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IROC XXVII

IROC XXVII

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IROC XXVII was the 27th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions, which began on Friday, February 14, 2003 at Daytona International Speedway. The roster included 12 drivers from five separate racing leagues. Mark Martin won the first race to tie an IROC record 11 career wins, tying him with Al Unser Jr. and Dale Earnhardt. Rookie Kurt Busch won in only his second start in race 2 after finishing second at Daytona. At Chicagoland, Mike Bliss became the first driver representing the Craftsman Truck Series to win a race in IROC competition. Jimmie Johnson won the final race of the year for his first career IROC victory. Kurt Busch clinched the title with his fourth-place showing in the race, as Mark Martin and Mike Bliss, his closest competitors, finished fifth and tenth, respectively.

Kurt Busch (seen in 2008), the IROC XXVII champion

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [1][2]

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Race One (Daytona International Speedway)

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Kurt Busch
  3. Danny Lasoski
  4. Jimmie Johnson
  5. Greg Biffle
  6. Steve Kinser
  7. Kevin Harvick
  8. Sam Hornish Jr.
  9. Mike Bliss
  10. Felipe Giaffone
  11. Hélio Castroneves
  12. Ryan Newman

Race Two (Talladega Superspeedway)

  1. Kurt Busch
  2. Mike Bliss
  3. Greg Biffle
  4. Sam Hornish Jr.
  5. Mark Martin
  6. Kevin Harvick
  7. Ryan Newman
  8. Jimmie Johnson
  9. Steve Kinser
  10. Danny Lasoski
  11. Felipe Giaffone
  12. Hélio Castroneves

Race Three (Chicagoland Speedway)

  1. Mike Bliss
  2. Ryan Newman
  3. Kurt Busch
  4. Kevin Harvick
  5. Mark Martin
  6. Jimmie Johnson
  7. Sam Hornish Jr.
  8. Scott Sharp
  9. Danny Lasoski
  10. Hélio Castroneves
  11. Steve Kinser

Race Four (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)

  1. Jimmie Johnson
  2. Kevin Harvick
  3. Ryan Newman
  4. Kurt Busch
  5. Mark Martin
  6. Steve Kinser
  7. Greg Biffle
  8. Hélio Castroneves
  9. Steve Kinser
  10. Mike Bliss
  11. Sam Hornish Jr.
  12. Danny Lasoski

References

  1. [1]
    IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. [2]
    "IROC - History: 2002". Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
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