1981 Copa Mexico 150

Race 10 of 11

Mexico City
59 laps
Time of race: 1:24:48
Average speed of winner: 104.363 mph
Margin of victory: 5.0 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-25, Mears 26-29, A. Unser 30-31, B. Unser 32-40, Mears 41-59

Race notes: Finale for Larry Dickson and Michel Jourdain.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	6	Rick Mears	6	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	123.038	59	2	23	flagged	20
2	5	Al Unser	8	Viceroy Longhorn	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	123.222	59	1	2	flagged	16
3	3	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	123.621	59	0	0	flagged	14
4	14	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	117.313	59	0	0	flagged	12
5	10	Bill Alsup	7	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	119.856	58	0	0	flagged	10
6	12	Pancho Carter	5	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	118.784	58	0	0	flagged	8
7	18	Mike Mosley	21	Zurn-Indeck	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	AAR	116.288	58	0	0	flagged	6
8	9	Herm Johnson	28	Menard Cashway Lumber	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Menard	121.346	58	0	0	flagged	5
9	2	Geoff Brabham	48	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	AAR	124.160	57	0	0	flagged	4
10	13	Dick Ferguson	99	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	117.974	57	0	0	flagged	3
11	22	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Provimi Veal	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	115.057	56	0	0	flagged	2
12	24	Bill Tempero	15	O'Hanlon-Tempero	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear		114.875	55	0	0	flagged	1
13	20	Jim McElreath	23	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	McElreath	115.342	55	0	0	flagged	1
14	23	Phil Krueger	89	Joe Hunt Magneto	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Joe Hunt	114.879	54	0	0	flagged	1
15	1	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	125.807	52	2	34	accident	3
16	8	Mike Chandler	74	National Engineering	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hodgdon	122.105	51	0	0	accident	1
17	15	Hurley Haywood	34	Wysard Motors	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	116.974	47	0	0	flagged	1
18	11	Josele Garza	55	Garza Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	119.471	38	0	0	flagged	1
19	17	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Karl	116.357	36	0	0	engine	1
20	4	Tom Sneva	2	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	123.278	36	0	0	rear end	1
21	21	Vern Schuppan	33	Thomas Barrett III	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	115.147	26	0	0	engine	0
22	19	Larry Dickson	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	115.478	23	0	0	clutch	0
23	16	Scott Brayton	37	Zurn-Indeck	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	116.918	23	0	0	gearbox	0
24	27	Michel Jourdain	93	Grupo-Acypsa	Penske	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Grupo-Acypsa	113.051	18	0	0	oil line	0
25	25	Dick Simon	22	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	114.872	16	0	0	fuel pump	0
26	7	Johnny Rutherford	1	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	122.115	9	0	0	piston	0
27	26	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	42	Steve Vukovich Racing	Watson	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Vukovich	112.635	4	0	0	oil pressure	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	299	9	1	6	8
2	Bill Alsup	176	9	0	0	2
3	Pancho Carter	158	10	0	1	1
4	Gordon Johncock	128	10	1	0	2
5	Johnny Rutherford	120	10	2	1	4
6	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	106	8	0	0	1
7	Bob Lazier	91	10	0	0	0
8	Al Unser	90	10	0	0	2
9	Bobby Unser	82	10	2	0	2
10	Tom Sneva	75	8	1	1	2
11	Mario Andretti	69	6	1	0	4
12	Tom Bigelow	58	4	0	0	0
13	Scott Brayton	57	10	0	0	0
14	Larry Dickson	49	9	0	0	0
15	Gary Bettenhausen	42	2	0	0	0
16	Mike Chandler	37	3	0	0	0
17	Dick Simon	37	8	0	0	0
18	Herm Johnson	34	8	0	0	0
19	Mike Mosley	32	4	0	1	1
20	Steve Chassey	31	8	0	0	0
21	Phil Caliva	27	3	0	0	0
22	Kevin Cogan	23	5	0	0	1
23	Josele Garza	22	10	0	0	0
24	Steve Krisiloff	18	3	0	0	0
25	Rocky Moran	16	1	0	0	0