1981 Kraco Twin 125

Race 3 of 11

Atlanta
125 laps
Time of race: 0:51:29
Average speed of winner: 147.22 mph
Margin of victory: 3.0 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Rutherford 1-32, Mears 33, Dickson 34-37, Cogan 38-41, Dickson 42-47, Rutherford 48-79, Mears 80-83

Video links: Johnson/Karl crash, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	7	Rick Mears	6	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	193.066	83	2	5	flagged	20
2	1	Johnny Rutherford	1	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	200.512	83	2	64	flagged	18
3	3	Mario Andretti	40	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	198.356	83	0	0	flagged	14
4	6	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	193.844	83	0	0	flagged	12
5	4	Pancho Carter	5	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	195.693	83	0	0	flagged	10
6	5	Al Unser	8	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	195.045	83	0	0	flagged	8
7	11	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	186.799	82	0	0	flagged	6
8	8	Bill Alsup	7	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	189.605	82	0	0	flagged	5
9	10	Scott Brayton	37	Forsythe Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	187.734	82	0	0	flagged	4
10	14	Larry Dickson	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	185.453	81	2	10	flagged	3
11	12	Larry Cannon	99	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	186.539	81	0	0	flagged	2
12	17	Josele Garza	55	Psachie-Garza	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	181.961	81	0	0	flagged	1
13	2	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	198.680	81	0	0	flagged	1
14	19	Spike Gehlhausen	22	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	179.299	80	0	0	flagged	1
15	22	Bill Tempero	15	Zamboni Electric	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear		164.521	75	0	0	flagged	1
16	9	Kevin Cogan	32	O'Connell Racing	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	189.939	72	1	4	piston	1
17	23	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher		72	0	0	flagged	1
18	15	Dennis Firestone	12	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	184.231	37	0	0	accident	1
19	20	Phil Caliva	47	CHC-Intersec	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	CHC-Intersec	174.608	21	0	0	electrical	1
20	21	Jim Buick	86	4B Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Jim Buick	171.816	17	0	0	vibration	1
21	13	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Karl	185.780	12	0	0	accident	0
22	18	Herm Johnson	28	Menard Cashway Lumber	Lightning	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Menard	181.792	11	0	0	accident	0
23	16	Steve Chassey	64	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		182.914	5	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	47	3	1	1	2
2	Rick Mears	32	2	0	1	1
3	Mario Andretti	30	3	0	0	2
4	Tom Sneva	26	2	0	0	1
5	Gordon Johncock	22	3	1	0	0
6	Mike Mosley	21	1	0	1	1
7	Al Unser	19	3	0	0	0
8	Bobby Unser	18	3	1	0	1
9	Kevin Cogan	17	2	0	0	1
10	Pancho Carter	17	3	0	0	0
11	Bill Alsup	15	2	0	0	0
12	Dick Simon	9	2	0	0	0
13	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	7	2	0	0	0
14	Scott Brayton	7	3	0	0	0
15	Larry Dickson	6	2	0	0	0
16	Jerry Karl	5	3	0	0	0
17	Billy Engelhart	5	1	0	0	0
18	Geoff Brabham	4	1	0	0	0
19	Tom Bigelow	4	1	0	0	0
20	Larry Cannon	4	3	0	0	0
21	Bob Lazier	3	3	0	0	0
22	Jim Buick	3	3	0	0	0
23	Josele Garza	2	3	0	0	0
24	Bob Frey	2	2	0	0	0
25	Bill Tempero	2	2	0	0	0