IROC III

A. J. Foyt (seen in 2015) won the IROC III championship

IROC III was the third year of IROC competition, which took place over three weekends in 1975 and 1976. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and the schedule was held over in its entirety from IROC II. A. J. Foyt won the championship and $50,000 without winning a race.

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows;

Rank Driver Winnings Series
1United States A. J. Foyt$50,000USAC Champ Car
2United States Mario Andretti$25,000Formula One
3United States Benny Parsons$25,000NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Bobby Allison$23,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5United States David Pearson$21,000NASCAR Winston Cup
6United States Al Unser$15,000USAC Champ Car
7United States Bobby Unser$16,000USAC Champ Car
8Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi$11,000Formula One
9United Kingdom Brian Redman$10,000SCCA
10United States Richard Petty$5,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11United Kingdom James Hunt$5,000Formula One
12South Africa Jody Scheckter$5,000Formula One