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1981 Indianapolis 500


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USAC Gold Crown Series race number 6 of 6
Saturday, May 29, 1982 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:09
Average Speed: 162.026 mph
Pole Speed: 207.004 mph 		Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
Margin of Victory: .160 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 17

Glossary    1981 USAC Gold Crown Series results   /   1981 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chassis / Engine Laps Money Status Led Points
1 520   Gordon Johncock STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick)Wildcat / Cosworth200271,851running571000
2 11   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske)Penske / Ford200205,151running77800
4 77   Tom Sneva Texaco Star   (Bignotti-Cotter)March / Cosworth19782,851engine31600
6 891   Don Whittington Simoniz Finish   (Whittington Brothers)March / Cosworth19652,121running2400
72442   Jim Hickman Stroh's Beer   (Harry Schwartz)March / Cosworth18954,236running0300
91428   Herm Johnson Menards / Cashway Lumber   (John Menard)Eagle / Chevy18648,869running0200
101830   Howdy Holmes Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson)March / Cosworth18644,169running0150
111719   Bobby Rahal Red Roof Inns   (Jim Trueman)March / Cosworth17443,548engine0100
12308   Gary Bettenhausen Kraco Car Stereo   (Lindsey Hopkins)Lightning / Cosworth15845,054engine050
131552   Hector Rebaque Carta Blanca / Indeck   (Gerry Forsythe)March / Cosworth15050,804pit fire025
141353   Danny Sullivan Forsythe-Brown   (Forsythe Racing)March / Cosworth14842,643crash025
151112   Chip Ganassi First Commercial Corp.   (Jack Rhoades)Wildcat / Cosworth14741,630engine025
16 694   Bill Whittington Whittington / Hodgdon   (Whittington Brothers)March / Cosworth12139,644engine025
172268   Michael Chandler Freeman / Gurney   (Freeman Racing Associates)Eagle / Chevy10443,935gearbox020
183127   Tom Bigelow HBK Racing   (Rolla Vollstedt)Eagle / Chevy9640,103engine020
19 314   A.J. Foyt Valvoline / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt)March / Cosworth9566,848transmission3220
202534   Johnny Parsons Silhouette Spas   (Herb Wysard)March / Cosworth9238,970crash020
212635   George Snider Cobre Tire   (Robert Fletcher)March / Cosworth5737,619transmission015
232869   Jerry Sneva Great American   (Dynamics Inc.)March / Cosworth6136,998crash015
262716   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal   (H&R Racing)March / Cosworth3736,669crash010
272175   Dennis Firestone BCV RacingEagle / Milodon3737,430rear end010
282021   Geoff Brabham Pentax Super   (Bignotti-Cotter)March / Cosworth1238,168engine010
293355   Josele Garza Schlitz Gusto   (Psachie Garza Racing)March / Cosworth136,783engine05
30 24   Kevin Cogan Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske)Penske / Ford040,525crash05
31 440   Mario Andretti STP / Intermedics   (Pat Patrick)Wildcat / Cosworth040,394crash05
321931   Roger Mears Machinists Union   (Machinist Union Racing Team)Penske / Cosworth038,040crash05
3103   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales)March / Cosworth19996,301running0 
51610   Al Unser Longhorn Racing   (Bobby Hillin)Longhorn / Cosworth19755,108running0 
8125   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing)Chaparral / Cosworth18745,609engine0 
22 925   Danny Ongais Interscope Racing   (Ted Field)Interscope / Cosworth6237,445crash1 
242939   Chet Fillip Circle Bar Truck CorralEagle / Cosworth6036,728body damage0 
253266   Pete Halsmer Colonial Bread / Pay Less   (Frank Arciero)Eagle / Chevy3837,385transmission0 
332395   Dale Whittington Whittington / Hodgdon   (Whittington Brothers)March / Cosworth036,530crash0 

Failed to qualify:   Jim McElreath (#98), Teddy Pilette (#67), Bob Frey (#64), Ken Hamilton (#63), Billy Engelhart (#59), Joe Saldana (#58), Tom Bigelow (#56), Josele Garza (#50), Mike Mosley (#48), Dean Vetrock (#71), Roger Rager (#72), Jan Sneva (#92), John Mahler (#92), Gary Irvin (#90), Phil Krueger (#89), Bill Scott (#88), Roger Mears (#80), Bob Harkey (#79), Tom Frantz (#77), Spike Gehlhausen (#47), Leroy Van Conett (#46), Greg Leffler (#43), Jerry Karl (#32), Rusty Schmidt (#27), Dick Simon (#22), Billy Vukovich, Jr. (#18), John Martin (#17), Steve Chassey (#11), Gary Bettenhausen (#8), Bill Alsup (#2), Desire Wilson (#33), Steve Krisiloff (#34, 72), Chet Fillip (#39), Phil Caliva (#38), Vern Schuppan (#37, 99), Scott Brayton (#37), Patrick Bedard (#36), Gordon Smiley (#35), Hurley Haywood (#34), Bob Lazier (#34), Chip Mead (#40)

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
13939  
40456   #6 accident frontstretch 
466217  
63708   #25,69 accident turn 2 
719525  
961027   #35 stalled on track 
10313129  
1321354   #34 spun turn 2 
1361372  
1381414   #34 stalled turn 3 
14215312  
1541585   #53 accident turn 3 
15920042  
  Percent of race run under caution: 17.0%             Average green flag run: 23.7 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  A.J. Foyt12222
  Gordon Johncock23231
  Don Whittington24252
  Danny Ongais26261
  A.J. Foyt27359
  Rick Mears36416
  Tom Sneva425918
  Rick Mears60634
  A.J. Foyt64641
  Rick Mears659430
  Gordon Johncock9510814
  Rick Mears10912719
  Gordon Johncock1281281
  Rick Mears12914113
  Tom Sneva14215413
  Rick Mears1551595
  Gordon Johncock16020041