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1981 Kraco Twin 125 #1 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 3 of 11 Sunday, June 28, 1981 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA 83 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (126.326 miles) Time of race: 0:51:29 Average speed: 147.22 mph Pole speed: 200.512 mph Cautions: 4 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1981 CART results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 7 6   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 83 15052 running 5 20 2 1 1   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing) Chaparral / Cosworth 83 12252 running 64 18 3 3 40   Mario Andretti STP / Patrick Petroleum   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 83 9452 running 0 14 4 6 20   Gordon Johncock STP / Patrick Petroleum   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 83 7927 running 0 12 5 4 5   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Penske / Cosworth 83 7252 running 0 10 6 5 8   Al Unser Valvoline / Longhorn Racing   (Bobby Hillin) Longhorn / Cosworth 83 6627 running 0 8 7 11 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal McLaren / Cosworth 82 6002 running 0 6 8 8 7   Bill Alsup AB Dick Penske / Cosworth 82 5377 running 0 5 9 10 37   Scott Brayton Forsythe Industries Penske / Cosworth 82 4752 running 0 4 10 14 31   Larry Dickson Machinists Union Penske / Cosworth 81 4627 running 10 3 11 12 99   Larry Cannon Kraco Car Stereo Penske / Cosworth 81 4564 running 0 2 12 17 55   Josele Garza Psachie / Garza Penske / Cosworth 81 4439 running 0 1 13 2 3   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 81 4439 running 0 1 14 19 22   Spike Gehlhausen Vermont American Watson / Cosworth 80 4127 running 0 1 15 22 15   Bill Tempero Zamboni Electric McLaren / Chevrolet 75 4127 running 0 1 16 9 32   Kevin Cogan O'Connell Racing   (Jerry O'Connell) Phoenix / Cosworth 72 3814 piston 4 1 17 23 35   Bob Lazier Montgomery Ward Penske / Cosworth 72 980 running 0 1 18 15 12   Dennis Firestone Rhoades Racing Wildcat / Cosworth 37 3814 crash 0 1 19 20 47   Phil Caliva CHC / Intersec McLaren / Chevrolet 21 3814 electrical 0 1 20 21 86   Jim Buick 4B Racing Eagle / Chevrolet 17 3814 vibration 0 1 21 13 38   Jerry Karl Tonco Trailers   (William Compton) Karl / Chevrolet 12 3814 crash 0   22 18 28   Herm Johnson Menard Cashway Lumber Lightning / Chevrolet 11 3814 crash 0   23 16 64   Steve Chassey Jet Engineering Eagle / Chevrolet 5 3814 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Ross Davis 77 Davis Racing Wildcat / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Johnny Rutherford 1 32 32   Rick Mears 33 33 1   Larry Dickson 34 37 4   Kevin Cogan 38 41 4   Larry Dickson 42 47 6   Johnny Rutherford 48 79 32   Rick Mears 80 83 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Johnny Rutherford 47     2   Rick Mears 32   -15   3   Mario Andretti 30   -17   4   Tom Sneva 26   -21   5   Gordon Johncock 22   -25   6   Mike Mosley 21   -26   7   Al Unser 19   -28   8   Bobby Unser 18   -29   9   Pancho Carter 17   -30   9   Kevin Cogan 17   -30   11   Bill Alsup 15   -32   12   Dick Simon 9   -38   13   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 7   -40   13   Scott Brayton 7   -40   15   Larry Dickson 6   -41   16   Jerry Karl 5   -42   16   Billy Engelhart 5   -42   18   Larry Cannon 4   -43   18   Geoff Brabham 4   -43   18   Tom Bigelow 4   -43   21   Jim Buick 3   -44