IROC: Gone for good?

[call_me_andrew]

If you go to http://www.irocracing.com there's a series of pages of pictures to "thank fans for the past 30 years". Is that a tombstone or a mid-life crisis?

[Lee Roy]

It doesn't look good for IROC.

I wonder how much longer Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Jay Signore want to keep this project going? They're probably ready to let it go. It's apparent that there isn't enough interest in it from the fans.

[NASCARWidow]

The fat lady hasn't sung yet, but she sure is warmed up and ready. They can't get a sponsor and without one, there is no IROC; sounds like a death knell to me.

[Jonesi]

It's probably gone.

[RaceFanStan]

Yeah, it looks like IROC is signing-off ...
I am one fan that is sad to see it go away ...
there were many great IROC Champions ...
it is sad that there will no more ...

A Salute to the 21 IROC Champions in the past 30 Seasons
1974 Mark Donohue
1975 Bobby Unser
1976 A J Foyt
1977 A J Foyt
1978 Al Unser
1979 Mario Andretti
1980 Bobby Allison
1984 Cale Yarborough
1985 Harry Gant
1986 Al Unser Jr
1987 Geoff Bodine
1988 Al Unser Jr
1989 Terry Labonte
1990 Dale Earnhardt
1991 Rusty Wallace
1992 Ricky Rudd
1993 Davey Allison/Terry Labonte
1994 Mark Martin
1995 Dale Earnhardt
1996 Mark Martin
1997 Mark Martin
1998 Mark Martin
1999 Dale Earnhardt
2000 Dale Earnhardt
2001 Bobby Labonte
2002 Kevin Harvick
2003 Kurt Busch
2004 Matt Kenseth
2005 Mark Martin
2006 Tony Stewart

Thanks to all of the drivers who participated.

[djarumdudley]

quite a shame if it's true, though the series was a watered down version in recent years. looking at that list it's interesting to see how it became a veritable playground for Nascar drivers.

[RobbyGirls]

Looks like it is over. I watched them at California Speedway. It was so much fun. So many of the champions from the different series would not come to IROC. I think it should have been mandatory. Win a champion go do IROC.