1981 - PPG Indy Car World Series - AB Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200 Race Results

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1981 - AB Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200 Race Results

Race Name - AB Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200
Date - 9/5/1981
Race Track - Milwaukee Mile
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Johnny Rutherford / 135.89 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 13 laps
Average Race Speed - 118.013 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tom Sneva
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Tom Sneva	BignottiCotter	March	Cosworth	135.272
2	4	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	134.519
3	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	135.379
4	1	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	135.89
5	5	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	134.832
6	6	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	132.641
7	7	Steve Krisiloff	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	131.81
8	11	Josele Garza	Garza Racing	Penske	Cosworth	129.106
9	23	Billy Engelhart	Beaudoin Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	123.313
10	10	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	130.166
11	8	Bill Alsup	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	130.795
12	13	Larry Dickson	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	127.882
13	24	Herm Johnson	Menard Cashway Lumber	Lightning	Chevrolet	123.305
14	14	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	Longhorn	Cosworth	127.461
15	19	Steve Chassey	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	125.501
16	21	Bob Lazier	Montgomery Ward	March	Cosworth	129.171
17	18	Bill Tempero	Zamboni Electric	McLaren	Chevrolet	125.606
18	22	Roger Rager	McCray Plastering	Wildcat	Chevrolet	124.931
19	12	Gary Bettenhausen	Rhoades Aviation	Wildcat	Cosworth	128.622
20	17	John Mahler	Duke Racing	Penske	Offenhauser	125.646
21	25	Scott Brayton	ForsytheBrayton	Penske	Cosworth
22	16	Dick Simon	Vermont American	Watson	Offenhauser	126.409
23	9	Kevin Cogan	OConnell Racing	Phoenix	Cosworth	130.534
24	15	Tom Bigelow	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	127.02
25	20	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	125.383