1981 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Kraco Twin 125 1 Race Results

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1981 - Kraco Twin 125 1 Race Results

Race Name - Kraco Twin 125 1
Date - 6/21/1981
Race Track - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 125
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Johnny Rutherford / 200.512 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 22 laps
Average Race Speed - 147.22 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Johnny Rutherford
Race Number - 3

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	7	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	193.066
2	1	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	200.512
3	3	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	198.356
4	6	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	193.844
5	4	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	195.693
6	5	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	195.045
7	11	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	186.799
8	8	Bill Alsup	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	189.605
9	10	Scott Brayton	Forsythe Industries	Penske	Cosworth	187.734
10	14	Larry Dickson	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	185.453
11	12	Larry Cannon	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	186.539
12	17	Josele Garza	PsachieGarza	Penske	Cosworth	181.961
13	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	198.68
14	19	Spike Gehlhausen	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	179.299
15	22	Bill Tempero	Zamboni Electric	McLaren	Chevrolet	164.521
16	9	Kevin Cogan	OConnell Racing	Phoenix	Cosworth	189.939
17	23	Bob Lazier	Montgomery Ward	Penske	Cosworth
18	15	Dennis Firestone	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	184.231
19	20	Phil Caliva	CHCIntersec	McLaren	Chevrolet	174.608
20	21	Jim Buick	4B Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	171.816
21	13	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	185.78
22	18	Herm Johnson	Menard Cashway Lumber	Lightning	Chevrolet	181.792
23	16	Steve Chassey	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	182.914