1981 Johnny Rutherford CART PPG IndyCar World Series results
1981 season results | 1981 season standings
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| Race # | Track | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 141.464 | 150 | 2 | 68 | flagged | 21 |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | 6 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 133.057 | 146 | 1 | 26 | flagged | 8 |
| 3 | Atlanta | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 200.512 | 83 | 2 | 64 | flagged | 18 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 2 | 3 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 83 | 1 | 21 | flagged | 14 | |
| 5 | Michigan | 2 | 22 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 200.892 | 112 | 3 | 38 | spun out | 0 |
| 6 | Riverside | 6 | 21 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 124.913 | 22 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 7 | Milwaukee | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 135.890 | 198 | 1 | 1 | flagged | 26 |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 | 20 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 196.068 | 34 | 1 | 3 | piston | 1 |
| 9 | Watkins Glen | 4 | 2 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 101.211 | 59 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 32 |
| 10 | Mexico City | 7 | 26 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 122.115 | 9 | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 |
| 11 | Phoenix | 2 | 21 | 1 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 147.953 | 31 | 1 | 7 | fire | 0 |
