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Dale Earnhardt (seen in 1997), the IROC XIV champion

IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the International Race of Champions auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the Dodge Daytona was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in IROC VIII. Race one took place on the Talladega Superspeedway, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the series championship, his first of four, and took home $175,000 for his efforts.

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

Position	Driver	Points	Winnings	Series
1	Dale Earnhardt	60	$175,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
2	Al Unser, Jr.	44	$65,000	CART
3	Martin Brundle	41	$50,000	World Endurance Championship
4	Mark Martin	37	$45,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
5	Terry Labonte	36	$40,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	29	$38,000	CART
7	Dorsey Schroeder¹	26	$35,000	SCCA Trans-Am Series
8	Rusty Wallace¹	26	$34,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
9	Darrell Waltrip	23	$33,000	NASCAR Winston Cup
10	Bobby Rahal²	18	$32,000	CART
11	Geoff Brabham²	18	$31,000	IMSA Camel GT
12	Danny Sullivan	13	$30,000	CART

Dorsey Schroeder and Rusty Wallace tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
Bobby Rahal and Geoff Brabham tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race.
Darrell Waltrip did not start the final two races due to injury.

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 '''IROC XIV''' was the fourteenth year of the [[IROC|International Race of Champions]] auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the [[Dodge Daytona]] was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in [[IROC VIII]]. Race one took place on the [[Talladega Superspeedway]], race two took place at [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|Burke Lakefront Airport]], and race three ran at [[Michigan International Speedway]]. [[Dale Earnhardt]] won the series championship, his first of four, and took home $175,000 for his efforts.