Ray Evernham and Rob Kauffman have purchased the rights to the International Race of Champions brand, with plans to hold an event in 2024, they announced Jan. 8.
The IROC series, which featured top champions from across multiple racing dispositions in identically prepared cars, ran from 1973 to 2006.
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Evernham also had a hand in co-creating the Camping World SRX Series alongside Tony Stewart. SRX similarly includes drivers from multiple series in equally prepared cars, though the series has focused on short tracks in its first three seasons.
A release stated that IROC hopes to hold more events past 2024.
The to-date final IROC championship was won by Stewart in 2006. That year, the series competed twice at Daytona International Speedway (once on the oval and once on the road course) and at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.
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