Johnny Rutherford & Emerson Fitipaldi
Photography by Mike Smith
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THIS WAS JOHNNY RUTHERFORD'S FIRST SHOT AT IROC, REPRESENTING USAC.
IN THE FIRST RACE AT MICHIGAN, JOHNNY STARTED TWELFTH AND FINISHED EIGHTH. IN THE FIRST RACE AT RIVERSIDE, JOHNNY STARTED FIFTH AND FINISHED NINTH. THE NEXT DAY, JOHNNY STARTED FOURTH AND FINISHED SEVENTH. AT THE FINALE AT DAYTONA, JOHNNY QUALIFIED NINTH AND FINISHED NINTH DUE TO A WRECK.
JOHNNY FINISHED NINTH IN THE FINAL IROC II POINTS STANDINGS.
EMERSON FITIPALDI MADE HIS SECOND APPEARANCE IN IROC HAVING FINISHED SEVENTH IN IROC I. EMERSON CAME TO IROC REPRESENTING FORMULA I.
IN THE FIRST RACE AT MICHIGAN, EMERSON STARTED NINTH AND FINISHED SIXTH. IN THE FIRST RACE AT RIVERSIDE, EMERSON STARTED SEVENTH AND GOT THE WIN. THE NEXT DAY, EMERSON STARTED TWELFTH, MOVED THROUGH THE FIELD AND FINISHED THIRD. EMERSON QUALIFIED FOR DAYTONA, STARTED ON THE POLE AND FINISHED SIXTH.
EMERSON FINISHED FOURTH IN THE FINAL IROC II POINTS STANDINGS.