1981 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Race 1 of 1

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:35:41.78
Average speed of winner: 139.084 mph
Margin of victory: 5.220 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 69 laps
Fastest lap: Gordon Johncock 196.937
Lap leaders: Unser 1-21, Rutherford 22-24, Sneva 25, Unser 26-32, Sneva 33-56, Mears 57, Smiley 58, Unser 59, Ongais 60-63, Johncock 64-91, Unser 92-95, Johncock 96, Andretti 97-98, Garza 99-104, Johncock 105-112, Unser 113-118, Johncock 119-122, Andretti 123-125, Garza 126-132, Johncock 133-140, Unser 141, Andretti 142-148, Unser 149-178, Johncock 179-181, Unser 182-200

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4 (Ongais crash), Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 (Finish), Part 10 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	200.546	200	8	89	running	299124	1000
2	32	Mario Andretti	40	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	193.040	200	3	12	running	128974	800
3	18	Vern Schuppan	33	Red Roof Inns	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	186.548	199	0	0	running	87974	700
4	12	Kevin Cogan	32	O'Connell Racing	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	189.444	197	0	0	running	59024	600
5	15	Geoff Brabham	50	Psachie/Garza	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	187.990	197	0	0	running	55684	500
6	23	Sheldon Kinser	81	Sergio Valente Longhorn	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	189.454	195	0	0	running	44754	400
7	16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	187.013	195	0	0	running	44064	300
8	17	Steve Krisiloff	53	Psachie/Garza	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	186.722	194	0	0	running	39986	250
9	4	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	195.429	194	6	52	engine	62501	200
10	28	Dennis Firestone	4	Rhoades Aircraft Sales	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	187.784	193	0	0	engine	36376	150
11	7	Bill Alsup	7	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	193.154	193	0	0	running	35632	100
12	25	Mike Chandler	74	National Engineering Co.	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hodgdon	187.567	192	0	0	running	34116	50
13	3	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline-Gilmore	Coyote	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	196.078	191	0	0	running	35795	25
14	33	Tim Richmond	84	UNO/WTTV/Guarantee Auto	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Guarantee	189.254	191	0	0	running	33612	25
15	31	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Karl	186.008	189	0	0	running	35480	25
16	29	Scott Brayton	37	Forsythe Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	187.774	173	0	0	engine	32176	25
17	9	Al Unser	10	Valvoline-Longhorn	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	192.719	166	0	0	running	31600	20
18	19	Larry Dickson	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	186.278	165	0	0	piston	30652	20
19	13	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward Auto Club	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	189.424	154	0	0	engine	33732	20
20	14	Tom Bigelow	56	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	188.294	152	0	0	engine	30140	20
21	27	Bill Whittington	90	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	197.098	146	0	0	stalled	31243	15
22	8	Gordon Smiley	60	Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	192.988	141	1	1	accident	29240	15
23	6	Josele Garza	55	Psachie/Garza/Esso	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	195.101	138	2	13	accident	40282	15
24	24	Pete Halsmer	79	Hubler/KISS99	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	187.705	123	0	0	accident	30702	15
25	20	Tom Sneva	2	Blue Poly	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	200.691	96	2	25	clutch	38000	10
26	11	Gary Bettenhausen	8	Hopkins	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hopkins	190.870	69	0	0	rod	27976	10
27	21	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Interscope	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	197.694	64	1	4	accident	30380	10
28	10	Pancho Carter	3	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	191.022	63	0	0	compression	27712	10
29	30	Tom Klausler	51	IDS Ideas	Schkee	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Douglas Schulz	186.732	60	0	0	gearbox	27972	5
30	22	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	194.018	58	1	1	pit fire	28560	5
31	26	Don Whittington	91	Whittington Bros.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	187.237	32	0	0	accident	28743	5
32	5	Johnny Rutherford	5	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	195.387	25	1	3	fuel pump	29620	5
33	2	Mike Mosley	48	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	AAR	197.141	16	0	0	radiator	31392	5