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