1981 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Miller High Life 150 Race Results

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1981 - Miller High Life 150 Race Results

Race Name - Miller High Life 150
Date - 10/31/1981
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 150
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 148.693 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 25 laps
Average Race Speed - 112.266 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tom Sneva
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	5	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	146.282
2	1	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	148.693
3	3	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	146.813
4	4	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	146.508
5	9	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	141.077
6	10	Josele Garza	Garza Racing	Penske	Cosworth	140.422
7	13	Dick Ferguson	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	139.438
8	7	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	144.596
9	15	Herm Johnson	Menard Cashway Lumber	Eagle	Chevrolet	138.857
10	22	Gordon Smiley	Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	136.721
11	17	Tom Bigelow	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	138.206
12	24	Jerry Sneva	Leader Card	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	135.736
13	11	Bob Lazier	Montgomery Ward	March	Cosworth	140.078
14	8	Chip Mead	Sharp Ford	Eagle	Cosworth	142.914
15	23	Vern Schuppan	Thomas Barrett III	McLaren	Cosworth	135.854
16	21	Phil Krueger	Joe Hunt Magneto	Eagle	Offenhauser	137.018
17	20	Bill Alsup	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	137.815
18	19	Johnny Parsons	Wysard Motors	Eagle	Cosworth	137.92
19	16	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	138.718
20	18	Dick Simon	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	138.016
21	2	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	147.953
22	6	Al Unser	Longhorn	Longhorn	Cosworth	146.015
23	14	Greg Leffler	Armstrong Mold	Armstrong	Cosworth	139.26
24	12	Mike Mosley	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	139.73