IROC XXIII was the twenty-third season of IROC, the (International Race Of Champions), 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: PositionDriverPointsWinningsSeries 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