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USAC Gold Crown Series race number 1 of 6
Sunday, May 24, 1981 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:35:42
Average speed: 139.084 mph
Pole speed: 200.546 mph

Cautions: 11 for 69 laps
Margin of victory: 5.22 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 24

Glossary 1981 USAC Gold Crown Series results / 1981 standings

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Car	Time	Speed
Qualifying results for this race:
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Bob Frey (#71), Rich Vogler (#46), Jerry Sneva (#17, 74), Chip Mead (#49), Larry Rice (#52), John Martin (#57), Bubby Jones (#58), Ken Hamilton (#63), Jerry Miller (#65), Roger Rager (#66), Phil Threshie (#67), Phil Caliva (#47), Bob Harkey (#71, 96), Steve Kinser (#78), Jim Buick (#86), Phil Krueger (#89), John Mahler (#92, 93), Frank Weiss (#93), Dick Ferguson (#95), Roger Mears (#98), Jim Hurtubise (#65), Tom Sneva (#2), Herm Johnson (#28), Billy Engelhart (#29), Dennis Firestone (#70), Steve Chassey (#64), Larry Cannon (#99), Tom Bagley (#43), Tim Richmond (#21), Bill Whittington (#94), Harry MacDonald (#45), Bill Tempero (#15), Patrick Bedard (#17), Johnny Parsons (#18), Dick Simon (#22), Jim McElreath (#23, 26), Spike Gehlhausen (#23, 34), Joe Saldana (#24, 69), Vern Schuppan (#33), Billy Vukovich, Jr. (#42), Greg Leffler (#44), Wally Dallenbach (#40-DC), George Snider (#84-DC), Steve Ball (#85-WD)