IROC XI

IROC XI was the eleventh year of IROC competition, which took place in 1987. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, the beginning of a long partnership with ABC/ESPN, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Mid-Ohio, race three ran at Michigan International Speedway, and race four concluded the year at Watkins Glen International. Geoff Bodine won the championship and $191,900.

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series and reason for invite
1	Geoff Bodine	76	$191,900	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 Daytona 500 winner
2	Al Unser Jr.	65	$90,400	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner Defending IROC Champion
3	Bobby Rahal	51	$57,800	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 1986 Indy 500 Winner & 1986 IndyCar Champion
4	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	43	$43,400	SCCA Trans-Am Series 1986 Trans-Am Series Champion
5	Darrell Waltrip	42	$44,500	NASCAR Winston Cup 2nd in 1986 Winston Cup points
6	Bill Elliott	38	$34,400	NASCAR Winston Cup 4th in 1986 Winston Cup points 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
7	Michael Andretti	33	$35,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 2nd in 1986 IndyCar points
8	Scott Pruett	32	$29,000	IMSA Camel GTO & SCCA Trans-Am Series 1986 Camel GTO Champion 1986 12 Hours of Sebring GTO winner 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTO winner
9	Mario Andretti	31	$28,100	CART PPG IndyCar World Series 5th in 1986 IndyCar points IROC VI champion
10	Dale Earnhardt	30	$30,000	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1986 Winston Cup Champion
11	Al Unser	27	$26,000	CART PPG IndyCar World Series IROC V Champion
12	Derek Bell	27	$25,000	World Sports-Prototype Championship & IMSA Camel GTP 1986 & 1987 24 Hours of Daytona GTP winner 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 1986 World Sportscar Prototype Champion 3rd in 1986 Camel GTP points

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