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1981 Copa Mexico 150 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 10 of 11 Sunday, October 18, 1981 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico 59 laps on a 2.500 mile road course (147.500 miles) Time of race: 1:24:48 Average speed: 104.363 mph Pole speed: 125.807 mph Cautions: 1 for 10 laps Margin of victory: 5 sec Attendance: 50000 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1981 CART results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 22 19 31   Larry Dickson Machinists Union Penske / Cosworth 23 5165 clutch line 0   15 1 3   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 52 7165 crash 34 3 16 8 74   Michael Chandler National Engineering Co. Penske / Cosworth 51 6165 crash 0 1 19 17 38   Jerry Karl Tonco Trailers Karl / Chevrolet 36 5665 engine 0 1 21 21 33   Vern Schuppan Thomas Barrett III McLaren / Cosworth 26 5165 engine 0   25 25 22   Dick Simon Vermont American Watson / Cosworth 16 2000 fuel pump 0   23 16 37   Scott Brayton Zurn / Indeck Penske / Cosworth 23 5165 gearbox 0   24 26 93   Michel Jourdain Grupo Acypsa Penske / Offy 18 2000 oil line 0   27 27 42   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Steve Vukovich Racing Watson / Offy 4 2000 oil pressure 0   26 7 1   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing) Chaparral / Cosworth 9 5165 piston 0   1 6 6   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 59 41465 running 23 20 2 5 8   Al Unser Viceroy / Longhorn Racing   (Bobby Hillin) Longhorn / Cosworth 59 32615 running 2 16 3 3 20   Gordon Johncock STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 59 23715 running 0 14 4 14 35   Bob Lazier Montgomery Ward March / Cosworth 59 23715 running 0 12 5 10 7   Bill Alsup AB Dick Penske / Cosworth 58 17165 running 0 10 6 12 5   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Penske / Cosworth 58 15165 running 0 8 7 18 21   Mike Mosley Zurn / Indeck Penske / Cosworth 58 13165 running 0 6 8 9 28   Herm Johnson Menard Cashway Lumber Eagle / Chevrolet 58 11165 running 0 5 9 2 48   Geoff Brabham Pepsi Challenger Eagle / Chevrolet 57 9165 running 0 4 10 13 99   Dick Ferguson Kraco Car Stereo Penske / Cosworth 57 8765 running 0 3 11 22 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal Phoenix / Cosworth 56 8565 running 0 2 12 24 15   Bill Tempero O'Hanlon-Tempero McLaren / Chevrolet 55 8165 running 0 1 13 20 23   Jim McElreath McElreath Racing   (Jim McElreath) Eagle / Offy 55 8165 running 0 1 14 23 89   Phil Krueger Joe Hunt Magneto   (Joe Hunt) Eagle / Chevrolet 54 7165 running 0 1 17 15 34   Hurley Haywood Wysard Motors   (Herb Wysard) Eagle / Cosworth 47 5665 running 0 1 18 11 55   Josele Garza Garza Racing   (Josele Garza) Penske / Cosworth 38 5665 running 0 1 20 4 2   Tom Sneva Texaco Star March / Cosworth 36 5665 rear end 0 1

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Orlo Trice 66 McCray Plastering Wildcat / Chevy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Unser 1 25 25   Rick Mears 26 29 4   Al Unser 30 31 2   Bobby Unser 32 40 9   Rick Mears 41 59 19 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rick Mears 299     2   Bill Alsup 174   -125   3   Pancho Carter 156   -143   4   Gordon Johncock 128   -171   5   Johnny Rutherford 120   -179   6   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 106   -193   7   Bob Lazier 91   -208   8   Al Unser 90   -209   9   Bobby Unser 82   -217   10   Tom Sneva 75   -224   11   Mario Andretti 69   -230   12   Tom Bigelow 58   -241   13   Scott Brayton 57   -242   14   Larry Dickson 49   -250   15   Gary Bettenhausen 42   -257   16   Michael Chandler 37   -262   16   Dick Simon 37   -262   18   Herm Johnson 34   -265   19   Mike Mosley 32   -267   20   Steve Chassey 31   -268   21   Phil Caliva 27   -272