IROC XXX

IROC XXX was the 30th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions, which began on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway. The all-star roster included thirteen drivers (in twelve cars) from seven premier racing series. Tony Stewart consistently ran up front and won two races to win the championship, ahead of the equally consistent Matt Kenseth by 12 points. As with the past two seasons, the drivers used their car colors and numbers from their native series (when feasible). This was also the first IROC season since 1991 to include a road course race (held on the Daytona International Speedway road course).

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

Drivers[edit]

Car Number	Driver	Series
1	Ted Musgrave	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
6	Mark Martin	NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
06	Sam Hornish Jr.	Indy Racing League
8	Martin Truex Jr.	NASCAR Busch Series
08	Scott Sharp	Indy Racing League
10	Wayne Taylor2 Max Angelelli2	Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
11	Steve Kinser	World of Outlaws
12	Ryan Newman	NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
16	Max Papis	Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car
17	Matt Kenseth	NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
20	Tony Stewart	NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
46	Frank Kimmel	ARCA RE/MAX Series

Note: Initially Carl Edwards was announced as a driver for the 2006 season. Due to a conflict with the NASCAR Busch Series race at Memphis International Raceway in October, Edwards withdrew from IROC and was replaced by Ryan Newman.^[2]

Results[edit]

Race One (Daytona International Speedway oval)[edit]

1. 17- Matt Kenseth
2. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
3. 46- Frank Kimmel
4. 16- Max Papis
5. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
6. 10- Wayne Taylor
7. 11- Steve Kinser
8. 20- Tony Stewart
9. 08- Scott Sharp
10. 1- Ted Musgrave
11. 12- Ryan Newman
12. 6- Mark Martin

Race Two (Texas Motor Speedway)[edit]

1. 20- Tony Stewart
2. 12- Ryan Newman
3. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
4. 6- Mark Martin
5. 17- Matt Kenseth
6. 10- Max Angelelli
7. 08- Scott Sharp
8. 46- Frank Kimmel
9. 1- Ted Musgrave
10. 16- Max Papis
11. 11- Steve Kinser
12. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.

Race Three (Daytona International Speedway road course)[edit]

1. 20- Tony Stewart
2. 16- Max Papis
3. 12- Ryan Newman
4. 08- Scott Sharp
5. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
6. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
7. 10- Max Angelelli
8. 46- Frank Kimmel
9. 6- Mark Martin
10. 17-Matt Kenseth
11. 11- Steve Kinser
12. 1- Ted Musgrave

Race Four (Atlanta Motor Speedway)[edit]

1. 8- Martin Truex Jr.
2. 17- Matt Kenseth
3. 20- Tony Stewart
4. 12- Ryan Newman
5. 1- Ted Musgrave
6. 6- Mark Martin
7. 46- Frank Kimmel
8. 16- Max Papis
9. 06- Sam Hornish Jr.
10. 11- Steve Kinser
11. 10- Wayne Taylor
12. 08- Scott Sharp

Standings[edit]

Pos.	Driver	DAY	TEX	DAY	ATL	Pts
1	Tony Stewart	8	1	1	3	77
2	Matt Kenseth	1	5	10	2	65
3	Martin Truex Jr.	5	3	6	1	57
4	Ryan Newman	11	2	3	4	54
5	Mark Martin	12	4	9	6	47
6	Max Papis	4	10	2	8	46
7	Frank Kimmel	3	8	8	7	40
8	Sam Hornish Jr.	2	12	5	9	36
9	Wayne Taylor	6			11	30
	Max Angelelli		6	7
10	Scott Sharp	9	7	4	12	29
11	Ted Musgrave	10	9	12	5	24
12	Steve Kinser	7	11	11	10	21

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