IROC XX

IROC XX was the twentieth season of IROC competition, which started on February 16, 1996. It was the first year that the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used in competition, and contested races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin won the first night race in the history of the series in race three at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won again in the season finale at Michigan International Speedway to win $225,000 in a come-from-behind IROC championship, his second in three seasons.

1996 International Race of Champions

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Mark Martin (seen in 1998), the IROC XX champion

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

Position	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Mark Martin	61	$225,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Robby Gordon	54	$100,000	Indy Car
3	Johnny Benson	50	$60,000	NASCAR Busch Series
4	Terry Labonte	48	$50,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
5	Al Unser Jr.	48	$45,000	Indy Car
6	Sterling Marlin	40	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
7	Scott Pruett	40	$40,000	Indy Car
8	Dale Earnhardt	39	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
9	Tommy Kendall	36	$40,000	SCCA Trans-Am Series
10	Jeff Gordon	30	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
11	Rusty Wallace	26	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
12	Steve Kinser	25	$40,000	World of Outlaws

Race results

Daytona International Speedway, Race One

1. Dale Earnhardt
2. Robby Gordon
3. Tommy Kendall
4. Sterling Marlin
5. Al Unser Jr.
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Terry Labonte
8. Mark Martin
9. Johnny Benson
10. Scott Pruett
11. Steve Kinser
12. Rusty Wallace

Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two

1. Al Unser Jr.
2. Robby Gordon
3. Scott Pruett
4. Sterling Marlin
5. Terry Labonte
6. Steve Kinser
7. Jeff Gordon
8. Tommy Kendall
9. Dale Earnhardt
10. Johnny Benson
11. Mark Martin
12. Rusty Wallace

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Race Three

1. Mark Martin
2. Johnny Benson
3. Scott Pruett
4. Rusty Wallace
5. Jeff Gordon
6. Terry Labonte
7. Tommy Kendall
8. Al Unser Jr.
9. Steve Kinser
10. Dale Earnhardt
11. Sterling Marlin
12. Robby Gordon

Michigan International Speedway, Race Four

1. Mark Martin
2. Johnny Benson
3. Terry Labonte
4. Robby Gordon
5. Al Unser Jr.
6. Sterling Marlin
7. Rusty Wallace
8. Scott Pruett
9. Dale Jarrett ¹
10. Ricky Rudd ²
11. Geoff Bodine³
12. Jeff Gordon

Notes

1. Dale Jarrett drove for Steve Kinser
2. Ricky Rudd drove for Dale Earnhardt, who was injured in a Cup race at Talladega the week before.
3. Geoff Bodine drove for Tommy Kendall