1981 Kraco Car Stereo 200

Race 1 of 11

Phoenix
150 laps
Time of race: 1:17:08
Average speed of winner: 116.681 mph
Margin of victory: 22.0 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 28 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-43, Alsup 44, Andretti 45-74, Rutherford 75-90, Sneva 91, B. Unser 92-98, Rutherford 99-150

Race notes: Debut for Scott Brayton, Geoff Brabham, Jim Buick, Josele Garza, Phil Krueger, and Bob Lazier.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Johnny Rutherford	1	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	141.464	150	2	68	flagged	21
2	1	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	143.055	150	2	50	flagged	17
3	6	Tom Sneva	2	Sugaripe Prune	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	140.056	149	1	1	flagged	14
4	5	Rick Mears	6	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	140.570	147	0	0	flagged	12
5	7	Bill Alsup	41	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	139.194	145	1	1	flagged	10
6	2	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	142.360	144	0	0	fuel pump drive	8
7	8	Pancho Carter	5	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	138.974	144	0	0	flagged	6
8	14	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Karl	134.614	144	0	0	flagged	5
9	10	Geoff Brabham	54	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	137.284	144	0	0	flagged	4
10	12	Dick Simon	22	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	135.277	140	0	0	flagged	3
11	4	Mario Andretti	40	Patrick Petroleum	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	141.198	139	1	30	fuel pump drive	2
12	13	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	135.256	136	0	0	flagged	1
13	20	Bob Frey	42	Crossroads Inn	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear		124.425	136	0	0	flagged	1
14	18	Phil Krueger	89	Joe Hunt Magneto	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Joe Hunt	129.893	133	0	0	flagged	1
15	16	Scott Brayton	37	Brayton Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	132.503	127	0	0	flagged	1
16	21	Jim Buick	26	4B Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Jim Buick	96.525	53	0	0	throttle cable	1
17	11	Al Unser	8	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	136.637	38	0	0	handling	1
18	15	Bill Tempero	15	Zamboni Electric	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear		132.625	30	0	0	vibration	1
19	17	Jim McElreath	23	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	McElreath	130.109	27	0	0	engine	1
20	19	Larry Cannon	95	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Kraco	127.614	8	0	0	piston	1
21	9	Josele Garza	55	Banco Mercantil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	138.498	1	0	0	accident	0
22	22	Tom Frantz	96	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Kraco	89.241	0	0	0	turbocharger	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	21	1	0	1	1
2	Bobby Unser	17	1	1	0	1
3	Tom Sneva	14	1	0	0	1
4	Rick Mears	12	1	0	0	0
5	Bill Alsup	10	1	0	0	0
6	Gordon Johncock	8	1	0	0	0
7	Pancho Carter	6	1	0	0	0
8	Jerry Karl	5	1	0	0	0
9	Geoff Brabham	4	1	0	0	0
10	Dick Simon	3	1	0	0	0
11	Mario Andretti	2	1	0	0	0
12	Bob Lazier	1	1	0	0	0
13	Bob Frey	1	1	0	0	0
14	Phil Krueger	1	1	0	0	0
15	Scott Brayton	1	1	0	0	0
16	Jim Buick	1	1	0	0	0
17	Al Unser	1	1	0	0	0
18	Bill Tempero	1	1	0	0	0
19	Jim McElreath	1	1	0	0	0
20	Larry Cannon	1	1	0	0	0
21	Josele Garza	0	1	0	0	0
22	Tom Frantz	0	1	0	0	0