1981 Kraco Twin 125

Race 4 of 11

Atlanta
125 laps
Time of race: 0:45:20
Average speed of winner: 167.073 mph
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Mears pole, Rutherford 1-21, Mears 22-83

Race notes: Finale for Jim Buick.

Video links: Start

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Rick Mears	6	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		83	1	62	flagged	21
2	3	Mario Andretti	40	STP Patrick Petroleum	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		83	0	0	flagged	16
3	2	Johnny Rutherford	1	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall		83	1	21	flagged	14
4	4	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Patrick Petroleum	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		83	0	0	flagged	12
5	5	Pancho Carter	5	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales		83	0	0	flagged	10
6	13	Bobby Unser	3	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		83	0	0	flagged	8
7	6	Al Unser	8	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin		82	0	0	flagged	6
8	8	Bill Alsup	7	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		81	0	0	flagged	5
9	17	Bob Lazier	35	Montgomery Ward	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher		81	0	0	flagged	4
10	9	Scott Brayton	37	Forsythe Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton		81	0	0	flagged	3
11	7	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R		80	0	0	flagged	2
12	10	Larry Dickson	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union		79	0	0	flagged	1
13	14	Spike Gehlhausen	22	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gehlhausen		78	0	0	flagged	1
14	15	Bill Tempero	15	Zamboni Electric	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear			75	0	0	flagged	1
15	16	Phil Caliva	47	CHC-Intersec	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	CHC-Intersec		74	0	0	flagged	1
16	18	Jim Buick	86	4B Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Jim Buick		74	0	0	flagged	1
17	21	Herm Johnson	95	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Kraco		62	0	0	flagged	1
18	12	Josele Garza	55	Psachie/Garza	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza		38	0	0	engine	1
19	20	Ross Davis	77	Davis Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Ross Davis		29	0	0	spun out	1
20	11	Larry Cannon	99	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco		20	0	0	oil pressure	1
21	19	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Karl		15	0	0	handling	0
22	22	Steve Chassey	75	Alex Foods	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales		2	0	0	universal joint	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	61	4	1	1	3
2	Rick Mears	53	3	0	2	2
3	Mario Andretti	46	4	0	0	3
4	Gordon Johncock	34	4	1	0	0
5	Pancho Carter	27	4	0	0	0
6	Bobby Unser	26	4	1	0	1
7	Tom Sneva	26	2	0	0	1
8	Al Unser	25	4	0	0	0
9	Mike Mosley	21	1	0	1	1
10	Bill Alsup	20	3	0	0	0
11	Kevin Cogan	17	2	0	0	1
12	Scott Brayton	10	4	0	0	0
13	Dick Simon	9	2	0	0	0
14	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	3	0	0	0
15	Bob Lazier	7	4	0	0	0
16	Larry Dickson	7	3	0	0	0
17	Jerry Karl	5	4	0	0	0
18	Billy Engelhart	5	1	0	0	0
19	Larry Cannon	5	4	0	0	0
20	Geoff Brabham	4	1	0	0	0
21	Tom Bigelow	4	1	0	0	0
22	Jim Buick	4	4	0	0	0
23	Josele Garza	3	4	0	0	0
24	Bill Tempero	3	3	0	0	0
25	Bob Frey	2	2	0	0	0