 | Flagged | 49 | 22 (5) |
| 3 | 11 | 9 | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet Camaro | Mustard | 50 | Flagged | 14 | |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Danny Ongais | Chevrolet Camaro | Pink | 50 | Flagged | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | Gordon Johncock | Chevrolet Camaro | Blue | 50 | Flagged | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet Camaro | Red | 50 | Flagged | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Red | 50 | Flagged | 8 | |
| 8 | 6 | 15 | Derek Bell | Chevrolet Camaro | White | 50 | Flagged | 7 | |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Red | 50 | Flagged | 6 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chevrolet Camaro | Dark Blue | 49 | Flagged | 5 | |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet Camaro | Yellow | 46 | Flagged | 4 | |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Jacky Ickx | Chevrolet Camaro | Black | 41 | 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: 148.392 mph (238.814 km/h)
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 3 feet
Lead changes: 2
References
- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 8, 2007