1981 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Norton Michigan 500 Race Results

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1981 - Norton Michigan 500 Race Results

Race Name - Norton Michigan 500
Date - 7/25/1981
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 37
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Tom Sneva / 201.359 mph
Cautions - 12 cautions for 72 laps
Average Race Speed - 132.89 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 15 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Pancho Carter
Race Number - 5

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	199.285
2	20	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	McLaren	Cosworth	190.501
3	3	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	200.183
4	7	Bill Alsup	ABDick	Penske	Cosworth	197.346
5	21	Tom Bigelow	Genesee Beer	Penske	Cosworth	189.668
6	18	Gary Bettenhausen	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	191.174
7	31	Scott Brayton	Forsythe Industries	Penske	Cosworth	184.948
8	37	Phil Caliva	Polaroid Time Zero	McLaren	Chevrolet
9	24	Larry Dickson	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	187.003
10	17	Bob Lazier	Montgomery Ward	Penske	Cosworth	191.402
11	10	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	194.195
12	16	Larry Cannon	Kraco Car Stereo	Penske	Cosworth	191.525
13	32	Roger Rager	Seymour Enterprises	Wildcat	Chevrolet	183.453
14	22	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	188.614
15	26	Bill Vukovich Jr	Steve Vukovich Racing	Watson	Offenhauser	183.987
16	9	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	194.731
17	5	Steve Krisiloff	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	198.533
18	12	Mike Mosley	Pepsi Challenger	Eagle	Chevrolet	192.729
19	19	Josele Garza	Psachie/Garza	Penske	Cosworth	190.758
20	34	Steve Chassey	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	180.401
21	36	Harry MacDonald	Armstrong Mold	Lola	Cosworth
22	2	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	200.892
23	1	Tom Sneva	Blue Poly	March	Cosworth	201.359
24	25	Vern Schuppan	Red Roof Inns	McLaren	Offenhauser	186.557
25	33	Cliff Hucul	Metro Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	180.995
26	6	AJ Foyt	Gilmore Racing	Coyote	Cosworth	198.216
27	14	Mike Chandler	National Engineering	Penske	Cosworth	192.307
28	11	Kevin Cogan	OConnell Racing	Phoenix	Cosworth	192.915
29	29	Chip Mead	Space Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	187.734
30	27	Dick Ferguson	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	Offenhauser	182.172
31	30	Dick Simon	Vermont American	Watson	Cosworth	186.32
32	28	Salt Walther	BignottiCotter	Phoenix	Cosworth	183.876
33	23	Herm Johnson	Menard Cashway Lumber	Lightning	Chevrolet	187.646
34	35	Bill Tempero	OHanlon	McLaren	Chevrolet	179.973
35	15	Billy Engelhart	Beaudoin Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	192.03
36	13	Gordon Johncock	STP/Patrick Petroleum	Wildcat	Cosworth	192.657
37	8	Bill Whittington	Whittington Racing	March	Cosworth	196.286