IROC XIX

1995 International Race of Champions season
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Dale Earnhardt (seen in 1985), the IROC XIX champion

The nineteenth year of IROC competition took place in 1995. IROC XIX was the second and final year the Dodge Avenger was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC XVIII. Race one took place on the Daytona International Speedway, race two took place at Darlington Raceway, race three ran at Talladega Superspeedway, and the year finished at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won his second series championship, and took home $225,000 for his efforts.

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

Position	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Dale Earnhardt	61	$225,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Mark Martin	57	$100,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
3	Scott Pruett	53	$60,000	Indy Car
4	Jeff Gordon	51	$50,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
5	Tom Kendall	49	$45,000	SCCA Trans-Am Series
6	Ken Schrader	43	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
7	Al Unser, Jr.¹	42	$40,000	Indy Car
8	Steve Kinser¹	42	$40,000	World of Outlaws
9	Rusty Wallace	33	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
10	Ricky Rudd	32	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
11	Hurley Haywood	22	$40,000	IMSA World Sports Car
12	Steve Millen	20	$40,000	IMSA World Sports Car

Race results

Al Unser, Jr. and Steve Kinser tied for 7th place in the final championship standings, but Unser, Jr. was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
Al Unser, Jr. did not start races two and three due to injury
Steve Millen did not compete in race four

IROC Championship seasons

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