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Detroit News Grand Prix
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
74 Laps/148 Miles
September 20, 1981
| Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Rick Mears |
6 |
Gould Charge |
Penske PC-9B |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
1:10:30 125.957 |
21 |
| 2 |
3 |
Mario Andretti |
40 |
STP Oil Treatment |
Wildcat |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
17 |
| 3 |
10 |
Al Unser |
8 |
Longhorn Racing |
Longhorn LR-02 |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
14 |
| 4 |
6 |
Bill Alsup |
41 |
ABDick |
Penske
PC-9 |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
12 |
| 5 |
22 |
Gordon Johncock |
20 |
STP Oil Treatment |
Wildcat |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
10 |
| 6 |
11 |
Dick Ferguson |
99 |
Kraco Car Stereo |
Penske PC-7 |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
8 |
| 7 |
2 |
Bobby Unser |
3 |
Norton Spirit |
Penske PC-9B |
Cosworth TC |
74 |
Finished |
6 |
| 8 |
13 |
Larry Dickson |
31 |
Machinist Union |
Penske PC-7 |
Cosworth TC |
73 |
Flagged |
5 |
| 9 |
17 |
Tom Bigelow |
56 |
Genesee Beer |
Penske PC-7 |
Chevy |
73 |
Flagged |
4 |
| 10 |
15 |
Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. |
16 |
Provimi Veal |
Phoenix |
Cosworth TC |
73 |
Flagged |
3 |
| 11 |
16 |
Jim McElreath |
23 |
McElreath Racing |
Eagle |
Chevy |
72 |
Flagged |
2 |
| 12 |
23 |
Steve Chassey |
64 |
Jet Engineering |
Eagle |
Chevy |
71 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 13 |
14 |
Bob Lazier |
35 |
Montgomery Ward |
March |
Cosworth TC |
71 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 14 |
20 |
Billy Vukovich, Jr. |
42 |
Steve Vukovich Racing |
Watson |
Offy TC |
71 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 15 |
26 |
Bill Tempero |
15 |
O'Hanlon-Tempero |
McLaren |
Chevy |
70 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 16 |
24 |
Ross Davis |
77 |
Davis Racing |
Wildcat |
Offy TC |
67 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 17 |
7 |
Steve Krisiloff |
X |
Ohio Racing Associates |
Longhorn LR-2 |
Cosworth TC |
62 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 18 |
5 |
Pancho Carter |
5 |
Alex Foods |
Penske PC-7 |
Cosworth TC |
59 |
Wrecked turn 2 |
1 |
| 19 |
21 |
Tom Sneva |
2 |
Texaco Star |
March |
Cosworth TC |
43 |
Wrecked turn 2 |
1 |
| 20 |
4 |
Johnny Rutherford |
1 |
Pennzoil |
Chaparral |
Cosworth TC |
34 |
Piston |
1 |
| 21 |
18 |
Roger Rager |
66 |
McCray Plastering |
Wildcat |
Chevy |
20 |
Broken rear end |
|
| 22 |
25 |
Cliff Hucul |
57 |
Nyloncraft Founders |
McLaren |
Offy TC |
19 |
Oil leak |
|
| 23 |
9 |
Josele Garza |
55 |
Garza Racing |
Penske PC-9 |
Cosworth TC |
2 |
Oil leak |
|
| 24 |
12 |
Scott Brayton |
37 |
Forsythe-Brayton |
Penske PC-7 |
Cosworth TC |
2 |
Wrecked turn 4 |
|
| 25 |
19 |
Dick Simon |
22 |
Vermont American |
Watson |
Offy TC |
0 |
Clutch |
|
| 26 |
8 |
Mike Mosley |
48 |
Pepsi Challenger |
Eagle |
Chevy |
0 |
Gear |
|
| Lap Leaders |
Total |
Laps |
| Mario Andretti |
24 |
1-15, 44, 66-73 |
| Rick Mears |
22 |
45-65, 74 |
| Tom Sneva |
21 |
16-19, 23-25, 30-43 |
| Al Unser |
4 |
26-29 |
| Johnny Rutherford |
3 |
20-22 |
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