Junkyard Find: 1993 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T
The International Race of Champions was run from 1974 through 2006, with drivers in identically prepared cars. From 1975 through 1989, those cars were Chevrolet Camaros, with the Dodge Daytona taking over for the 1990-1993 period. The street IROC Daytona never sold as well as its IROC Camaro predecessor, but I've found this final-year example in a Denver self-service car graveyard.
How rare is the 1993 Daytona IROC R/T? This is one of 212 built, and one of just ten painted in Blue Metallic paint.
This is the second Daytona IROC R/T I've found in a boneyard, the other being a white '92 in California back in 2011. That was a one-of-250-built car.
Nearby was this early-1970s Plymouth Satellite, so it was a classic Mopar sort of a junkyard visit.
The K Platform-derived Daytona debuted as a 1984 model, with a Chrysler-badged version called the Laser available through 1986. There were Shelby Daytonas, of course.
The 1993 Laser IROC R/T came with a Chrysler 2.2-liter turbocharged DOHC straight-four, rated at 224 horsepower and 217 pound-feet. The non-R/T IROC got a Mitsubishi 6G72 V6 with 141 horses.
The only transmission available in the 1993 IROC R/T was a five-speed manual.
A driver's-side airbag was standard equipment. Chrysler Corporation had been installing these in all its US-built cars since the 1990 model year.
This Infinity AM/FM/CD unit was a $506 option (about $1,146 in 2025 dollars).
The MSRP for the 1993 Daytona IROC R/T started at $19,185, or about $43,462 after inflation. A new 1993 Chevy Camaro Z28 started at $16,799 ($38,057 today) and its V8 made 275 horsepower.
1993 was the last year for the aging Daytona. The International Race of Champions switched to Dodge Avengers for 1994-1994, then ran Pontiac Trans Ams until the end.
Now IROC drives Dodge… and Dodge drives IROC.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
1994 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T in Denver wrecking yard.
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Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Hagerty and The Truth About Cars.
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Fun fact about the actual racecars, all they did was change the bodywork and engine when they switched from Camaros to these. As for the car, pretty rare even if undesirable. I had a 93 Talon Tsi and I bet this was more reliable.
HELL YEAH BROTHA