Links for this race (some data may be unavailable): Race Results Qualifying Results Loop Data Stats Pit Stops Comments (4) Video Links (0) Crew Chiefs

1981 AB Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 7 of 11 Saturday, September 5, 1981 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI 200 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:41:41 Average speed: 118.013 mph Pole speed: 135.89 mph Cautions: 2 for 13 laps Margin of victory: 4 sec Attendance: 16774 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1981 CART results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 4 1 1   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing) Chaparral / Cosworth 198 11165 running 1 26 3 2 3   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 199 13515 running 7 28 1 3 2   Tom Sneva Bignotti-Cotter March / Cosworth 200 23265 running 186 42 2 4 6   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 200 18065 running 1 32 5 5 8   Al Unser Longhorn Racing   (Bobby Hillin) Longhorn / Cosworth 197 10165 running 0 20 6 6 20   Gordon Johncock STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 197 9265 running 5 16 7 7 40   Steve Krisiloff STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 194 8165 running 0 12 11 8 7   Bill Alsup AB Dick Penske / Cosworth 190 5865 running 0 2 23 9 32   Kevin Cogan O'Connell Racing   (Jerry O'Connell) Phoenix / Cosworth 36 4665 crash 0   10 10 5   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Penske / Cosworth 190 5965 crash 0 4 8 11 55   Josele Garza Garza Racing   (Josele Garza) Penske / Cosworth 193 7165 running 0 10 19 12 12   Gary Bettenhausen Rhoades Aviation Wildcat / Cosworth 127 4665 turbocharger 0 2 12 13 31   Larry Dickson Machinists Union Penske / Cosworth 189 5665 running 0 2 14 14 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal Longhorn / Cosworth 186 5165 running 0 2 24 15 56   Tom Bigelow Genesee Beer   (Gohr Distributing Co.) Penske / Chevrolet 33 4665 crash 0   22 16 22   Dick Simon Vermont American Watson / Offy 80 4665 turbocharger 0   20 17 92   John Mahler Duke Racing Penske / Offy 117 4665 timing gear 0 2 17 18 15   Bill Tempero Zamboni Electric McLaren / Chevrolet 178 4665 running 0 2 15 19 64   Steve Chassey Jet Engineering Eagle / Chevrolet 185 5165 running 0 2 25 20 38   Jerry Karl Tonco Trailers   (William Compton) Karl / Chevrolet 1 4665 ignition 0   16 21 35   Bob Lazier Montgomery Ward March / Cosworth 182 4665 crash 0 2 18 22 66   Roger Rager McCray Plastering Wildcat / Chevrolet 149 4665 brakes 0 2 9 23 29   Billy Engelhart Beaudoin Racing McLaren / Cosworth 191 3000 running 0 6 13 24 28   Herm Johnson Menard Cashway Lumber Lightning / Chevrolet 186 2500 running 0 2 21 25 37   Scott Brayton Forsythe-Brayton Penske / Cosworth 91 1500 timing gear 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Johnny Rutherford 1 1 1   Tom Sneva 2 102 101   Rick Mears 103 103 1   Gordon Johncock 104 108 5   Tom Sneva 109 165 57   Bobby Unser 166 172 7   Tom Sneva 173 200 28 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rick Mears 218     2   Pancho Carter 145   -73   3   Bill Alsup 124   -94   4   Gordon Johncock 98   -120   5   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 91   -127   6   Johnny Rutherford 87   -131   7   Tom Sneva 73   -145   8   Bobby Unser 71   -147   9   Al Unser 58   -160   10   Scott Brayton 55   -163   11   Bob Lazier 54   -164   11   Tom Bigelow 54   -164   13   Mario Andretti 46   -172   14   Gary Bettenhausen 42   -176   15   Michael Chandler 36   -182   16   Dick Simon 33   -185   17   Larry Dickson 32   -186   18   Phil Caliva 27   -191   19   Mike Mosley 26   -192   20   Kevin Cogan 23   -195   21   Josele Garza 21   -197