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1981 Watkins Glen 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post CART race number 9 of 11 Sunday, October 4, 1981 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 60 laps on a 3.377 mile road course (202.620 miles) Time of race: 1:52:17 Average speed: 108.273 mph Pole speed: 104.653 mph Cautions: 1 for 4 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1981 CART results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 6   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 60 27965 running 15 40 2 4 1   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing) Chaparral / Cosworth 59 21765 running 0 32 3 9 41   Bill Alsup Alsup Racing   (Bill Alsup) Penske / Cosworth 59 16615 running 0 28 4 10 35   Bob Lazier Montgomery Ward Penske / Cosworth 58 13165 running 0 24 5 19 64   Steve Chassey Jet Engineering Eagle / Chevrolet 56 12015 running 0 20 6 7 48   Rocky Moran Pepsi Challenger Eagle / Chevrolet 55 10665 out of fuel 21 16 7 18 31   Larry Dickson Machinists Union Penske / Cosworth 55 9415 running 0 12 8 20 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal Phoenix / Cosworth 54 8165 running 0 10 9 6 28   Herm Johnson Menard Cashway Lumber Eagle / Chevrolet 54 6915 running 0 8 10 5 20   Gordon Johncock STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 52 6665 running 0 6 11 13 22   Dick Simon Vermont American Watson / Cosworth 50 6540 running 0 4 12 14 34   Hurley Haywood Wysard Motors   (Herb Wysard) Eagle / Cosworth 48 6290 running 0 2 13 23 77   Ross Davis Davis Racing   (Davis Racing) Wildcat / Offy 44 6290 engine 0 2 14 2 8   Al Unser Longhorn Racing   (Bobby Hillin) Longhorn / Cosworth 38 5665 engine 1 2 15 22 5   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Lightning / Cosworth 32 5665 running 0 2 16 1 40   Mario Andretti STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 25 5040 gearbox 23 6 17 15 3   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 23 4728 piston 0 2 18 24 12   Gordon Smiley Intermedics Wildcat / Cosworth 22 4728 engine 0 2 19 21 38   Jerry Karl Tonco Trailers Karl / Chevrolet 22 4728 stalled 0 2 20 8 37   Scott Brayton Forsythe-Brayton Penske / Cosworth 20 4728 gearbox 0 2 21 11 2   Tom Sneva Texaco Star March / Cosworth 16 4415 gearbox 0   22 12 67   Teddy Pilette Mergard Racing   (Don Mergard) McLaren / Chevrolet 14 4415 gearbox 0   23 17 15   Bill Tempero O'Hanlon-Tempero McLaren / Chevrolet 11 4415 engine 0   24 16 55   Josele Garza Garza Racing   (Josele Garza) Penske / Cosworth 9 4415 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jim McElreath 23 McElreath Racing Jim McElreath Eagle / Offy Roger Rager 66 McCray Plastering Wildcat / Chevy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Al Unser 1 1 1   Mario Andretti 2 24 23   Rick Mears 25 35 11   Rocky Moran 36 56 21   Rick Mears 57 60 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rick Mears 279     2   Bill Alsup 164   -115   3   Pancho Carter 148   -131   4   Johnny Rutherford 120   -159   5   Gordon Johncock 114   -165   6   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 104   -175   7   Bobby Unser 79   -200   7   Bob Lazier 79   -200   9   Tom Sneva 74   -205   9   Al Unser 74   -205   11   Mario Andretti 69   -210   12   Tom Bigelow 58   -221   13   Scott Brayton 57   -222   14   Larry Dickson 49   -230   15   Gary Bettenhausen 42   -237   16   Dick Simon 37   -242   17   Michael Chandler 36   -243   18   Steve Chassey 31   -248   19   Herm Johnson 29   -250   20   Phil Caliva 27   -252   21   Mike Mosley 26   -253