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1981 Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post USAC Gold Crown Series race number 2 of 6 Sunday, June 21, 1981 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA 200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 2:13:23 Average speed: 137.196 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 7 for 28 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 25000 Lead changes: 28 Glossary    1981 USAC Gold Crown Series results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 14   A.J. Foyt Valvoline / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) March / Cosworth 122 67685 running 35 1000 2 4 50   Geoff Brabham Psachie-Garza ESSO   (Josele Garza) Penske / Cosworth 122 42660 running 15 800 3 14 56   Tom Bigelow Genesee Beer Wagon   (Richard Hammond) Penske / Chevy 122 23635 running 15 700 4 9 84   George Snider Valvoline / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Cosworth 121 14710 running 0 600 5 12 45   Harry MacDonald Armstrong Moulding   (Sherman Armstrong) Lola / Cosworth 120 10860 running 0 500 6 7 42   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Rattlesnake Racing   (Harry Schwartz) Watson / Offy 119 8660 running 0 400 7 2 23   Jim McElreath McElreath Racing   (Jim McElreath) Penske / Cosworth 118 7985 running 0 300 8 15 66   Roger Rager Seymour Enterprises   (Louis Seymour) Wildcat / Chevy 113 7310 wing 0 250 9 13 49   Chip Mead Tee Creations   (Frank Carlone) Eagle / Cosworth 106 6860 suspension 0   10 21 71   Bill Henderson Spirit of Colorado   (Tom Frantz) Eagle / Offy 105 6410 running 0 150 11 26 97   Mark Alderson Eastham / D. J. Construction   (Steve Enslow) Chevy 104 6050 running 0   12 24 58   Jack Hewitt Coons Construction   (Radio Hospital) Chevy 97 5870 running 0   13 22 54   Smokey Snellbaker Lloyd Racing Enterprises   (Charles Lloyd) Chevy 94 5690 running 0   14 19 85   Steve Ball B & G Racing   (Robert Gaby) Coyote / Chevy 94 5510 running 0 25 15 28 57   Bill Tyler Roberts Steel Erection   (Lyle Roberts) Chevy 88 5330 running 0   16 3 2   Tom Sneva Blue Poly   (Dan Cotter) March / Cosworth 79 5150 gearbox 56 25 17 5 33   Vern Schuppan Red Roof Inns McLaren / Cosworth 76 4970 oil pressure 1 20 18 18 26   Richard Hubbard Shirley McElreath Eagle / Offy 75 4790 head 0 20 19 23 11   Jeff Bloom Smith Speed Shop   (Cecilia Smith) Chevy 73 4610 head 0   20 16 22   Dick Simon Vermont American   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Offy 66 4610 running 0 20 21 29 28   Larry Rice Weaver Excavating   (Lloyd Weaver) Chevy 66 4610 running 0   22 17 70   Dean Vetrock Vetrock Racing   (Dean Vetrock) Eagle / Chevy 57 4610 fuel pickup 0 15 23 11 43   Johnny Parsons Armstrong Moulding   (Sherman Armstrong) SEA / Coswort 37 4610 radiator 0 15 24 27 51   Paul Pitzer GCQ Racing Chevy 27 4610 shock absorber 0   25 10 17   Jerry Sneva Escort Radar Detectors   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 24 4610 fuel leak 0 10 26 20 12   Salt Walther Blue Poly   (Dan Cotter) March / Cosworth 21 4610 magneto 0 10 27 6 27   Gary Bettenhausen Vollstedt Enterprises   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 16 4610 oil pressure 0 10 28 25 25   Duke Cook Double A Racing   (Michael Aberle) Chevy 6 4610 engine 0   29 8 98   Jan Sneva Giuffre Brothers Crane   (Agajanian-King) King / Chevy 4 4610 engine 0 5 * Race shortened to 122 laps due to rain.

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 8 5   #98 stalled backstretch   9 24 16     25 28 4   #25 stalled backstretch   29 41 13     42 44 3   #57 spun turn 3   45 81 37     82 84 3   debris   85 88 4     89 96 8   #86 accident turn 1   97 115 19     116 118 3   #86 spun turn 2   119 120 2     121 122 2   rain     Percent of race run under caution: 23.0%             Average green flag run: 13.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tom Sneva 1 13 13   A.J. Foyt 14 15 2   Tom Sneva 16 25 10   Vern Schuppan 26 26 1   Tom Sneva 27 33 7   A.J. Foyt 34 34 1   Tom Sneva 35 42 8   Geoff Brabham 43 43 1   Tom Sneva 44 48 5   A.J. Foyt 49 49 1   Tom Sneva 50 50 1   A.J. Foyt 51 51 1   Tom Sneva 52 53 2   A.J. Foyt 54 54 1   Tom Sneva 55 63 9   A.J. Foyt 64 67 4   Tom Sneva 68 68 1   A.J. Foyt 69 70 2   Geoff Brabham 71 71 1   Tom Bigelow 72 79 8   A.J. Foyt 80 83 4   Geoff Brabham 84 90 7   Tom Bigelow 91 96 6   A.J. Foyt 97 111 15   Geoff Brabham 112 116 5   Tom Bigelow 117 117 1   Geoff Brabham 118 118 1   A.J. Foyt 119 122 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Geoff Brabham 1300     2   A.J. Foyt 1025   -275   3   Mario Andretti 800   -500   4   Vern Schuppan 720   -580   4   Tom Bigelow 720   -580   6   George Snider 600   -700   7   Harry MacDonald 500   -800   8   Sheldon Kinser 400   -900   8   Billy Vukovich, Jr. 400   -900   10   Jim McElreath 300   -1000   10   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 300   -1000   12   Roger Rager 250   -1050   13   Dennis Firestone 150   -1150   13   Bill Henderson 150   -1150   15   Michael Chandler 50   -1250   16   Tom Sneva 35   -1265   17   Tim Richmond 25   -1275   17   Jerry Karl 25   -1275   17   Steve Ball 25   -1275   20   Dick Simon 20   -1280   20   Gary Bettenhausen 20   -1280