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| 1981 Detroit News Grand Prix | 
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| Held on September 20, 1981 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 74 L, 148 M, 238.206 KM - Shortened by Scoring Error |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Rick Mears | Gould Charge | Penske / Cosworth | 74 | 22 | running | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | 40 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat / Cosworth | 74 | 24 | running | 17 |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | Al Unser | Longhorn Racing | Eagle / Cosworth | 74 | 4 | running | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | 41 | Bill Alsup | AB Dick | Penske / Cosworth | 74 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 5 | 22 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat / Cosworth | 74 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | 99 | Dick Ferguson | Kraco Car Stereo | Penske / Cosworth | 74 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Bobby Unser | Norton Spirit | Penske / Cosworth | 74 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 8 | 13 | 31 | Larry Dickson | Machinists Union | Penske / Cosworth | 73 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 9 | 17 | 56 | Tom Bigelow | Genesee Beer | Penske / Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Provimi Veal | Phoenix / Cosworth | 73 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 11 | 16 | 23 | Jim McElreath | McElreath Racing | Eagle / Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 12 | 23 | 64 | Steve Chassey | Jet Engineering | Eagle / Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 13 | 14 | 35 | Bob Lazier | Montgomery Ward | March / Cosworth | 71 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 14 | 20 | 42 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. | Steve Vukovich Racing | Watson / Offy | 71 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 15 | 26 | 15 | Bill Tempero | O'Hanlon-Tempero | McLaren / Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | 77 | Ross Davis | Davis Racing | Wildcat / Offy | 67 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | 49 | Steve Krisiloff | Ohio Racing Associates | Longhorn / Cosworth | 62 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Pancho Carter | Alex Foods | Penske / Cosworth | 59 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| 19 | 21 | 2 | Tom Sneva | Texaco Star | March / Cosworth | 43 | 21 | accident | 1 |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil | Chaparral / Cosworth | 34 | 3 | piston | 1 |
| 21 | 18 | 66 | Roger Rager | McCray Plastering | Wildcat / Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | rear end | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 57 | Cliff Hucul | Nyloncraft Founders | McLaren / Offy | 19 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 55 | Josele Garza | Garza Racing | Penske / Cosworth | 2 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 37 | Scott Brayton | Forsythe-Brayton | Penske / Cosworth | 2 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 22 | Dick Simon | Vermont American | Watson / Offy | 0 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 48 | Mike Mosley | Pepsi Challenger | Eagle / Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | gear | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 1h:10:30 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Rick Mears | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 125.957 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 24 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers - Mario Andretti 1-15, Tom Sneva 16-19, Johnny Rutherford 20-22, Sneva 23-25, Al Unser 26-29, Sneva 30-43, Mario Andretti 44, Rick Mears 45-65, Andretti 66-73, Mears 74 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
