IROC XXIII
Introduction Dale Earnhardt (seen in 1997), the IROC XXIII champion'''IROC XXIII''' was the twenty-third season of IROC, the ('''I'''nternational '''R'''ace '''O'''f '''C'''hampions), which started on February 12, 1999.The series used identically prepared Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race cars, and the contested races were held at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the first three races of the season, including two last lap passes at Daytona and Talladega, and beating his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Michigan in a photo finish, to win the championship and $225,000.The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:'''Position''''''Driver''''''Points''''''Winnings''''''Series''' 1   Dale Earnhardt  75  $225,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 2   Mark Martin  74  $100,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 3   Bobby Labonte  53 $60,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 4   Rusty Wallace  50  $50,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 5   Jeff Gordon  49  $45,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 6   Kenny Bräck  34  $40,000  Indy Racing League 7   Eddie Cheever  31 $40,000  Indy Racing League 8   Dale Jarrett  30 $40,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 9   Dale Earnhardt Jr.  29 $40,000  NASCAR Busch Series 10   Adrian Fernandez1  28  $40,000  FedEx CART World Series 11   Jeff Burton  26 $40,000  NASCAR Winston Cup 12   Greg Moore  25  $40,000  FedEx CART World Series
Race Results ===Daytona International Speedway, Race One===# Dale Earnhardt# Bobby Labonte# Mark Martin# Kenny Bräck# Greg Moore # Jeff Gordon# Adrian Fernandez# Dale Jarrett# Rusty Wallace# Dale Earnhardt Jr.# Eddie Cheever# Jeff Burton===Talladega Superspeedway, Race Two===# Dale Earnhardt# Rusty Wallace# Mark Martin# Jeff Gordon# Kenny Bräck# Adrian Fernandez# Bobby Labonte# Eddie Cheever# Greg Moore # Dale Jarrett# Jeff Burton# Dale Earnhardt Jr.===Michigan International Speedway, Race Three=== # Dale Earnhardt# Dale Earnhardt Jr.# Rusty Wallace# Bobby Labonte# Mark Martin# Jeff Burton# Jeff Gordon# Kenny Bräck# Greg Moore # Adrian Fernandez# Dale Jarrett# Eddie Cheever===Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Race Four===# Mark Martin# Jeff Gordon# Eddie Cheever# Bobby Labonte# Rusty Wallace# Dale Jarrett# Jeff Burton# Dale Earnhardt# Dave Marcis *# Kenny Bräck# Dale Earnhardt Jr.# Greg Moore
Notes *1.Dave Marcis drove for Adrian Fernandez in the last race in Indianapolis.
External links *  Racing-Reference 1999 IROC Drivers and Standings * 1999 IROC Drivers Announced