Al Unser won the IROC V championship

IROC V was the fifth year of IROC competition, which took place over three weekends in 1977 and 1978. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and the schedule was held over in its entirety from IROC IV. Al Unser won two races en route to the championship and $50,000.

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

Rank Driver Winnings Series
1United States Al Unser$50,000USAC Champ Car
2United States Mario Andretti$26,000USAC Champ Car
3United States Darrell Waltrip$23,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Cale Yarborough$23,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5United States Richard Petty$20,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6United States Gordon Johncock$17,500USAC Champ Car
7United States Benny ParsonsAll$16,000NASCAR Winston Cup
8Belgium Jacky Ickx$15,000Formula One
9United States Johnny Rutherford$12,000USAC Champ Car
10Sweden Gunnar Nilsson3$7,500Formula One
11United States Tom Sneva$7,500USAC Champ Car
12United States Al Holbert$7,500IMSA Camel GT

Race results

Michigan International Speedway, Race One

  1. Al Unser
  2. Cale Yarborough
  3. Darrell Waltrip
  4. Richard Petty
  5. Gunnar Nilsson
  6. Gordon Johncock
  7. Mario Andretti
  8. Johnny Rutherford
  9. Benny Parsons
  10. Al Holbert
  11. Tom Sneva
  12. Jacky Ickx

Riverside International Raceway, Race Two

  1. Al Unser
  2. Richard Petty
  3. Gordon Johncock
  4. Mario Andretti
  5. Darrell Waltrip
  6. Gunnar Nilsson
  7. Johnny Rutherford
  8. Jacky Ickx
  9. Benny Parsons
  10. Cale Yarborough
  11. Al Holbert
  12. Tom Sneva

Riverside International Raceway, Race Three

  1. Cale Yarborough
  2. Mario Andretti
  3. Al Unser
  4. Darrell Waltrip
  5. Richard Petty
  6. Gunnar Nilsson
  7. Jacky Ickx
  8. Benny Parsons
  9. Johnny Rutherford
  10. Gordon Johncock
  11. Tom Sneva
  12. Al Holbert

Daytona International Speedway, Race Four

  1. Mario Andretti
  2. Darrell Waltrip
  3. Gordon Johncock
  4. Cale Yarborough
  5. Benny Parsons
  6. Jacky Ickx
  7. Al Unser
  8. Richard Petty
  9. Johnny Rutherford

References

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