IROC I was the inaugural

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, which was held at two tracks over two weekends in 1973 and 1974. The first three races were held October 27 and 28, 1973 at

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and the final race was held on the

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road course on February 14, 1974. Champion Mark Donohue won $54000 and the championship, which was determined by prize money rather than points. The races were contested in

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RSR race cars. This was the only IROC to be contested entirely on road courses. Only the top 6 finishing drivers competed in all four races. The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
Retrieved March 8, 2007

Race results

Riverside International Raceway, Race One

#2- Mark Donohue #7-

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#6- Denis Hulme #8-

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#10- Richard Petty #12-

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#5- David Pearson #11-

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