1981 Miller High Life 150

Race 11 of 11

Phoenix
150 laps
Time of race: 1:20:10
Average speed of winner: 112.266 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-24, Rutherford 25-31, B. Unser 32-62, T. Sneva 63-94, Andretti 95-98, T. Sneva 99-150

Race notes: Last pole for Bobby Unser. Finale for Bob Lazier and Bobby Unser.

Video links: Intro/Start

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	Tom Sneva	2	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	146.282	150	2	84	flagged	21
2	1	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	148.693	150	2	55	flagged	17
3	3	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	146.813	150	0	0	flagged	14
4	4	Mario Andretti	40	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	146.508	150	1	4	flagged	12
5	9	Pancho Carter	5	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	141.077	148	0	0	flagged	10
6	10	Josele Garza	55	Garza Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	140.422	148	0	0	flagged	8
7	13	Dick Ferguson	99	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	139.438	148	0	0	flagged	6
8	7	Rick Mears	6	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	144.596	145	0	0	flagged	5
9	15	Herm Johnson	28	Menard Cashway Lumber	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Menard	138.857	144	0	0	flagged	4
10	22	Gordon Smiley	12	Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	136.721	144	0	0	flagged	3
11	17	Tom Bigelow	56	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	138.206	143	0	0	flagged	2
12	24	Jerry Sneva	17	Leader Card	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Leader Card	135.736	143	0	0	flagged	1
13	11	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	140.078	143	0	0	flagged	1
14	8	Chip Mead	49	Sharp Ford	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Space	142.914	142	0	0	flagged	1
15	23	Vern Schuppan	33	Thomas Barrett III	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	135.854	139	0	0	flagged	1
16	21	Phil Krueger	89	Joe Hunt Magneto	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Joe Hunt	137.018	126	0	0	flagged	1
17	20	Bill Alsup	7	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	137.815	116	0	0	fuel pump	1
18	19	Johnny Parsons	34	Wysard Motors	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	137.920	116	0	0	piston	1
19	16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	138.718	111	0	0	gearbox	1
20	18	Dick Simon	22	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	138.016	101	0	0	accident	1
21	2	Johnny Rutherford	1	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	147.953	31	1	7	fire	0
22	6	Al Unser	8	Longhorn	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	146.015	29	0	0	ignition	0
23	14	Greg Leffler	43	Armstrong Mold	Armstrong	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	139.260	25	0	0	engine	0
24	12	Mike Mosley	48	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	AAR	139.730	11	0	0	gearbox	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	304	10	1	6	8
2	Bill Alsup	177	10	0	0	2
3	Pancho Carter	168	11	0	1	1
4	Gordon Johncock	142	11	1	0	3
5	Johnny Rutherford	120	11	2	1	4
6	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	107	9	0	0	1
7	Bobby Unser	99	11	3	0	3
8	Tom Sneva	96	9	1	2	3
9	Bob Lazier	92	11	0	0	0
10	Al Unser	90	11	0	0	2
11	Mario Andretti	81	7	1	0	4
12	Tom Bigelow	60	5	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	Dick Simon	38	9	0	0	0
17	Herm Johnson	38	9	0	0	0
18	Mike Chandler	37	3	0	0	0
19	Mike Mosley	32	5	0	1	1
20	Steve Chassey	31	8	0	0	0
21	Josele Garza	30	11	0	0	0
22	Phil Caliva	27	3	0	0	0
23	Kevin Cogan	23	5	0	0	1
24	Dick Ferguson	20	5	0	0	0
25	Steve Krisiloff	18	3	0	0	0