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1981 Watkins Glen 200
Race 9 of 11
Watkins Glen
60 laps
Time of race: 1:52:17
Average speed of winner: 108.273 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 10 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, A. Unser 1, Andretti 2-24, Mears 25-35, Moran 36-56, Mears 57-60
Race notes: Debut for Rocky Moran. Finale for Ross Davis. Only start for Teddy Pilette.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
1 | 3 | Rick Mears | 6 | Gould Charge | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 101.464 | 60 | 2 | 15 | flagged | 40 |
2 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 101.211 | 59 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 32 |
3 | 9 | Bill Alsup | 41 | Alsup Racing | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 94.157 | 59 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 28 |
4 | 10 | Bob Lazier | 35 | Montgomery Ward | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 94.146 | 58 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 24 |
5 | 19 | Steve Chassey | 64 | Jet Engineering | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 86.729 | 56 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 20 | |
6 | 7 | Rocky Moran | 48 | Pepsi Challenger | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | AAR | 94.809 | 55 | 1 | 21 | out of fuel | 16 |
7 | 18 | Larry Dickson | 31 | Machinist Union | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Machinists Union | 89.018 | 55 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
8 | 20 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 16 | Provimi Veal | Phoenix | Cosworth | Goodyear | H and R | 86.295 | 54 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 10 |
9 | 6 | Herm Johnson | 28 | Menard Cashway Lumber | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Menard | 98.179 | 54 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 8 |
10 | 5 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 100.448 | 52 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
11 | 13 | Dick Simon | 22 | Vermont American | Watson | Cosworth | Goodyear | Leader Card | 92.560 | 50 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
12 | 14 | Hurley Haywood | 34 | Wysard Motors | Eagle | Cosworth | Goodyear | Wysard | 90.806 | 48 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
13 | 23 | Ross Davis | 77 | Davis Racing | Wildcat | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Ross Davis | 84.141 | 44 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2 |
14 | 2 | Al Unser | 8 | Longhorn Racing | Longhorn | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hillin | 102.724 | 32 | 1 | 1 | engine | 2 |
15 | 22 | Pancho Carter | 5 | Alex Foods | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Morales | 84.335 | 30 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
16 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 40 | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 104.653 | 25 | 1 | 23 | gearbox | 6 |
17 | 16 | Bobby Unser | 3 | Norton Spirit | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 90.596 | 23 | 0 | 0 | piston | 2 |
18 | 24 | Gordon Smiley | 12 | Intermedics | Wildcat | Cosworth | Goodyear | Rhoades | 69.983 | 22 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2 |
19 | 21 | Jerry Karl | 38 | Tonco Trailer | Karl | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Karl | 86.223 | 22 | 0 | 0 | stalled | 2 |
20 | 8 | Scott Brayton | 37 | Forsythe-Brayton | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Brayton | 94.363 | 20 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 2 |
21 | 11 | Tom Sneva | 12 | Texaco Star | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Bignotti | 93.353 | 16 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
22 | 12 | Teddy Pilette | 67 | Mergard Racing | McLaren | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Mergard | 93.299 | 14 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
23 | 17 | Bill Tempero | 15 | O'Hanlon-Tempero | McLaren | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 89.545 | 11 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | |
24 | 16 | Josele Garza | 55 | Garza Racing | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Garza | 89.620 | 9 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
1 | Rick Mears | 279 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
2 | Bill Alsup | 166 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Pancho Carter | 150 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Johnny Rutherford | 120 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Gordon Johncock | 114 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 104 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Bobby Unser | 79 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Bob Lazier | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Tom Sneva | 74 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Al Unser | 74 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Mario Andretti | 69 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Tom Bigelow | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Scott Brayton | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Larry Dickson | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Gary Bettenhausen | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Dick Simon | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Mike Chandler | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Steve Chassey | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Herm Johnson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Phil Caliva | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Mike Mosley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
22 | Kevin Cogan | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
23 | Josele Garza | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Steve Krisiloff | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Rocky Moran | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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