1981 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Detroit News Grand Prix Race Results

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1981 - Detroit News Grand Prix Race Results

Race Name - Detroit News Grand Prix
Date - 9/20/1981
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 74
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 200.111 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 24 laps
Average Race Speed - 125.957 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 8

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	200.111
2	3	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	198.725
3	10	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	192.467
4	6	Bill Alsup	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	194.337
5	22	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	193.102
6	11	Dick Ferguson	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	190.749
7	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	199.264
8	13	Larry Dickson	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	189.549
9	17	Tom Bigelow	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	184.417
10	15	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	Phoenix	Cosworth	186.543
11	16	Jim McElreath	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	184.431
12	23	Steve Chassey	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	177.091
13	14	Bob Lazier	Montgomery Ward	March	Cosworth	187.096
14	20	Bill Vukovich Jr	Steve Vukovich Racing	Watson	Offenhauser	178.081
15	26	Bill Tempero	OHanlonTempero	McLaren	Chevrolet	144.517
16	24	Ross Davis	Davis Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	170.628
17	7	Steve Krisiloff	Ohio Racing Associates	Longhorn	Cosworth	194.023
18	5	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	194.826
19	21	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	196.48
20	4	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	196.068
21	18	Roger Rager	McCray Plastering	Wildcat	Chevrolet	183.922
22	25	Cliff Hucul	Nyloncraft Founders	McLaren	Offenhauser	179.856
23	9	Josele Garza	Garza Racing	Penske	Cosworth	193.278
24	12	Scott Brayton	ForsytheBrayton	Penske	Cosworth	190.693
25	19	Dick Simon	Vermont American	Watson	Offenhauser	181.607
26	8	Mike Mosley	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	193.939