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  1.   Steve posted:
  11.10.2006 - 2:15 am
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Best IROC finish for 1967 F1 Champ Denny Hulme, the only New Zealander
to win the World Championship.


  2.   biffle16 posted:
  02.26.2007 - 1:49 am
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First IROC race of all time.


  3.   nascarman posted:
  11.11.2008 - 5:35 pm
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Number / Driver / Color
1 / Emerson Fittipaldi / Sahara Beige
2 / Mark Donohue / Grand Prix White
3 / Peter Revson / Bright Yellow
4 / George Follmer / Acid Blue
5 / David Pearson / Strawberry Pink
6 / Denis Hulme / Mexican Blue
7 / Bobby Unser / Carmen Red
8 / A.J. Foyt / Aubergine
9 / Bobby Allison / Gulf Blue
10 / Richard Petty / Bright Green
11 / Gordon Johncock / Indian Red
12 / Roger McCluskey / Orange


  4.   CBASS posted:
  12.16.2012 - 9:32 am
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Emerson became the first man to exit an IROC race after an off track
excursion ruptured his fuel tank.


  5.   nascarman posted:
  07.17.2015 - 12:23 pm
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There was a qualifying session for this race. Emerson Fittipaldi won the
pole but was 15 minutes late to the drivers meeting and was forced to
start in the back.

Pos. / Driver / Time / Speed
1. Emerson Fittipaldi / 1:28.42 / 103.415
2. Mark Donohue / 1:28.64 / 103.158
3. Peter Revson / 1:28.81 / 102.961
4. George Follmer / 1:29.14 / 102.580
5. David Pearson / 1:29.32 / 102.373
6. Denis Hulme / 1:29.38 / 102.309
7. Bobby Unser / 1:29.68 / 101.942
8. AJ Foyt / 1:29.73 / 101.905
9. Bobby Allison / 1:29.86 / 101.341
10. Richard Petty / 1:30.03 / 101.566
11. Gordon Johncock / 1:30.34 / 100.373
12. Roger McCluskey / 1:31.50 / 99.879


  6.   f posted:
  09.21.2020 - 1:09 pm
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The beige #1 IROC Porsche 911 Emerson Fittipaldi drove in this race
would lead a colorful history. After IROC moved to Camaros the car was
sold and raced in IMSA briefly before it was bought by a very rich
semi-pro Columbian racer who rebuilt it into a faster car with 935-like
bodywork and a Martini-esque livery. Said Columbian was the notorious
drug lord Pablo Escobar and he indeed did race it personally for a bit,
mostly in hill climbs, before the growing nature of his business forced
him to hang up the helmet as he focused on his much more horrific
pursuits. There's some famous pictures of Escobar with that Porsche race
car but while he met a violent end the car didn't. The 911 eventually
made its way back to North American and was restored back to its
original configuration as Fittipaldi's #1 from this race for preservation.


  7.   RaceFanX posted:
  10.14.2020 - 7:39 am
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Richard Petty had never raced, or for that matter driven, a rear-engine
car before he jumped into the bright green #10 Porsche 911 for this one.
The King of NASCAR would quip he'd never even driven a VW Beetle before
he hit the track in its faster cousin for this one, coming home seventh.


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