IROC VI

Mario Andretti won the IROC VI championship

IROC VI was the sixth year of IROC competition and took place in 1978 and 1979. The format changed from IROC V in that three qualifying races were held for participants from NASCAR, USAC Champ Car, and Road Racing (which primarily consisted of Formula One, SCCA, and IMSA). The top four finishers in these qualifying races then earned the chance to race in the two final races at Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Chevrolet Camaro was used in all races. Mario Andretti won the road racing finale en route to the championship and $75,000.

The final points standings were as follows:

Rank Driver Winnings Series
1United States Mario Andretti$75,000Formula One
USAC Champ Car
CART
2United States Neil Bonnett$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
3United States Cale Yarborough$28,500NASCAR Winston Cup
4United States Bobby Allison$21,000NASCAR Winston Cup
5Australia Alan Jones$20,000Formula One
6United States Gordon Johncock$19,000USAC Champ Car
CART
7United States Tom Sneva$18,000USAC Champ Car
CART
8Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi$17,000Formula One
9United States Peter Gregg$16,000IMSA Camel GT
10United States Donnie Allison$15,000NASCAR Winston Cup
11United States Al Unser$15,000USAC Champ Car
CART
12United States A. J. Foyt$0USAC Champ Car